Trifle
31trifle — n. & v. n. 1 a thing of slight value or importance. 2 a a small amount esp. of money (was sold for a trifle). b (prec. by a) somewhat (seems a trifle annoyed). 3 Brit. a confection of sponge cake with custard, jelly, fruit, cream, etc. v. 1 intr …
32trifle — noun Trifle is used after these nouns: ↑sherry …
33Trifle — Tri|fle [traifl̩] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. trifle, eigtl. »Kleinigkeit«> in England beliebte Süßspeise …
34trifle — [13] Trifle was acquired from Old French truffle, a derivative of truffe ‘trickery, deceit’ (it is not known where this came from; it has no connection with English truffle, which may come ultimately from the same source as tuber). The first… …
35trifle — noun 1》 a thing of little value or importance. ↘a small amount. 2》 Brit. a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream. verb 1》 (trifle with) treat without seriousness or respect. 2》 archaic talk or… …
36trifle — [13] Trifle was acquired from Old French truffle, a derivative of truffe ‘trickery, deceit’ (it is not known where this came from; it has no connection with English truffle, which may come ultimately from the same source as tuber). The first… …
37trifle — бисквит, пропитанный вином и залитый взбитыми сливками he is not a man to trifle with с ним шутки плохи …
38trifle with somebody — ˈtrifle with sb/sth derived (formal) (used especially in negative sentences) to treat sb/sth without genuine respect • He is not a person to be trifled with. • You should not trifle with someone s affection …
39trifle with something — ˈtrifle with sb/sth derived (formal) (used especially in negative sentences) to treat sb/sth without genuine respect • He is not a person to be trifled with. • You should not trifle with someone s affection …
40trifle amount — index modicum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
