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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.) trumf2. verb(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) trumfe, spille trumftrumf--------trumfeIsubst. \/trʌmp\/1) (kortspill, også overført, også trump card)trumf(kort)2) ( kortspill) trumffarge3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) hedersmann4) ( hverdagslig) fortreffelig menneske, kjernekar, flott jenteace of trumps ( også overført) trumfesshold trumps ( også overført) sitte med trumf på håndenno trumps ( om å mangle trumfkort) grandplay trumps spille trumfput someone to one's trump(s) trekke ut noens trumf ( overført) tvinge noen til å spille ut sin (siste) trumf, lokke noen ut på glattisenturn up trumps ( hverdagslig) falle heldig ut, lykkes, være bedre enn ventet ha flaks stille opp, gi en håndsrekningIIsubst. \/trʌmp\/1) ( litterært eller gammeldags) trompet, basun2) ( litterært eller gammeldags) trompetstøt, trompetskrall, basunstøtIIIverb \/trʌmp\/( kortspill) stikke med trumf, spille trumf, trumfe (over)trump high stikke med høy trumftrump something up finne på noe, dikte opp noe, konstruere noetrump up courage ta mot til seg
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trump something up — tv. to promote or boost something. (See also trumped up.) □ They think they have to trump something up to get people to see it. CD They trumped up the movie so much that many people were disappointed when it finally came out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
trump something up — INVENT, make up, fabricate, concoct, contrive, manufacture, devise, hatch; fake, falsify; informal cook up. → trump * * * invent a false accusation or excuse they ve trumped up charges against her * * * ˌtrump sthˈup derived to make up a false… … Useful english dictionary
trump something up — invent a false accusation or excuse. → trump … English new terms dictionary
trump — trump1 noun 1》 (in bridge, whist, etc.) a playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led. ↘(trumps) the suit having this rank in a particular hand. ↘(in a… … English new terms dictionary
Trump — card redirects here. For the game show, see Trump Card (game show). For other uses, see Trump (disambiguation). A trump is a playing card which is elevated above its normal rank in trick taking games. Typically an entire suit is nominated as a… … Wikipedia
trump — UK US /trʌmp/ verb [T] ► to beat another person or organization by doing or producing something even better: »The French share offer trumps the offer from the American company. »Their bid to take over the company was trumped by a US private… … Financial and business terms
trump card — /trump kahrd / for 1; /trump kahrd / for 2. 1. Cards. trump1 (def. 1a). 2. Informal. something that gives one person or group the advantage over another: The surprise witness was his trump card. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
trump — ► NOUN 1) (in bridge, whist, etc.) a playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led. 2) a valuable resource that may be used, especially as a surprise, to gain an… … English terms dictionary
trump card — trump′ card′ n. 1) gam trump I, 1), a) 2) inf something that gives a person or group a decisive or winning advantage • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
trump card — something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works His trump card was his knowledge of the sales figures that nobody else knew … Idioms and examples
trump|er|y — «TRUHM puhr ee, TRUHMP ree», noun, plural er|ies, adjective. –n. something showy, but without value; worthless ornaments; useless stuff; rubbish; nonsense. SYNONYM(S): frippery, trash. –adj. showy but without value; trifling; worthless; useless; … Useful english dictionary