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1 to turn up trumps / come up trumps
to turn up trumps / come up trumpsEnglish-spanish dictionary > to turn up trumps / come up trumps
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2 to turn up trumps
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3 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 triunfotr[trʌmp]1 (cards) triunfo1 (cards) ganar con un triunfo1 triunfo■ what are trumps? ¿qué triunfan?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto turn up trumps / come up trumps (be helpful) ayudar, sacar de un apuro 2 (save the day) salvar la situación 3 (not fail) no fallartrump ['trʌmp] vt: matar (en juegos de naipes)trump n: triunfo m (en juegos de naipes)v.• baldar v.• fallar v.• jugar el palo de triunfo v.• triunfar v.n.• triunfo (en los naipes) s.m.
I trʌmpa) trump (card) ( Games) triunfo mb) trump (card) (resource, weapon) baza fhearts 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
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transitive verb \<\<card\>\> matar ( con un triunfo)[trʌmp]1.N (Cards) triunfo mhearts are trumps — triunfan corazones, pintan corazones
what's trumps? — ¿a qué pinta?
- turn up trumps2.VT (Cards) fallar; (fig) superar3.VI (Cards) triunfar, poner un triunfo4.CPDtrump card N — triunfo m
- play one's trump card- trump up* * *
I [trʌmp]a) trump (card) ( Games) triunfo mb) trump (card) (resource, weapon) baza fhearts 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
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transitive verb \<\<card\>\> matar ( con un triunfo)
См. также в других словарях:
turn up trumps — come up/turn up trumps ► to produce a good result, especially when this is not expected: »They finally came up trumps with a new product line and some healthy profits. »The bank came up trumps and he got his loan. Main Entry: ↑trump … Financial and business terms
turn up trumps — come up/turn up/trumps british phrase to do what is necessary to succeed, especially when success did not seem likely At the last minute, Jean came up trumps and sorted everything out. Thesaurus: to succeed in doing somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
turn up trumps — ► come (or turn) up trumps informal, chiefly Brit. 1) have a better performance or outcome than expected. 2) be especially generous or helpful. Main Entry: ↑trump … English terms dictionary
turn up trumps — be friendly, be sociable; was lucky, was fortunate … English contemporary dictionary
come up/turn up trumps — ► to produce a good result, especially when this is not expected: »They finally came up trumps with a new product line and some healthy profits. »The bank came up trumps and he got his loan. Main Entry: ↑trump … Financial and business terms
come turn up trumps — ˌcome up/ˌturn up ˈtrumps idiom to do what is necessary to make a particular situation successful, especially when this is sudden or unexpected • I didn t honestly think he d pass the exam but he came up trumps on the day. • Just when we thought… … Useful english dictionary
come turn up trumps — come up/turn up trumps British & Australian to complete an activity successfully or to produce a good result, especially when you were not expected to. John s uncle came up trumps and found us a place to stay at the last minute … New idioms dictionary
come/turn up trumps — Brit informal : to do or provide what is necessary in order to succeed The team turned up trumps in the final game and won the championship. • • • Main Entry: ↑trump … Useful english dictionary
come (or turn) up trumps informal, — come (or turn) up trumps informal, chiefly Brit. have a better performance or outcome than expected. ↘be especially generous or helpful. → trump … English new terms dictionary
come/turn up trumps — To say that someone has come up trumps means that they have achieved unexpectedly good results. Against all expectations, our team came up trumps in the cup final … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English