atout she played a trump = elle a joué atout. [+card] couper (=outdo) surenchérir sur The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank has trumped Lloyds by raising its offer to turn up trumps (=succeed against expectation) = créer la surprise Sylvester Stallone has come up trumps at the US box office with his new movie Cliffhanger trump card = atout, carte maîtresse