Did you know that at one time, the king of hearts represented Charlemagne, the king of Diamonds was Julius Caesar, the king of clubs was Alexander the Great and the king of spades was King David from the Bible? These fascinating identities, along with special designations for the other court cards, were bestowed by the French who were instrumental in bringing the pleasures of card play to people in Europe and the New World.

to represent – képviselni
fascinating – lenyűgöző
identity – azonosság, személyazonosság
along with – valamivel együtt
designation – megjelölés, kinevezés
to be bestowed – felruházva lenni, adományozva lenni
to be instrumental – közbenjárónak lenni valamiben
pleasure – öröm, élvezet

spades	hearts	clubs	diamonds
pikk	kőr (coeur)	treff	káró
Jack	Queen	King	Ace
Bubi	Dáma	Király	Ász
Joker	deck of cards	Royal Flush	to shuffle the cards
Joker	kártyapakli	Royal Flush	megkeverni a kártyát

TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE
meaning: call a person or thing a name that is true, speak in plain language
magyarul: megmondani őszintén
example: I decided to call a spade a spade and tell our supervisor what was wrong with our workplace.

HAVE A CARD UP ONE’S SLEEVE
meaning: have a reserve plan or a secret advantage
magyarul: van még titkos tartaléka
example: The man had a card up his sleeve when he went to the bank to ask for more money for his business.