övertrumfa

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • trumfa över

Etymology

över- (over-) + trumfa (trump)

Verb

övertrumfa (present övertrumfar, preterite övertrumfade, supine övertrumfat, imperative övertrumfa)

  1. (card games) to trump (play a higher trump than (a competitor))
  2. (figuratively) to trump, to outdo
    Synonym: överträffa
    politiska partier som övertrumfar varandra med allt vidlyftigare löften till pensionärerna
    political parties that trump each other with increasingly extravagant promises to [the] retirees

Usage notes

Usually figuratively.

Conjugation

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