bagatelle
bagatelle · bagatelles · bagatelled · bagatelling
To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelleTo meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.
/ˌbæɡəˈtɛl/
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, rare)To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.
(rare, transitive)To bagatellize; to regard as a bagatelle.
Origin
Borrowed from French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.Borrowed from French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.
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Forms
bagatelles, bagatelling, bagatelled, bagatelled| Base form | bagatelle · to bagatelle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bagatelles |
| Present participle | bagatelling |
| Past simple | bagatelled |
| Past participle | bagatelled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.