No. 484 in Swedish

trump

The Swedish word "trump" means "sulky" or "sullen" in English.

In a sentence

Han är en riktig trump unge som inte vill dela leksaker.
He is a really sulky child who does not want to share toys.
Here, 'trump' is used as an adjective meaning sulky or moody.
På festen spelade hon ett trump kort och vann spelet.
At the party, she played a trump card and won the game.
Here, 'trump' is used as a noun referring to a trump card in a card game context.
Hans politiska uttalanden var lika provocerande som Trumps.
His political statements were as provocative as Trump's.
In this usage, 'Trump' is a proper noun referring to the name of a person, commonly Donald Trump.

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