trump card in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trump card in the English»French Dictionary

trump card N

trump card

atout m

to play one's trump card

jouer son atout also fig

Translations for trump card in the French»English Dictionary

atout (avantage sur les autres)

trump card

jouer son atout/son dernier atout

to play one's trump card/one's last card

carte maîtresse fig

trump card

sortir/jouer/utiliser son joker

to bring out/play/use one's trump card

joker

trump card

Translations for trump card in the English»French Dictionary

I.trump [Brit trʌmp, Am trəmp] N

1. trump GAMES:

trump

atout m

2. trump archaic or liter:

trump

trompette f

the last trump

les trompettes du jugement dernier

II.trumps N

trumps npl GAMES:

trumps

atout m

spades are trumps

atout pique

what's trumps?

quel est l'atout?

III.trump [Brit trʌmp, Am trəmp] VB trans

1. trump GAMES:

trump

couper

2. trump (beat):

trump person, rival

battre

IV.trump [Brit trʌmp, Am trəmp]

to come or turn up trumps

sauver la situation

I.card [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] N

1. card SPORTS:

card (for correspondence, greetings, business etc)

carte f

card (for indexing)

fiche f

card (at races)

programme m

card (in golf)

carte f (de parcours)

membership/library card

carte f de membre/de bibliothèque

Christmas/birthday card

carte f de Noël/d'anniversaire

2. card GAMES:

card

carte f (à jouer)

to play cards

jouer aux cartes

a pack of cards

un jeu de cartes

one's last card fig

sa dernière carte

one's strongest card fig

sa carte maîtresse

to play the race/law and order card fig

jouer la carte raciale/de la loi et de l'ordre

3. card Brit (person):

card inf, dated

original/-e m/f

4. card TEXTIL (comb):

card

peigne m

II.card [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] VB trans TEXTIL

card

carder

III.card [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd]

a card up one's sleeve

un atout dans sa manche

it is on Brit or in Am the cards that …

il est bien possible que …

+ subj they think an election is on or in the cards

il y a de fortes chances pour qu'il y ait une élection

to get or be given one's cards Brit inf, dated

être renvoyé

to hold all the cards

avoir tous les atouts

to play one's cards right

bien jouer son jeu

See also postcard, business card

postcard, pc N

postcard

carte f postale

business card N

business card

carte f de visite

trump card in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trump card in the French»English Dictionary

atout GAMES

trump card

Translations for trump card in the English»French Dictionary

I.trump [trʌmp] N

trump(s)

atout m

to play a trump/trumps

jouer un atout/l'atout

Phrases:

to turn up trumps Brit

faire merveille

II.trump [trʌmp] VB trans

to trump sb/sth

couper qn/qc avec l'atout

to trump sb/sth fig

l'emporter sur qn/qc

I.card¹ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] N

1. card no pl (cardboard):

card

carton m

2. card GAMES:

card

carte f

to play cards

jouer aux cartes

3. card (piece of stiff paper):

card

carte f

birthday card

carte d'anniversaire

business card

carte de visite

invitation card

carton m d'invitation

index card

fiche f

4. card (means of payment):

card

carte f

cheque card

carte bancaire

credit card

carte de crédit

charge card

carte de paiement

5. card (proof of identity):

card

pièce f d'identité

identity card

carte f d'identité

membership card

carte f de membre

6. card COMPUT:

card

carte f

7. card Brit inf (employment papers):

to give sb his/her cards

renvoyer qn

to get one's cards

être mis à la porte

to ask for one's cards

quitter son travail

Phrases:

to hold one's cards close to one's chest

cacher son jeu

to have a card up one's sleeve

avoir une carte dans sa manche

to put one's cards on the table

mettre cartes sur table

to have all the cards

avoir tous les atouts en main

to play one's best card

jouer son atout

to throw in one's cards

abandonner

to be on [or Am in] the cards

être très vraisemblable

II.card¹ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] VB trans

1. card (write an account):

card

ficher

2. card Am (demand identification):

card

demander les papiers d'identité à

I.card² [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] N (in mechanics)

card

peigne m

II.card² [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] VB trans

card

peigner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the event that a player is unable to respond in the seed, must play a trump card, if it has.

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That gets him off the hook, but then he plays his trump card.

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If a trick contains any trump cards, it is won by the highest-value trump card played, not the highest-value card of the suit led.

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The grandfather begins to throw out one trump card after the other, and the witches fly into a rage.

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