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piffle

/ˈpɪf.əl/

pifflenoun

Translations

What he said was complete piffle.

То, что он сказал, было полной чепухой.

Additional translations

Definitions

Nonsense or trivial talk.

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

Synonyms

piffleverb

piffled

Past Simple

piffled

Past Participle

piffling

Gerund

/ˈpɪf.əl/

Translations

болтать ерунду

He tends to piffle when he's nervous.

Он склонен болтать ерунду, когда нервничает.

Definitions

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

He tends to piffle on about unimportant details during meetings.

Synonyms

piffleinterjection

/ˈpɪf.əl/

Exclamatory use expressing disbelief, dismissal or contempt.

Definitions

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

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