tri·fle (tr  f l)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. Idiom: To waste (time or money, for example). a trifle Very little; somewhat: a trifle stingy. [Middle English trufle, trifle, from Old French trufle, mockery, diminutive of truffe, deception.] tri fler (trflr) n. |
trifle [ˈtraɪfəl]
n
1. a thing of little or no value or significance
2. a small amount; bit a trifle more enthusiasm
3. (Cookery) Brit a cold dessert made with sponge cake spread with jam or fruit, soaked in wine or sherry, covered with a custard sauce and cream, and decorated
4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a type of pewter of medium hardness
5. (Engineering / Metallurgy) articles made from this pewter
vb
1. (intr; usually foll by with) to deal (with) as if worthless; dally to trifle with a person's affections
2. to waste (time) frivolously
[from Old French trufle mockery, from trufler to cheat]
trifler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trifle - a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolatetipsy cake - a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit |
| 2. |  trifle - a detail that is considered insignificant | |
| 3. |  trifle - something of small importance object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" | |
| Verb | 1. |  trifle - waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently |
| 2. |  trifle - act frivolously | |
| 3. |  trifle - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" |
trifle
noun
1. little, bit, touch, spot, trace, dash, pinch, jot, drop He found both locations just a trifle disappointing.
2. knick-knack, nothing, toy, plaything, bauble, triviality, bagatelle, gewgaw He had no money to spare on trifles.
3. (often plural) unimportant matter or thing, trivia, technicality, minutiae He doesn't let such trifles worry him.
Translations
trifle [ˈtraɪfl] N
2. (= unimportant issue) → pequeñez f, nimiedad f (frm)
he worries about trifles → se preocupa por nimiedades
any trifle can distract her → le distrae cualquier tontería
he worries about trifles → se preocupa por nimiedades
any trifle can distract her → le distrae cualquier tontería
3. (= small amount) → insignificancia f
£5 is a mere trifle → cinco libras son una insignificancia
you could have bought it for a trifle → hubieras podido comprarlo por una insignificancia or por nada
£5 is a mere trifle → cinco libras son una insignificancia
you could have bought it for a trifle → hubieras podido comprarlo por una insignificancia or por nada
4. a trifle (as adv) (= somewhat) → algo, un poquito
it's a trifle difficult → es un poco or poquito difícil
we were a trifle put out → quedamos algo desconcertados, nos quedamos un poquito desconcertados
it's a trifle difficult → es un poco or poquito difícil
we were a trifle put out → quedamos algo desconcertados, nos quedamos un poquito desconcertados
trifle away VT + ADV → malgastar, desperdiciar
trifle with VI + PREP → jugar con
to trifle with sb → jugar con algn, tratar a algn con poca seriedad
he's not a person to be trifled with → con ése(es)mejor no meterse
to trifle with sb's affections → jugar con los sentimientos de algn
to trifle with one's food → hacer melindres or remilgos a la comida
to trifle with sb → jugar con algn, tratar a algn con poca seriedad
he's not a person to be trifled with → con ése(es)mejor no meterse
to trifle with sb's affections → jugar con los sentimientos de algn
to trifle with one's food → hacer melindres or remilgos a la comida
trifle [ˈtraɪfəl]
vi
to trifle with sb → traiter qn à la légère
not to be trifled with
Mitchell was not someone to be trifled with → Avec Mitchell, on ne plaisantait pas.
to trifle with sb → traiter qn à la légère
not to be trifled with
Mitchell was not someone to be trifled with → Avec Mitchell, on ne plaisantait pas.
trifle
n
→ Kleinigkeit f; (= trivial matter) → Lappalie f (inf), → Kleinigkeit f; the merest trifle upsets her → die geringste or kleinste Kleinigkeit regt sie auf; I’m so sorry — a trifle, don’t let it worry you → es tut mir außerordentlich leid — das ist doch nicht der Rede wert, machen Sie sich deswegen keine Sorgen!
(= small amount) → Kleinigkeit f; have some more cake — just a trifle, thank you → noch etwas Kuchen? — bloß ein ganz kleines Stückchen, bitte; a trifle hot/small etc → ein bisschen heiß/klein etc; a trifle too … → ein wenig or eine Spur zu …
(Brit Cook) → Trifle nt
trifle [ˈtraɪfl] n
trifle [ˈtraɪfl] n
a. (unimportant thing) → cosa di poco valore, sciocchezza
he worries about trifles → si preoccupa per niente
it's a trifle difficult → è piuttosto difficile
a trifle long → un po' lungo/a
he worries about trifles → si preoccupa per niente
it's a trifle difficult → è piuttosto difficile
a trifle long → un po' lungo/a
b. (Brit) (Culin) → zuppa inglese
trifle with vi + prep → prendere alla leggera
he's not a person to be trifled with → non è una persona da prendere alla leggera
to trifle with sb's affections → giocare con i sentimenti di qn
he's not a person to be trifled with → non è una persona da prendere alla leggera
to trifle with sb's affections → giocare con i sentimenti di qn
trifle [ˈtraɪfl] n
a. (unimportant thing) → cosa di poco valore, sciocchezza
he worries about trifles → si preoccupa per niente
it's a trifle difficult → è piuttosto difficile
a trifle long → un po' lungo/a
he worries about trifles → si preoccupa per niente
it's a trifle difficult → è piuttosto difficile
a trifle long → un po' lungo/a
b. (Brit) (Culin) → zuppa inglese
trifle with vi + prep → prendere alla leggera
he's not a person to be trifled with → non è una persona da prendere alla leggera
to trifle with sb's affections → giocare con i sentimenti di qn
he's not a person to be trifled with → non è una persona da prendere alla leggera
to trifle with sb's affections → giocare con i sentimenti di qn
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 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 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 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 (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 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 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
trifle → تَافِه maličkost bagatel Kleinigkeit ψιλοπράγμα bagatela, minucia pikkuseikka broutille sitnica zuppa inglese つまらないもの 시시한 것 kleinigheid bagatell drobnostka bagatela пустяк bagatell เรื่องเล็กๆน้อยๆ önemsiz şey đồ lặt vặt 琐事
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