trump

trump
1. noun
(in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; (also adjective) a trump card.) triunfo

2. verb
(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) ganar con un triunfo
trump
tr[trʌmp]
noun
1 (cards) triunfo
transitive verb
1 (cards) ganar con un triunfo
plural noun trumps
1 triunfo
■ what are trumps? ¿qué triunfan?
■ clubs are trumps triunfan tréboles
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to turn up trumps / come up trumps (be helpful) ayudar, sacar de un apuro 2 (save the day) salvar la situación 3 (not fail) no fallar
■ Dave turned up trumps and lent me some cash Dave me sacó de un apuro y me dejó dinero
trump card (in cards) triunfo 2 figurative use baza
trump ['trʌmp] vt
: matar (en juegos de naipes)
trump n
: triunfo m (en juegos de naipes)
trump
v.
• baldar v.
• fallar v.
• jugar el palo de triunfo v.
• triunfar v.
n.
• triunfo (en los naipes) s.m.

I trʌmp
noun
a) trump (card) (Games) triunfo m
b) trump (card) (resource, weapon) baza f
c) trumps pl (suit) triunfo m

hearts are trumps — triunfan corazones, los corazones son triunfo

to come up o (BrE also) turn up trumps: her father always came up trumps su padre nunca le fallaba; Al turned up trumps, scoring in the last minute — Al salvó la situación al meter un gol en el último minuto


II
transitive verb \<\<card\>\> matar (con un triunfo)
[trʌmp]
1.
N (Cards) triunfo m

hearts are trumps — triunfan corazones, pintan corazones

what's trumps? — ¿a qué pinta?

- turn up trumps

he always turns up trumps — no nos falla nunca

2.
VT (Cards) fallar; (fig) superar
3.
VI (Cards) triunfar, poner un triunfo
4.
CPD

trump card N — triunfo m

- play one's trump card
* * *

I [trʌmp]
noun
a) trump (card) (Games) triunfo m
b) trump (card) (resource, weapon) baza f
c) trumps pl (suit) triunfo m

hearts are trumps — triunfan corazones, los corazones son triunfo

to come up o (BrE also) turn up trumps: her father always came up trumps su padre nunca le fallaba; Al turned up trumps, scoring in the last minute — Al salvó la situación al meter un gol en el último minuto


II
transitive verb \<\<card\>\> matar (con un triunfo)

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