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trophy

/ˈtɹəʊfi/ /ˈtɹoʊfi/

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Trophäe, Pokal

Tropæum.

Examples :

"The victorious soccer team proudly displayed the trophy, a traditional symbol of their hard-won championship. "

Das siegreiche Fußballteam präsentierte stolz die Trophäe, ein traditionelles Symbol ihrer hart erkämpften Meisterschaft.

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Trophäe, Pokal

An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

Examples :

"He won the trophy in a running competition."

Er gewann die Trophäe bei einem Laufwettbewerb.

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Trophäe, Pokal

An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed.

Examples :

"The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy."

Das Geweih, das an der Wand hing, war seine wertvolle Trophäe.

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Trophäe, Auszeichnung

Any emblem of success; a status symbol.

Examples :

"His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, his three yachts (for the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean), his jet, and his mistresses."

Zu seinen Trophäen gehörten seine zweite Frau, seine erfolgreichen Kinder, die dritten und vierten Häuser in Palm Beach und Malibu, seine drei Yachten (für den Pazifik, den Atlantik und das Mittelmeer), sein Jet und seine Geliebten.

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Andenken, Souvenir

(by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.

Examples :

"The police investigation revealed that the trophy items were not just random objects, but items the killer had carefully chosen as grim mementos of his crimes. "

Die polizeilichen Ermittlungen ergaben, dass die Souvenir-Gegenstände nicht nur zufällige Objekte waren, sondern Artikel, die der Mörder sorgfältig als düstere Andenken an seine Verbrechen ausgewählt hatte.

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Trophäe, Siegestrophäe

A display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.

Examples :

"After the war, the king displayed the enemy's captured cannons and flags as a trophy in the city square. "

Nach dem Krieg stellte der König die erbeuteten Kanonen und Fahnen des Feindes als Trophäe auf dem Stadtplatz aus.

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