piffle

UK
/ˈpɪf.əl/
US
/ˈpɪf.əl/
pifflenoun
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
sornettesSoutenu ou plus littéraire.
Definizioni
Nonsense or trivial talk.
The meeting was filled with so much piffle that we didn't accomplish anything.
piffleverb
piffled
Past Simple
piffled
Past Participle
piffling
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɪf.əl/
US
/ˈpɪf.əl/
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
chipoterQuand l’idée est surtout de s’attarder sur des détails insignifiants.
Definizioni
To talk or act in a trivial, ineffectual, or nonsensical manner.
He tends to piffle on about unimportant details during meetings.
piffleinterjection
UK
/ˈpɪf.əl/
US
/ˈpɪf.əl/
Exclamatory use expressing disbelief, dismissal or contempt.
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
balivernesEmploi exclamatif pour rejeter des propos jugés absurdes.
Definizioni
Used to express dismissal, disbelief, or contempt for what has just been said.
“Piffle! That’s simply not true,” she retorted.