trump

trump
1.
(Cards)noun Trumpf, der

turn up trumps — (Brit. coll.) (turn out better than expected) doch noch ein voller Erfolg werden; (do the right thing) die Situation retten

hold all the trumps — (fig.) alle Trümpfe in der Hand haben od. halten

2. transitive verb
übertrumpfen
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/92961/trump_up">trump up
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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.) der Trumf; Trumpf-...
2. verb
(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) stechen
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trump1
[trʌmp]
I. n
1. (card) Trumpf m
to draw/play a \trump einen Trumpf ziehen/ausspielen
2. (suit)
\trumps pl Trumpf m, Trumpffarbe f
3.
to come [or turn] up \trumps BRIT Glück haben; (help out) die Situation retten
II. vt
to \trump sb/sth
1. (cards) jdn/etw übertrumpfen
2. (better) jdn/etw ausstechen
trump2
[trʌmp]
n no pl (liter or old)
1. (trumpet) Posaune f
2. (fanfare) Posaunenstoß m, Trompetenstoß m
at the Last T\trump REL wenn die Posaunen des Jüngsten Gerichts erklingen
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I [trʌmp]
1. n (CARDS fig)
Trumpf m

spades are trumps — Pik ist Trumpf

what's trumps? — was ist Trumpf?

to hold all the trumps (fig)

he's absolutely trumps (dated inf)er ist große Klasse (inf)

to come or turn up trumps ( Brit inf ) — sich als Sieger erweisen

2. vt (CARDS)
stechen; (fig) übertrumpfen II
n (liter)
Trompete f

at the Last Trump — wenn die Posaunen des Jüngsten Gerichts erklingen

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trump1 [trʌmp] s obs oder poet
1. Trompete f
2. Trompetenstoß m:
the last trump die Posaune des Jüngsten Gerichts
trump2 [trʌmp]
A s
1. Kartenspiel:
a) pl, besonders US auch sg Trumpf m
b) auch trump card Trumpfkarte f:
hold all the trumps fig alle Trümpfe in der Hand haben oder halten;
play one’s trump card fig seinen Trumpf ausspielen;
come (oder turn) up trumps umg
a) es sich doch noch überlegen,
b) Glück haben (with mit),
c) über sich hinauswachsen,
d) die Situation retten
2. umg feiner Kerl
B v/t
1. a) eine Karte trumpfen, mit einem Trumpf stechen
b) jemanden, eine Karte übertrumpfen
2. fig jemanden, etwas übertrumpfen (with mit)
C v/i trumpfen:
a) Trumpf ausspielen
b) mit einem Trumpf stechen
trump3 [trʌmp] v/t trump up pej erdichten, erfinden, sich etwas aus den Fingern saugen
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1.
(Cards)noun Trumpf, der

turn up trumps — (Brit. coll.) (turn out better than expected) doch noch ein voller Erfolg werden; (do the right thing) die Situation retten

hold all the trumps — (fig.) alle Trümpfe in der Hand haben od. halten

2. transitive verb
übertrumpfen
Phrasal Verbs:
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n.
Trumpf -¨e m.

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