trifle

UK
/ˈtraɪfəl/
US
/ˈtraɪfəl/
triflesubstantiv
trifles
Pl.
UK
/ˈtraɪfəl/
US
/ˈtraɪfəl/
Übersetzungen
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
Definitionen
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
trifled
Präteritum
trifled
Partizip Perfekt
trifling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈtraɪ.fəl/
US
/ˈtraɪ.fəl/
Übersetzungen
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.
Definitionen
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.
Synonyme
trifleadjektiv
Attributive use referring to the dessert ‘trifle’, e.g. ‘trifle dish’. Not gradable in ordinary usage.
Definitionen
Relating to or intended for the dessert known as trifle.
She bought a special trifle bowl for the occasion.
trifleadverb
Used in the fixed expression “a trifle” and occasionally alone to mean ‘slightly; to a small degree’.
Definitionen
Slightly; to a small extent or degree.
I’m a trifle disappointed with the results.
Synonyme
a shade
to some extent
a tad
a bit
a little