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Meanings of trump in English

Portuguese
trompa
Catalan
trompeta
Spanish
corneta

A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves.

trompa
Russian
козырь
Portuguese
trunfo
Spanish
palo de triunfo
Catalan
trumfo

Playing card with a higher rank.

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козырь
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Examples for "trump card"
Examples for "trump card"
1
That alone serves as a trump card in the game of life.
Anarchism and Other Essays
2
In that case, Arni had at least a trump card in reserve.
Seven Icelandic Short Stories
3
Another Conservative trump card was supposed to be Miliband's dire personal ratings.
The Guardian
4
Advocates present the aircraft's incredibly enhanced battlefield electronics as their trump card.
News.com.au
5
I do have another, possibly even more trumpity- trump card in my pocket.
The Guardian
1
So it's good to hold a hand with lots of trump cards.
The cardturner
2
She intended to make the most of the trump cards she had.
The ice princess
3
These twenty-two paths are represented in tarot by the twenty-two trump cards.
Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
4
Once more the demon of bad luck held the trump cards against us.
South with Scott
5
The Doralissians just don't know how to play their trump cards.
Shadow prowler
Portuguese
superar
Catalan
triomfar
Spanish
superar

Get the better of.

superar
Portuguese
jogar trunfo
Spanish
aclamar

Proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare.

jogar trunfo
Usage of trump in English
1
Order and safety always trump freedom when government needs to balance them.
Conservatives without conscience
2
It is clear that investors' high hopes continue to trump deteriorating fundamentals.
The Irish Times
3
However, the proliferation of handheld devices would appear to trump that solution.
Wired
4
But resort to referenda implies that popular sovereignty must trump parliamentary democracy.
The South African
5
You know, in other words the end result, Trump said without explanation.
Radio NZ
6
Freedom always trumps order and safety when government needs to weight them.
Conservatives without conscience
7
Really good meeting, great chemistry, Trump said on Twitter late on Thursday.
Reuters
8
Trump said he would discuss travel restrictions to Europe later on Wednesday.
Reuters
9
However, President Trump did not think that the deal went far enough.
Radio NZ
10
In reality, however, what Trump said last night about crime was false.
Ebony
11
Does Trump really want that from a political strategy point of view?
Reuters
12
So far, Trump's political proposals have largely helped the U.S. stock market.
Reuters
13
This is what they said: President Trump: Congratulations on a great victory.
News.com.au
14
Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in October 2017.
Reuters
15
Boom, gone, Donald Trump said about the clean power plan last year.
The Guardian
16
Trump said that this would lead to better trade terms for China.
Reuters
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