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1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.)2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.)•- trifling* * *tri.fle[tr'aifəl] n 1 ninharia, bagatela, insignificância. he stands upon trifles / ele é mesquinho. don’t stick at trifles / não se preocupe com ninharias. 2 coll quantidade pequena, pouquinho. 3 Cook doce feito de bolo, creme, frutas e vinho. • vt+vi 1 brincar, gracejar. she trifled with his feelings / ela menosprezou seus sentimentos. he is not (the man) to be trifled with / ele não é de menosprezar. 2 gastar (tempo ou dinheiro) em coisas inúteis, passar o tempo, ficar à toa. don’t trifle away (through) your time! / não perca seu tempo à toa! 3 esbanjar. a mere trifle apenas uma ninharia. to seem a trifle odd parecer um pouco esquisito. to trifle away the money esbanjar o dinheiro.
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Trifles — is a one act play by Susan Glaspell. Her short story, A Jury of Her Peers , was adapted from the play a year after its debut. It was first performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in Provincetown, Massachusetts on August 8, 1916 … Wikipedia
Trifles — (engl., spr. traifls, »Kleinigkeiten, Spielereien«), in England beliebte Mischung von allerlei beliebig zusammengestellten Leckereien, z. B. in Wein getränkter Biskuits, in seinem Likör getränkter Makronen, Zitronat, kandierter Orangenschalen,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Trifles — This one act drama by Susan Glaspell opened on 8 August 1916 at the Wharf Theatre, the little theatre used by the Prov incetown Players on Cape Cod, after which the Washington Square Players produced it at the Comedy Theatre, where it opened… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
Trifles, light as air… — См. Отелло. Trifles, light as air… См. Ревность отрава жизни … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
trifles — n. utensils made of trifle (type of pewter) tri·fle || traɪfl n. matter or object of small value or importance; small amount of something; artistic work of no lasting significance; type of pewter; dessert made from sponge cake layered with… … English contemporary dictionary
trifles — lifters … Anagrams dictionary
TRIFLES — … Useful english dictionary
lady-trifles — laˈdy trifles plural noun (Shakespeare) Trifles befitting a lady • • • Main Entry: ↑lady … Useful english dictionary
stifler — trifles … Anagrams dictionary
John Nesbitt (acteur) — John Nesbitt est un acteur, producteur et scénariste canadien né le 23 août 1910 à Victoria (Canada), décédé le 10 août 1960 à Carmel (États Unis). Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 2.1 comme a … Wikipédia en Français
John nesbitt (acteur) — John Nesbitt est un acteur, producteur et scénariste canadien né le 23 août 1910 à Victoria (Canada), décédé le 10 août 1960 à Carmel (États Unis). Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 2.1 … Wikipédia en Français
