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trumping

/ˈtrʌmpɪŋ/

trumping up

Translations

trumpingnoun

trumpings

supplantationSens abstrait : fait de surpasser ou de prendre l’avantage sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un.

Their last-minute bid was a trumping of all previous offers.

Leur offre de dernière minute a été une supplantation de toutes les offres précédentes.

coupeSens de cartes : action de couper avec un atout.

Her trumping in the final round secured the victory for her team.

Sa coupe lors du dernier tour a assuré la victoire à son équipe.

Synonyms

trumpinggerund / present participle

/ˈtrʌmpɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is currently surpassing or outdoing another thing.

supplantantSe dit d’un élément qui l’emporte sur un autre ou le rend secondaire.

The committee accepted the trumping proposal that addressed all concerns.

Le comité a accepté la proposition supplantante qui répondait à toutes les préoccupations.

trumpverb

trumping

Gerund

trumped

Past Simple

trumped

Past Participle

trumping

Gerund

/trʌmp/

surpasserSens général : dépasser, l’emporter sur.

Her performance in the competition trumped all the other contestants.

Sa prestation dans la compétition a surpassé tous les autres concurrents.

inventerSurtout dans l’expression « trump up » : fabriquer de toutes pièces.

They tried to trump up charges against the whistle-blower.

Ils ont tenté d’inventer des accusations contre le lanceur d’alerte.

couperAu jeu de cartes, quand on abat un atout pour battre une autre carte.

He decided to trump his opponent's ace with a spade.

Il a décidé de couper l’as de son adversaire avec une pique.

Additional translations

sonnerSens archaïque : faire retentir une trompette.

Synonyms

Definitions

trumpingnoun

The act of playing a trump card in a card game, which beats the other cards played.

In the final round, her trumping secured the victory for her team.

The act of outdoing, surpassing, or otherwise gaining an advantage over someone or something.

Their last-minute bid was a trumping of all previous offers.

trumpinggerund / present participle

Surpassing or outdoing something else; having the effect of rendering something else secondary or ineffective.

The committee accepted the trumping proposal that addressed all concerns.

trumpverb

To surpass or outdo someone or something.

Her performance in the competition trumped all the other contestants.

To play a trump card that beats another card in a card game.

He decided to trump his opponent's ace with a spade.

To fabricate or invent, chiefly in the phrasal verb “trump up”.

They tried to trump up charges against the whistle-blower.

(archaic) To sound a trumpet; to trumpet.

The herald trumped loudly at the castle gate.