trump card

• Eine Ressource, Strategie oder Information, die jemandem einen entscheidenden Vorteil gegenüber anderen verschafft, besonders wenn sie im kritischen Moment eingesetzt wird. Ursprünglich aus Kartenspielen, wo die Trumpfkarte alle anderen Farben schlägt.

A resource, strategy, or piece of information that gives someone a decisive advantage over others, especially when used at a critical moment. Originates from card games where a trump card beats all others in a suit.

1. B2informal

   A resource or strategy that gives someone a decisive advantage over others, especially in a competitive situation.

   Trumpf

   • Her experience in crisis management was her trump card during the negotiations.
   • The company's new technology is their trump card in the market.
   • He played his trump card by revealing the secret information at the last moment.

2. Winning move in card gamesB1formal

   In card games, a card from the suit that outranks all other suits for that round.

   Trumpfkarte

   • He saved his trump card for the final trick.
   • Playing a trump card can change the outcome of the game.
   • She used her trump card to win the round.