Translations for „trumps“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . trump [trʌmp] N

trump(s)

ко́зыри мн

to play a trump/trumps

ходи́ть ко́зырем

Phrases:

to turn up trumps Brit

око́нчиться благополу́чно

to turn up trumps Brit

оказа́ться уда́чнее, чем мо́жно бы́ло предположи́ть

II . trump [trʌmp] VB trans

to trump sb/sth

превзойти́ кого́-ли́бо/что-ли́бо

Usage examples with trumps

trump(s)

ко́зыри мн

to turn up trumps Brit

око́нчиться благополу́чно

to play a trump/trumps

ходи́ть ко́зырем

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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It is the second highest trump and known as the "left bower".

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It introduces an element of bidding in which the trump suit is decided by which player can bid to take the most tricks.

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East returns a trump (a red card would reduce the situation to other sorts of squeeze ending).

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A trick is won by the highest tarneeb (trump) in it, if any.

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Trump would decide which team(s) would win and continue to the next task, and which would lose on this task.

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If neither playing the lead suit, nor playing trump is possible, any card may be played.

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There are those that say cranial dimensions and other scientific measurements should trump notions of cultural affiliation.

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In this case, the highest trump played wins the trick.

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The card was originally introduced in about 1860 for games of that family to be used as the highest trump.

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