1 (also trump card) noun GAMES cardmámh masc1 c m u2 verb GAMES win by playing a trump TRANSITIVEan mámh a imirt armámh a chur arshe trumped his jackd'imir sí an mámh ar a chuireata, chuir sí mámh ar a chuireata3 verb beat, surpass TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb c m ubuail verb c m uthat trumps their offersáraíonn sé sin a dtairiscint siúd
)an beart a dhéanamhthey've come up trumps againtá an beart déanta arís acu
phrasal verbs
trump up
(v + adv) TRANSITIVEcum verb c m uhe trumps up some excusecumann sé leithscéal éiginthey trumped up a charge against herchuir siad coir bhréige ina leith
trump card
(also
trump
)1 noun GAMES cardmámh masc1 c m u2 noun winning ploymámh masc1 c m uto play your trump carddo mhámh a imirtthat's the trump card of this proposalsin an bua is mó atá ag an moladh seotransparency is their trump card in the debatean trédhearcacht an pointe is láidre acu sa díospóireacht
