Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)A little, slightly.

    Could you lend me some money? I'm a trifle short of what I need to pay the rent.

    2006, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Wizard of the Crow, New York: Knopf Doubleday, Book 3, p. 411, “Let’s get on with it,” Sikiokuu replied, a trifle impatiently.

More definitions
  • to a small degree; somewhat

Examples

19 sentences

  1. Don't worry about such a trifle.

    Не хвилюйся про таку дрібницю.

    deMach dir wegen einer solchen Kleinigkeit keine Sorgen!

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  2. This box is a trifle too heavy.

    Ця коробка трохи заважка.

    ruЭта коробка немного тяжеловата.

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  3. Don't make a fuss about trifles.

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  4. Don't worry about such a trifle thing.

    deMach dir wegen einer solchen Kleinigkeit keine Sorgen.

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  5. Their trouble stems from a trifling matter.

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Synonyms

30 synonyms
barelyB1closelyB1hardlyA2imperceptiblyC2justA1marginallyC1nearlyA2scarcelyB2slightlyB1somewhatB2a bita littlea little bita mite
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See also

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