User:Wietsezuyderwijk/Word file/trifle
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Noun[edit]
word: trifle lexeme: trifle
Translates in Dutch as: kleinigheid; trivialiteiten; banaliteit (1);trifle; custardtoetje (2); tin (3)
- an insignificant amount
- "But thou, to whom my jewels trifles are" (Shakespeare; 1609)
- "A trifle -- in his own esteem -- But magnified -- by Fame (Dickinson; 1955)
- an English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream
- "Cherry Cranberry Trifle" (News Canada; 2005)
- alloy of tin and lead; common pewter
- sweet and pleasant; delicious
- "It was a beautiful day; the birds chirped and the grass looked more luscious than ever."
- sexually appealing; seductive
- "That short skirt makes that luscious girl all the more seductive."
- obscene
- "The luscious gossip about his supossed affair with her made him burst out in fury."
Verb[edit]
word: to trifle (infinitive) lexeme: trifle
Translates in Dutch as: bagatelliseren; als onbelangrijk afdoen (1); PHRASAL VERB: niet serieus nemen (2)'
- to treat something as trivial
- "the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happiness" (Austen; 1813)
Phrasal verb[edit]
word: to trifle with (infinitive) lexeme: trifle with
- to treat someone with disrespect
- "You only trifle with me." (Hardy; 1878)