trifle

trifle: noun

1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) bagatell, småting

2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) dessert

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- trifling

bagatell
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fruktterte
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småting
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småtteri

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subst. \/ˈtraɪfl\/

1) bagatell, småting, ubetydelighet, fillesak

2) ubetydelig sum, slant, fillesum, bagatell, spottpris

3) (britisk) forklaring: slags dessert laget på sukkerbrødbunn med frukt, syltetøy m.m. og dekket med krem eller vaniljesaus

4) britanniametall (tinnlegering)

fret over trifles irritere seg over småting, henge seg opp i bagateller

a trifle (som adv.) en smule, en anelse, en tanke, litt

• this dress is a trifle too short

denne kjolen er i korteste laget
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verb \/traɪfl\/

1) tulle, tøyse, tøve, fjase

2) sløse bort tiden, drive dank

trifle away sløse bort, søle bort

• trifle away money

sløse bort penger

forspille, sløse bort

• trifle away one's time

forspille tiden

trifle with tøyse med, spøke med

• he is not to be trifled with

han er ikke til å spøke med

(sitte og) leke med plukke i, pirke i

• trifle with the food

pirke i maten

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