trifle

tri·fle  (trfl)

n.

1. Something of little importance or value.

2. A small amount; a jot.

3. A dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake soaked in sherry, rum, or brandy and topped with layers of jam or jelly, custard, and whipped cream.

4.

a. A moderately hard variety of pewter.

b. trifles Utensils made from this variety of pewter.

v. tri·fled, tri·fling, tri·fles

v.intr.

1. To deal with something as if it were of little significance or value.

2. To act, perform, or speak with little seriousness or purpose; jest.

3. To play or toy with something: Don't trifle with my affections. See Synonyms at flirt.

v.tr.

To waste (time or money, for example).

Idiom:

a trifle

Very little; somewhat: a trifle stingy.

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[Middle English trufle, trifle, from Old French trufle, mockery, diminutive of truffe, deception.]

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trifler (trflr) n.

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trifle ¹

Noun

1. a thing of little or no value or significance

2. Brit, Austral & NZ a cold dessert made of sponge cake spread with jam or fruit, soaked in sherry, covered with custard and cream

3. a trifle to a small extent or degree; slightly: he is a trifle eccentric [Old French trufle mockery]

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trifle ²

Verb

[trifling, trifled] trifle with to treat (a person or his or her feelings) with disdain or disregard

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trifle - a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate pud, pudding - (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) tipsy cake - a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit
	2.	trifle - a detail that is considered insignificant technicality, triviality detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
	3.	trifle - something of small importance         small beer, trivia, triviality object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" frippery, frivolity, bagatelle, fluff - something of little value or significance
Verb	1.	trifle - waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently piddle, piddle away, wanton, wanton away expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
	2.	trifle - act frivolously                       frivol behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
	3.	trifle - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" dally, play look at, deal, consider, take - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" dally, toy, flirt, play - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

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trifle

noun knick-knack, nothing, toy, plaything, bauble, triviality, bagatelle, gewgaw >> a trifle slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat, rather, moderately, marginally, a shade, to some degree, on a small scale, to some extent or degree

Translations

trifle [ˈtraɪfl] n → bagatela;

(CULIN) → dulce de bizcocho, gelatina, fruta y natillas

adv a trifle long → un pelín largo vi to trifle with → jugar con

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trifle [ˈtraɪfl] n → bagatelle f;

(Culin) → diplomate m

adv a trifle long → un peu long vi to trifle with → traiter à la légère

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trifle [ˈtraɪfl] n (detail) → Kleinigkeit f;

(Culin) → Trifle nt

adv a trifle long → ein bisschen lang vi to trifle with sb/sth → jdn/etw nicht ernst nehmen;

he is not (someone) to be trifled with → mit ihm ist nicht zu spaßen

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trifle [ˈtraɪfl] n → sciocchezza;

(BRIT ) (CULIN) → zuppa inglese

adv a trifle long → un po' lungo vi to trifle with → prendere alla leggera

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trifle

n trifle [ˈtraifl]

1 anything of very little value $100 is a trifle when one is very rich. bitter min ضَئيل، تافِه дреболия maličkost bagatel; ubetydelighed die Kleinigkeit κτ. ασήμαντο και ευτελές friolera, bagatela, fruslería; pequeñez tühiasi چیز کم اهمیت؛ ناقابل pikkujuttu bagatelle דָבָר פָּעוּט छोटी सी बात sitnica, malenkost (jelentéktelen) apróság barang sepele lítilræði bazzecola, nonnulla ささいなもの 하찮은 것 mažmožis nieks; sīkums sedikit kleinigheid bagatell, småting bagatela, błahostka fleac, nimic пустяк, мелочь maličkosť malenkost malenkost bagatell, struntsumma รายละเอียด 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 ovocný pohár se šlehačkou trifli der Biskuitauflauf πάστα φλόρα dulce de bizcocho borracho con fruta, nata, etc puuviljapuding, vahukoorekook نوعی کیک hedelmäinen kermatorttu diplomate עוּגַת לִפתָן क्षुद्रधन राशि nabujak kb. somlói galuska puding triffli (zuppz inglese) トライフル ?요리? 트라이플 (toks desertinis patiekalas) biskvītkūka ar krēmu, augļiem trifel trifle dessert deser biszkoptowo-owocowy (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

adj trifling

unimportant a trifling amount of money. onbelangrik تافِه، زَهيد незначителен bezvýznamný ubetydelig unbedeutend ασήμαντος insignificante, nimio, de poca monta tühine کم ارزش؛ ناچیز mitätön insignifiant לא חָשוּב हल्का, तुच्छ, नगण्य zanemariv, nevažan jelentéktelen sepele smávægilegur insignificante ささいな 하찮은 nereikšmingas niecīgs; sīks tdk penting onbelangrijk bagatellmessig błahy, znikomy 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