User:Wietsezuyderwijk/Word file/trifle

Noun

word: trifle lexeme: trifle

Translates in Dutch as: kleinigheid; trivialiteiten; banaliteit (1);trifle; custardtoetje (2); tin (3)

1. 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)

2. an English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream

   "Cherry Cranberry Trifle" (News Canada; 2005)

3. 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

word: to trifle (infinitive) lexeme: trifle

Translates in Dutch as: bagatelliseren; als onbelangrijk afdoen (1); PHRASAL VERB: niet serieus nemen (2)'

1. to treat something as trivial

   "the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happiness" (Austen; 1813)

Phrasal verb

word: to trifle with (infinitive) lexeme: trifle with

1. to treat someone with disrespect

   "You only trifle with me." (Hardy; 1878)