Толковый словарь английского языка - trump
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English trompe, from Anglo-French ~e, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, ~a ~et Date: 14th century 1. ~et , Jew's harp , a sound of or as if of ~eting , II. noun Etymology: alteration of 1triumph Date: 1529 1. a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit, the suit whose cards are ~s for a particular hand, a decisive overriding factor or final resource, a dependable and exemplary person, III. verb Date: 1586 transitive verb to get the better of ; override , to play a ~ on (a card or trick) when another suit was led, intransitive verb to play a ~ when another suit was led
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a playing-card of a suit ranking above the others. 2 an advantage esp. involving surprise. 3 colloq. a a helpful or admired person. b Austral. & NZ a person in authority. --v. 1 a tr. defeat (a card or its player) with a trump. b intr. play a trump card when another suit has been led. 2 tr. colloq. gain a surprising advantage over (a person, proposal, etc.). Phrases and idioms trump card 1 a card belonging to, or turned up to determine, a trump suit. 2 colloq. a a valuable resource. b a surprise move to gain an advantage. trump up fabricate or invent (an accusation, excuse, etc.) (on a trumped-up charge). turn up trumps Brit. colloq. 1 turn out better than expected. 2 be greatly successful or helpful. Etymology: corrupt. of TRIUMPH in the same (now obs.) sense 2. n. archaic a trumpet-blast. Phrases and idioms the last trump the trumpet-blast to wake the dead on Judgement Day. Etymology: ME f. OF trompe f. Frank.: prob. imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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