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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) -
5 jugar
jugar ( conjugate jugar) verbo intransitivo 1 jugar a algo to play sth; jugar al fútbol (Esp, RPl) to play football; jugar a las muñecas to play with dolls; jugar limpio/sucio to play fair/dirty ( en naipes) to play; ( en otros juegos) to play;◊ me tocaba jugar a mí it was my turn/move/go2 verbo transitivo 1 2 ( apostar) jugar algo a algo to bet sth on sth 3 ‹rol/papel› to play jugarse verbo pronominal◊ jugarse el pellejo (fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)
jugar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to play: ¿jugamos a las casitas?, shall we play house?
jugar al baloncesto/parchís, to play basketball/ludo o Parcheesi(tm)
2 (no tomar en serio, manipular) jugar con, to toy with
II verbo transitivo
1 to play: jugamos una partida de ajedrez, we had a game of chess
2 (suponer, representar) su hija juega un papel central en su vida, her life revolves around her daughter
3 (apostar) to bet, stake Locuciones: jugar con fuego, to play with fire
jugar limpio/sucio, to play fair/dirty Fin jugar a la baja, to speculate on a drop in prices ' jugar' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - banda - barrio - carta - defensiva - escondidas - prenda - punta - retozar - sucia - sucio - talla - tejo - trineo - adivinanza - bolita - bolo - bolsa - campo - chueco - condición - corro - dado - dama - dardo - disfraz - dominó - escondite - gozar - juega - limpio - mal - mano - muñeca - pelota - roña - ventaja English: advantage - away - because - bowl - can - clean - dice - fair - fast - fiddle about with - for - forfeit - fortunately - foursome - gamble - hate - hide-and-seek - home - leapfrog - limber up - line up - move - outlet - play - replay - rough - slot machine - trifle - trump - ball - bet - card - hide - hop - instrumental - musical - out - partner
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