trump

atout

Couleur choisie pour battre les autres dans un jeu de cartes, ou carte de cette couleur.

En anglais simple : A card from the suit chosen to beat other suits in a card game, or that suit itself.

• He played a trump.
• Hearts are trumps for this round.
• She won the trick with her last trump.

Expressions courantes : trump card, play a trump, declare trump

atout

Ressource qui donne un avantage, souvent gardée jusqu’au moment où l’on en a vraiment besoin.

En anglais simple : Something useful that gives you an advantage, often saved until you really need it.

• Experience is her trump card.
• He saved his strongest trump for the final debate.
• Their local knowledge proved a useful trump.

Synonymes : advantage, asset, ace

Expressions courantes : trump card, final trump, play a trump

primer sur, l’emporter sur

Être plus important ou plus puissant que quelque chose d’autre.

En anglais simple : To be more important or powerful than something else.

• Safety should trump speed.
• Her experience trumped his formal qualifications.
• Does convenience always trump quality?

Synonymes : outweigh, override, surpass

Expressions courantes : trump something, trump other concerns, trump everything else, trump other issues

péter

Laisser sortir des gaz intestinaux par l’anus.

En anglais simple : To release gas from your bottom.

• He trumped loudly.
• The child laughed after trumping.
• Someone trumped during the quiet part of the film.

Synonymes : fart, pass wind

Expressions courantes : trump loudly, trump in bed