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Dictionary: trump1   (trŭmp) pronunciation
n.
  1. Games.
    1. A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand. Often used in the plural.
    2. A card of such a suit.
    3. A trump card.
  2. A key resource to be used at an opportune moment.
  3. Informal. A reliable or admirable person.

v., trumped, trump·ing, trumps.

v.tr.
  1. Games. To take (a card or trick) with a trump.
  2. To get the better of (an adversary or competitor, for example) by using a crucial, often hidden resource.
v.intr. Games
To play a trump.

phrasal verb:

trump up

  1. To devise fraudulently: trumped up a charge of conspiracy.

[Alteration of TRIUMPH.]


trump2 (trŭmp) pronunciation
n.
A trumpet.

[Middle English trompe, from Old French. See trumpet.]


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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.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
  Synonym: trump card


The verb trump has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: produce a sound as if from a trumpet

Meaning #2: get the better of
  Synonyms: outdo, outflank, best, scoop

Meaning #3: play a trump, in card games
  Synonym: ruff

Meaning #4: proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
  Synonym: trump out


Translations: Trump
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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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