trifle

UK
/ˈtraɪfəl/
US
/ˈtraɪfəl/

Übersetzungen

triflesubstantiv
trifles
Pl.
UK
/ˈtraɪfəl/
US
/ˈtraɪfəl/
For dessert, we had a delicious trifle with layers of fruit and cream.
На десерт у нас был вкусный десерт с слоями фруктов и крема.
It was just a trifle, nothing to worry about.
Это был просто пустяк, не о чем беспокоиться.
He paid for the coffee with a trifle he found in his pocket.
Он заплатил за кофе мелочью, которую нашел в кармане.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
trifleverb
trifled
Präteritum
trifled
Partizip Perfekt
trifling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈtraɪ.fəl/
US
/ˈtraɪ.fəl/
He tends to trifle with serious matters.
Он склонен шутить с серьезными вопросами.
She doesn't like to trifle with people's emotions.
Ей не нравится играть с чувствами людей.
Synonyme
trifleadjektiv
Attributive use referring to the dessert ‘trifle’, e.g. ‘trifle dish’. Not gradable in ordinary usage.
trifleadverb
Used in the fixed expression “a trifle” and occasionally alone to mean ‘slightly; to a small degree’.
Synonyme
a shade
to some extent
a tad
a bit
a little

Definitionen

triflesubstantiv
A thing of little value or importance.
He considered the matter a mere trifle and not worth his time.
A cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
For dessert, she served a delicious trifle with layers of strawberries and cream.
trifleverb
To treat someone or something without seriousness or respect.
He trifled with her emotions, never intending to commit to the relationship.
To spend time idly or frivolously.
She trifled away the afternoon browsing through old magazines.
trifleadjektiv
Relating to or intended for the dessert known as trifle.
She bought a special trifle bowl for the occasion.
trifleadverb
Slightly; to a small extent or degree.
I’m a trifle disappointed with the results.