TRIFLE


Meaning of TRIFLE in English

I. tri ‧ fle 1 /ˈtraɪf ə l/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: trufe , trufle 'deceiving, making fun' ]

1 . a trifle formal slightly

a trifle eccentric/odd/unexpected etc

2 . [countable] old-fashioned something unimportant or not valuable:

There’s no point in arguing over trifles.

3 . [uncountable and countable] a cold British sweet dish made of layers of cake, fruit, ↑ jelly , ↑ custard , and cream

II. trifle 2 BrE AmE verb

trifle with somebody/something phrasal verb

to treat someone or something without respect or not in a serious way:

He’s not a man to be trifled with.

men who trifle with women’s affections

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.