trifling

tri·fling

 (trī′flĭng)

adj.

1. Of little worth or importance. See Synonyms at trivial.

2. Frivolous or foolish: "Mr. Knightly ... is not a trifling, silly young man" (Jane Austen).

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tri′fling·ly adv.

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trifling

(ˈtraɪflɪŋ)

adj

1. insignificant or petty

2. frivolous or idle

ˈtriflingly adv

ˈtriflingness n

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tri•fling

(ˈtraɪ flɪŋ)

adj.

1. insignificant: a trifling sum.

2. frivolous; shallow; light.

[1350–1400]

syn: See petty.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working dalliance, dawdling delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Adj.	1.	trifling - not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" paltry, negligible worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

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trifling

adjective insignificant, small, tiny, empty, slight, silly, shallow, petty, idle, trivial, worthless, negligible, unimportant, frivolous, paltry, minuscule, puny, measly, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), footling (informal) The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum.
large, major, important, serious, significant, vital, crucial, considerable, weighty

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trifling

adjective

Contemptibly unimportant:

inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded.

Slang: measly.

Idiom: of no account.

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Translations

تافِه، زَهيد

bezvýznamný

ubetydelig

belanglosunbedeutend

insignifiantmineur

smávægilegur

insignificante

değersizönemsiz

微不足道的

trifling

[ˈtraɪflɪŋ] ADJ (= insignificant) → sin importancia, frívolo

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

trifling

[ˈtraɪflɪŋ] adj [matter, details] → insignifiant(e)
the trifling sum of ten pounds
BUT la bagatelle de dix livres.

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trifling

adj → unbedeutend, geringfügig

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trifling

[ˈtraɪflɪŋ] adj → insignificante

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trifle

(ˈtraifl) noun

1. anything of very little value. $100 is a trifle when one is very rich. bitter min ضَئيل، تافِه дреболия miséria maličkost die Kleinigkeit bagatel; ubetydelighed κτ. ασήμαντο και ευτελές friolera, bagatela, fruslería; pequeñez tühiasi چیز کم اهمیت؛ ناقابل pikkuasia bagatelle דָבָר פָּעוּט छोटी सी बात sitnica, malenkost (jelentéktelen) apróság barang sepele lítilræði bazzecola, nonnulla ささいなもの 시시한 것, 사소한 것 mažmožis nieks; sīkums sedikit kleinigheidbagatell, småting bagatela, błahostka کم ارزښته شی fleac, nimic пустяк, мелочь maličkosť malenkost malenkost bagatell, struntsumma ของที่มีค่าน้อย değersiz/önemsiz şey 小事 дрібниця بے حقيقت đồ vặt 小事

2. (a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc. I'm making a trifle for dessert. onderstebokoek كَعْكَه مصْنوعَه من الفاكِهَة والمُرَبّى والسُّكَّر المُذاب . вид сладкиш със сметана и плодове trufa ovocný pohár se šlehačkou der Biskuitauflauf trifli πάστα φλόρα puuviljapuding, vahukoorekook نوعی کیک jälkiruokatorttu diplomate עוּגַת לִפתָן क्षुद्रधन राशि nabujak kb. somlói galuska puding triffli (zuppz inglese) トライフル (포도주 등에 적신 스펀지 케이크에 생크림을 바른 과자) 트라이플 (toks desertinis patiekalas) biskvītkūka ar krēmu, augļiem trifel trifle dessert deser biszkoptowo-owocowy یو ډول کیک (prăjitură) diplomat фруктовый бисквит со взбитыми сливками ovocný pohár so šľahačkou sadni kolač voćni kolač sa sladoledom trifle ขนมเค้กชนิดหนึ่ง trayfıl, jöleli ve kremalı bir tür tatlı 甜點心 бісквітний пудинг ايک قسم کا کھانا bánh xốp kem 甜点心

ˈtrifling adjective

unimportant. a trifling amount of money. onbelangrik تافِه، زَهيد незначителен insignificante bezvýznamný unbedeutend ubetydelig ασήμαντοςinsignificante, nimio, de poca monta tühine کم ارزش؛ ناچیز vähäpätöinen insignifiant לא חָשוּב हल्का, तुच्छ, नगण्य zanemariv, nevažan jelentéktelen sepele smávægilegur insignificante ささいな 중요하지 않은, 시시한 nereikšmingas niecīgs; sīks tdk penting onbelangrijk bagatellmessigbłahy, znikomy کم ارزښت ، نا چیز insignifiant, neînsemnat незначительный bezvýznamný nepomemben zanemarljiv obetydlig, ringa ไร้สาระ önemsiz, değersiz 微不足道的 дріб'язковий, незначний غير اہم không quan trọng 微不足道的

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