See also: Trumpfen

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Etymology edit

Trumpf +‎ -en

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

trumpfen (weak, third-person singular present trumpft, past tense trumpfte, past participle getrumpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, card games) to play the card game trump
  2. (transitive, card games) to trump; to play a trump
  3. (transitive, figurative) to trump, to beat, to exceed
    Synonyms: übertrumpfen, übertreffen, schlagen

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Further reading edit

  • trumpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • trumpfen” in Duden online
  • trumpfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon