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Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪf�l|-aɪf�l

Noun
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1. An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
2. An insignificant amount.
3. A detail or thing of little importance or worth.
4. A particular kind of pewter.
5. uncountable utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
6. See a trifle

Synonyms
(insignificant amount): iota, jot, scrap, whit
(thing of little importance or worth): bagatelle, minor detail

Translations

trans-top|dessert
Finnish: jälkiruokatorttu
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Italian: zuppa inglese f (not the same thing, but a similar Italian dessert)
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trans-top|insignificant amount
Finnish: vähän, hiukan, hieman
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Portuguese: ninharia f
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trans-top|thing of little importance or worth
Finnish: pikkuasia, pikkujuttu
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Portuguese: ninharia f
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trans-top|kind of pewter
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trans-top|utensils made from this kind of pewter
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Derived terms
a trifle

Verb
en-verb|trifl|ing

1. intransitive To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
2. intransitive To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
3. intransitive To inconsequentially toy with something.
4. transitive To squander or waste.

Translations
trans-top|To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth
Finnish: väheksyä
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trans-top|To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest
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trans-top|To inconsequentially toy with something
Finnish: leikkiä, leikitellä
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trans-top|To squander or waste
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