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1 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) malenkost2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) sadni kolač•- trifling* * *[tráifl]1.nounmalenkost, bagatela, nepomembnost; figuratively majhna vsota; figuratively mrvica, košček; culinary narastek, napihnjen kolač; plural posoda, predmeti iz kositrato waste one's time on trifles — zapravljati čas z malenkostmi;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbigra(čka)ti se; šaliti se, delati (počenjati) šale, norčije, burke ( with z); zabavati se; flirtati; površno delati; čas tratitihe is not to be trifled with — z njim se ni šaliti, on ne pozna šale -
2 trifle away
transitive verb razsipavati z, zaman tratiti, zapravljatito trifle away one's fortune on s.th. — tratiti svoje premoženje za kaj -
3 trifle through
intransitive verb zapravljati čas, prebiti čas v brezdelju
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trifle — ► NOUN 1) a thing of little value or importance. 2) a small amount. 3) Brit. a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream. ► VERB 1) (trifle with) treat without seriousness or respect. 2) archaic ta … English terms dictionary
trifle — early 13c., trufle false or idle tale, later matter of little importance (late 13c.), from O.Fr. trufle mockery, dim. of truffe deception, of uncertain origin. The verb, in the sense of treat lightly, is first attested 1520s … Etymology dictionary
trifle away — verb spend wastefully wanton one s money away • Syn: ↑wanton, ↑wanton away • Hypernyms: ↑spend, ↑expend, ↑drop • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
trifle with — verb a) to toy with b) to mock … Wiktionary
trifle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trufle, trifle, from Anglo French trufle, triffle fraud, trick, nonsense Date: 14th century 1. something of little value, substance, or importance 2. a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often… … New Collegiate Dictionary
trifle — tri|fle1 [ traıfl ] noun 1. ) count OLD FASHIONED something that is not very important: a mere trifle 2. ) count or uncount a sweet food eaten especially in the U.K., made from cake covered with fruit or GELATIN, cold CUSTARD, and sometimes cream … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trifle — I UK [ˈtraɪf(ə)l] / US noun Word forms trifle : singular trifle plural trifles 1) [countable/uncountable] a sweet food eaten especially in the UK, made from cake covered with fruit or jelly, cold custard, and sometimes cream 2) [countable] old… … English dictionary
trifle — 1 noun 1 a trifle formal slightly; rather: You seem a trifle nervous. 2 (C) old fashioned something unimportant or not valuable: I don t know why you waste your money on such trifles. 3 (C, U) a cold sweet dish that consists of layers of cake,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trifle with — PLAY WITH, amuse oneself with, toy with, dally with, flirt with, play fast and loose with; informal mess about with; dated sport with. → trifle * * * trifle with [phrasal verb] trifle with (someone or something) : to treat or deal with (someone… … Useful english dictionary
trifle with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms trifle with : present tense I/you/we/they trifle with he/she/it trifles with present participle trifling with past tense trifled with past participle trifled with 1) trifle with something to deal with… … English dictionary
trifle — /ˈtraɪfəl / (say truyfuhl) noun 1. an article or thing of small value. 2. a matter of slight importance; a trivial or insignificant affair or circumstance. 3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. 4. a small quantity or amount of… …