No. 349 in Croatian

trump

In Croatian, "trump" means "advantage" or "asset."

In a sentence

Donald Trump bio je 45. predsjednik Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.
Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States.
Here, 'Trump' is used as a proper noun to refer to the individual by their last name.
U kartaškoj igri, adut (ili 'trump') je boja koja pobjeđuje.
In card games, the trump is the suit that wins.
Here, 'trump' is translated into English to refer to a game-specific term indicating an advantageous suit.
Važno je pripremiti jak argument kako bi se nadmašilo protivnikovu strategiju (tj. 'to trump').
It is important to prepare a strong argument to trump the opponent's strategy.
In this case, the term 'to trump' is used to mean outperforming or outmaneuvering a competitor.

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