Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - trifle
Trifle
trifle
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. talk or act frivolously. 2 intr. (foll. by with) a treat or deal with frivolously or derisively; flirt heartlessly with. b refuse to take seriously. 3 tr. (foll. by away) waste (time, energies, money, etc.) frivolously. Derivatives trifler n. Etymology: ME f. OF truf(f)le by-form of trufe deceit, of unkn. orig.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English trufle, ~, from Anglo-French trufle, triffle fraud, trick, nonsense Date: 14th century something of little value, substance, or importance, a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine or spirits (as brandy or rum) and topped with layers of preserves, custard, and cream, II. verb (~d; trifling) Etymology: Middle English truflen, ~n, from Anglo-French trufler to trick, talk nonsense Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead, to treat someone or something as unimportant, to handle something idly, transitive verb to spend or waste in trifling or on ~s, ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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