TRIFLE


Meaning of TRIFLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ traɪf(ə)l ]

( trifles, trifling, trifled)

1.

You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme.

As a photographer, he’d found both locations just a trifle disappointing...

PHRASE : PHR adj / adv / prep [ vagueness ]

2.

A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.

He had no money to spare on trifles...

N-COUNT

3.

Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.

N-VAR

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