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piffle

/ˈpɪf.əl/

Translations

pifflenoun

balivernes

The meeting was filled with so much piffle that we didn't accomplish anything.

La réunion était remplie de tant de balivernes que nous n'avons rien accompli.

Additional translations

sornettesSoutenu ou plus littéraire.

Synonyms

piffleverb

piffled

Past Simple

piffled

Past Participle

piffling

Gerund

/ˈpɪf.əl/

divaguerParler de façon absurde ou sans suite.

He tends to piffle on about unimportant details during meetings.

Il a tendance à divaguer sur des détails sans importance pendant les réunions.

Additional translations

chipoterQuand l’idée est surtout de s’attarder sur des détails insignifiants.

Synonyms

piffleinterjection

/ˈpɪf.əl/

Exclamatory use expressing disbelief, dismissal or contempt.

n'importe quoiMarque le rejet ou l’incrédulité.

"Piffle! That's simply not true," she retorted.

« N'importe quoi ! Ce n'est tout simplement pas vrai », répliqua-t-elle.

Additional translations

balivernesEmploi exclamatif pour rejeter des propos jugés absurdes.

Definitions

pifflenoun

Nonsense or trivial talk.

The meeting was filled with so much piffle that we didn't accomplish anything.

piffleverb

To talk or act in a trivial, ineffectual, or nonsensical manner.

He tends to piffle on about unimportant details during meetings.

piffleinterjection

Used to express dismissal, disbelief, or contempt for what has just been said.

“Piffle! That’s simply not true,” she retorted.