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trump

/trʌmp/ /trʌmp/
  1. 1
    (bir şeye) ağır basmak, (bir şeyden) önce gelmek

    To be more important than something else, so that it decides what happens.

    • For most parents, safety trumps everything else.
      Çoğu ebeveyn için güvenlik her şeyden önce gelir.
    • In this job, experience trumps qualifications.
      Bu işte deneyim, diplomalara ağır basar.
  2. 2
    (birini) geride bırakmak, alt etmek

    To beat someone by doing or saying something better than that person.

    • Our rivals trumped us by offering a lower price.
      Rakiplerimiz daha düşük bir fiyat teklif ederek bizi geride bıraktı.
    • She trumped his funny story with an even funnier one.
      Onun komik hikâyesini daha da komik bir hikâyeyle alt etti.
  3. 3
    kozla kesmek, koz çıkarmak

    To beat another player's card by playing a card of the suit that is worth most in that game.

    • She trumped my king with a small heart.
      Papazımı küçük bir kupayla kesti.
    • If you can't follow suit, you are allowed to trump.
      Elinizde aynı renkten kart yoksa kozla kesebilirsiniz.

Verb Forms Regular

Base trump
/trʌmp/
Past trumped
/trʌmpt/
Participle trumped
/trʌmpt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edtrump → trumped

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /p/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. trumped /trʌmpt/

Synonyms

Collocations

safety trumps everythingtrump someonetrump a cardtrump uptrumped-up chargescome up trumps

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