high card

See also: high-card

English

Noun

high card (plural high cards)

2. (poker) A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.
3. (bridge) An honor card, specifically, a jack, queen, king or ace, that is crucial in determining the strength of a hand.

   Coordinate term: small card

Translations

lowest possible winning hand in poker

• Bulgarian: висока карта f (visoka karta)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高牌 (gāopái), 大牌 (zh) (dàpái)

• Czech: vysoká karta f
• Danish: højeste kort
• Finnish: hai (fi)
• French: carte haute f
• Hungarian: magas lap
• Icelandic: hátt einspil, háspil n
• Italian: carta alta f
• Maori: mātāmua
• Polish: wysoka karta f

an honor card

• Bulgarian: оньор (bg) m (onjor)