Portuguese

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Etymology

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From des- (de-/un-) +‎ trunfar (trump).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.tɾũˈfa(ʁ)/ [des.tɾũˈfa(h)], /d͡ʒis.tɾũˈfa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.tɾũˈfa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.tɾũˈfa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.tɾũˈfa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.tɾũˈfa(ʁ)/ [deʃ.tɾũˈfa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.tɾũˈfa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.tɾũˈfa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.tɾũˈfa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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destrunfar (first-person singular present destrunfo, first-person singular preterite destrunfei, past participle destrunfado)

  1. (card games) to force to trump in order to remove the trump cards
  2. (Portugal, figurative, informal) to show off

Conjugation

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