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   trifle

   /ˈtrʌɪfl/

   noun

   • 1. a thing of little value or importance: "we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles" Similar unimportant thing/mattertrivial thing/mattertrivialitything/matter of no consequencething/matter of no importancebagatelleinessentialnothingtechnicalitytriviaminutiaebaubletrinketknick-knackgimcrackgewgawtoyinformal:whatnotdoodah
   • ▪ a small amount of something: "the thousand yen he'd paid seemed the merest trifle" Similar very small amountnext to nothinghardly anythingpittanceinformal:peanutspiddling amountchump changeOpposite small fortune
   • 2. a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream: British "syllabubs, trifles, and other dishes"

   verb

   • 1. treat without seriousness or respect: "he is not a man to be trifled with"
   • 2. talk or act frivolously: archaic "we will not trifle—life is too short"
   • ▪ waste something, especially time, frivolously: "he had trifled away two months at a task which should have taken a week"

   Word Origin Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe ‘deceit’, of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler ‘mock, deceive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trifler noun

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   What does trifle mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! TRIFLE definition: 1. a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet…. Learn more.

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   What is a trifle dessert?

   • Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a trifle made of?

   • dessert Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, fruit gelatin, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream. ...a bowl of trifle.

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   What does trifling mean?

   • 3. a dessert of cake soaked in liqueur, then combined with custard, fruit, jam, etc., and topped with whipped cream. 4. to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect. 5. to play or toy by handling or fingering (usu. fol. by with): He sat trifling with a pen.

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   What genre is 'Trifles'?

   • “Trifles” is a crime drama where the action takes place in a kitchen instead of a typical crime scene. The play appears to reflect men's perspective of how women's roles were perceived during the early 20th century, based on its setting.

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   What is a trifle anxious?

   • The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app She seemed a trifle anxious. He was just a trifle too friendly for my liking. [countable] (formal) something that is not valuable or important There’s no point worrying over such trifles.

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     TRIFLE translate: фруктовый торт с кремом, пустяк . Learn...

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     TRIFLE translate: postre de bizcocho, crema y frutas,...

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     trifle translate: die Kleinigkeit, der Biskuitauflauf. Learn...

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   A trifle is something that's totally unimportant. If your friend is freaking out over which poster to buy and you call her dilemma a trifle, you're saying she shouldn't get so worked up over nothing.

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