trump card

• Recurso, estratégia ou informação que dá a alguém vantagem decisiva sobre outros, especialmente quando usado em um momento crítico. Vem dos jogos de cartas, onde a carta de trunfo vence todos os outros naipes.

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.

   Carta na manga

   • 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.

   Carta de trunfo

   • 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.