trump

[US]/trʌmp/
[UK]/trʌmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. trump, effective means, trumpet;
vt. å vinne en trick med en trump kort, å annonsere med en trumpet;
vi. å spille en trumpet, å fabrikere.
Word Forms
Past Tensetrumped
Present Participletrumping
Past Participletrumped
Third Person Singulartrumps
Pluraltrumps

Phrases & Collocations

trump card

trumfkort

trumped up charges

oppsatt anklage

trumpet

trombone

trumpet player

trombonist

donald trump

donald trump

Example Sentences

I had to play a trump to win the trick.

Jeg måtte spille en trumfe for å vinne tricket.

trumped up a charge of conspiracy.

oppsatte en anklage om forbundet.

She was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.

Hun hadde aldri nok mod til å sette seg opp mot en direkte konfrontasjon.

in this month General Haig decided to play his trump card: the tank.

denne måneden besluttet general Haig å spille sin trumfe: tanken.

if the fetus is human life, that trumps any argument about the freedom of the mother.

hvis fosteret er menneskelig liv, så overbeviser det enhver argumentasjon om morens frihet.

Conrad came up trumps again, finishing fourth in the 800 metres.

Conrad kom igjen med resultater, og ble nummer fire på 800 meter.

they've trumped up charges against her.

de har opprettet falske anklager mot henne.

He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown .

Han hadde aldri nok mod til å sette seg opp mot en direkte konfrontasjon.

my partner's play of the last trump; his clumsy play of the rebound.

min partners spill med siste trumfkort; hans klønete spill med retur.

Many schools use small classes as their trump card in marketing campaigns.

Mange skoler bruker små klasser som deres trumfe i markedsføringskampanjer.

Every time John is late getting home he trumps up some new excuse.

Hver gang John kommer hjem for sent, oppdager han en ny utkikk.

Sylvia does not get on with the supervisor and the danger is that he will trump up some charge to discredit her.

Sylvia kommer ikke overens med veilederen, og faren er at han finner på en anklage for å miskreditere henne.

That woman trumped up various baseless charges against him.

Den kvinnen oppretta ulike grunnløse anklager mot ham.

It became clear, during the trial, that most of the charges against the defendant were trumped up.

Det ble klart under rettssaken at de fleste av anklagene mot tiltalte var opprettet.

This defender’s ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump card.

Denne forsvarsplassens evne til å score avgjørende mål har ofte vist seg å være en trumfe.

Several of his colleagues trumped up a complaint to get him removed from the job.

Flere av hans kolleger opprettet en klage for å få ham fjernet fra jobben.

He waited until the last minute to play his trump card and tell them about his plans to cut costs.

Han ventet til den siste minuten for å spille sin trumfe og fortelle dem om planene hans for å kutte kostnadene.

The simple solution is to rely on 3-2 trumps and 4-3 spades, ruffing three spades in hand.

Den enkle løsningen er å stole på 3-2 trumfer og 4-3 spar, og å ruffe tre spar i hånden.

After two rounds of trumps you just switch to hearts, and when East ruffs he has to lead into the club tenace.

Etter to runder av trumfer bytter du bare ut til hjerter, og når Øst ruffar, må han føre inn i klubben tenace.

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