C2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

trifle

tri·fle

trifle · trifles

думка, мисль, мисля

мелочь, небольшое количество, небольшая сумма, бисквит

Kleinigkeit, ein wenig, ein bisschen, Trifle

An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and…An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

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/ˈtɹaɪfəl/

» Tom isn't to be trifled with.

Meaning

6 senses

(countable, uncountable)An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
Trifle
бискви́тbiskvít
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Anything that is of little importance or worth.
Kleinigkeit
безделу́шкаbezdelúška, безде́лицаbezdélica, пустя́кpustják
something of small importance
Anything that is of little importance or worth.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An insignificant amount of money.
Kleinigkeit, ein bisschen, ein wenig
небольшо́е коли́чествоnebolʹšóje kolíčestvo, небольша́я су́ммаnebolʹšája súmma, копе́йкиkopéjki
a detail that is considered insignificant
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A very small amount (of something).
(countable, uncountable)A particular kind of pewter.
(uncountable)Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.

Examples

59 sentences

Tom isn't to be trifled with.
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Tom is not to be trifled with.
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Tom isn't a man to be trifled with.
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Don't worry about such a trifle.
Не хвилюйся про таку дрібницю.
deMach dir wegen einer solchen Kleinigkeit keine Sorgen!
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You need not fret over such trifles.
Не варто нервувати з-за таких дрібниць.
deDu musst dir keine Gedanken machen wegen solcher Kleinigkeiten.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

dessert:

thing of little importance or worth:

insignificant amount:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

dessert:

thing of little importance or worth:

insignificant amount:

Origin

From Middle English trifle, trifel, triful, trefle, truyfle, trufful, from Old French truf

From Middle English trifle, trifel, triful, trefle, truyfle, trufful, from Old French trufle (“mockery”), a byform of trufe, truffe (“deception”), of uncertain origin.

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