bagatelle

bag·a·telle

 (băg′ə-tĕl′)

n.

1. An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle.

2. A short, light piece of verse or music.

3. A game played on an oblong table with a cue and nine balls.

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[French, from Italian bagatella, diminutive of dialectal bagata, little property, possibly from Latin bāca, berry.]

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bagatelle

(ˌbæɡəˈtɛl)

n

1. something of little value or significance; trifle

2. (Games, other than specified) a board game in which balls are struck into holes, with pins as obstacles; pinball

3. (Billiards & Snooker) another name for bar billiards

4. (Classical Music) a short light piece of music, esp for piano

[C17: from French, from Italian bagattella, from (dialect) bagatta a little possession, from baga a possession, probably from Latin bāca berry]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bag•a•telle

(ˌbæg əˈtɛl)

n.

1. something of little value or importance; a trifle.

2. a game similar to billiards played on a board with holes on one end.

3. a short and light musical composition.

[1630–40; < French < Upper Italian bagat(t)ella, derivative of bagatta small possession]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

bagatelle

- From French or Italian for "trick" or "trifle."

See also related terms for trifle.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bagatelle - a light piece of music for piano   musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
	2.	bagatelle - something of little value or significance frippery, frivolity, fluff small beer, trivia, triviality, trifle - something of small importance
	3.	bagatelle - a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over bar billiards table game - a game that is played on a table Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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Translations

BagatelleKleinigkeitLappalie

bagatellebagatellifortunapikkuseikka

babiolebagatelle

biliardinoinezia

kleinigheidonbenulligheid

bagatelle

[ˌbægəˈtel] N

1. (= trifle) → bagatela f

2. (= board game) → bagatelle f

3. (Billiards) → billar m romano

4. (Mus) → bagatela f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bagatelle

n

(liter: = trifle) → Bagatelle f

(= game) → Tivoli nt

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