What does trunfo in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word trunfo in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use trunfo in Portuguese.

The word trunfo in Portuguese means trunfo, cartada-mestra, carta vitoriosa, trunfo, trunfo, trunfo, jogar um trunfo, tomar com trunfo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word trunfo

trunfo

noun (outranking card) (carta de trunfo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Eu não tinha um trunfo então tive que jogar uma carta de paus.
I didn't have a trump so had to play a club.

cartada-mestra, carta vitoriosa

noun (figurative, slang (asset, trump) (figurado, gíria: trunfo)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Gloria's ace in the hole is her fantastic singing voice.

trunfo

noun (playing card that gives an advantage) (cartas)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

trunfo

noun (figurative ([sth] that gives [sb] an advantage)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

trunfo

plural noun (cards: outranking suit) (cartas)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Os trunfos são as de espada nessa rodada, e não as de copas.
Trumps are spades this hand, not hearts.

jogar um trunfo

intransitive verb (cards: play a trump) (cartas)

When Oscar ruffed, his opponent threw his cards at the table.

tomar com trunfo

transitive verb (cards: take with a trump) (BRA, cartas baralho)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Meu oito tomou com trunfo seu valete.
My eight trumped his jack.

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