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noun

Something, especially something held in reserve, that gives one a decisive advantage: trump card. Informal clincher. Idioms: ace in the hole. See help/harm/harmless, win/lose/recovery.

verb

To outmaneuver (an opponent), especially with the aid of some extra resource: finesse. Informal one-up. See win/lose/recovery.

Idioms beginning with trump:
trump card
trump up

See also hold all the aces (trumps); turn up trumps.

noun
noun, Austral and NZ

A person in authority. (1925 —) .
Sun (Sydney): Officers are trumps, and reinforcements reos (1942).

[From earlier sense, card belonging to a suit which ranks above others.]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - trumf
v. tr. - trumfe
v. intr. - spille trumf ud

idioms:

• come up trumps    blive bedre end ventet, blive rigtig godt
• trump card    trumfkort
• trump up    opdigte, finde på

2.
n. - trompet

Nederlands (Dutch)
troef, introeven, aftroeven, behulpzaam iemand

Français (French)
1.
n. - atout (aux cartes)
v. tr. - couper (aux cartes), battre (rival)
v. intr. - jouer un atout (aux cartes)

idioms:

• come up trumps    sauver la situation
• trump card    (lit, fig) (jouer) son atout
• trump up    forger de toutes pièces

2.
n. - trompette (littér)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Trumpf, (ugs.) Prachtmensch
v. - Trumpf spielen

idioms:

• come up trumps    doch noch ein voller Erfolg werden, die Situation retten
• trump card    Trumpfkarte
• trump up    erdichten, sich aus den Fingern saugen

2.
n. - Trompete

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στο χαρτοπαίγνιο) ατού, κόζι
v. - (στο μπριτζ κ.λπ.) κόβω ή τσακάω με ατού, παίζω ατού

idioms:

• come up trumps    αποδεικνύομαι πολύτιμος βοηθός, ξεπερνώ τις προσδοκίες
• trump card    (στο μπριτζ κ.λπ.) ατού, κόζι
• trump up    επινοώ, σκαρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
tagliare, briscola

idioms:

• trump card    briscola
• trump up    inventare
• turn/come up trumps    vincere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trunfo (m), boa praça (f), pessoa excelente, trompeta (f)
v. - trunfar

idioms:

• trump card    carta de trunfo
• trump up    fabricar, inventar
• turn/come up trumps    ter sorte, sair melhor do que se esperava

Русский (Russian)
козырять, бить козырем, козырь

idioms:

• trump card    козырная карта
• trump up    сфабриковать
• turn/come up trumps    преуспевать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - triunfo, palo de triunfo
v. tr. - triunfar, confundir, vencer, jugar triunfo
v. intr. - triunfar, poner un triunfo

idioms:

• come up trumps    resultar bien, favorecido por la suerte
• trump card    baza, triunfo
• trump up    forjar, inventar

2.
n. - trompeta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trumf, trumfkort, trumffärg, hedersknyffel, bra kille (tjej), förträfflig människa
v. - trumfa, trumfa över, sticka med trumf (kortsp.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 王牌, 有效手段, 好人, 出王牌赢, 胜过, 赢, 出王牌, 出王牌获胜

idioms:

• come up trumps    指人意外地友善, 意外地有帮助
• trump card    王牌, 良计, 胜牌, 有效之谋略
• trump up    捏造, 伪造

2. 喇叭, 号筒, 喇叭声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 喇叭, 號筒, 喇叭聲

2.
n. - 王牌, 有效手段, 好人
v. tr. - 出王牌贏, 勝過, 贏
v. intr. - 出王牌, 出王牌獲勝

idioms:

• come up trumps    指人意外地友善, 意外地有幫助
• trump card    王牌, 良計, 勝牌, 有效之謀略
• trump up    捏造, 偽造

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 으뜸패, 최후 수단, 훌륭한 사람
v. tr. - 으뜸패를 내놓다, 비방을 쓰다
v. intr. - 지우다, 이기다

idioms:

• come up trumps    모든 일이 술술 풀리다, 의외로 친절하다
• trump up    날조하다, 꾸며대다

2.
n. - 나팔

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 切り札, 奥の手, らっぱの音
v. - 切り札で取る, 切り札を出す, らっぱを吹く

idioms:

• trump card    切り札, 奥の手
• trump up    でっち上げる
• turn/come up trumps    予想以上に成功する, ついている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ورقه رابحه في أللعب, ألبوق (فعل) يلعب ألورقه ألرابحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קלף-ניצחון, בן-חייל, חברה'מן, יתרון, קלף בסדרת השליט (ברידג', ועוד משחקי קלפים), אדם מצויין, סידרת השליט (קלפים)‬
v. tr. - ‮ניצח, זכה‬
v. intr. - ‮שיחק בקלף הניצחון‬
n. - ‮חצוצרה‬

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