expression, godan verb (-ru)
shuffle cards
Used for shuffling a deck of playing cards or similar card games.
トランプをする前に、よくカードを切ってください。
Please shuffle the cards well before playing.
expression, godan verb (-ru)
play a trump card (in a card game)
In card games, to play a trump card. Field-specific use.
ここでスペードのエースをカードを切るのが勝負の決め手だ。
Playing the ace of spades as a trump card here is the decisive move.
expression, godan verb (-ru)
pay with a credit card
Common modern usage for making a payment by credit card.
この店ではカードを切ることができますか。
Can I pay by credit card at this store?
expression, godan verb (-ru)
play one's trump card (figurative)
Idiomatic use: to use one's strongest resource or decisive move in a non-card context.
交渉の最終段階で、彼はついにカードを切った。
At the final stage of the negotiation, he finally played his trump card.