trifling

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tri·fling

(trī′flĭng)

adj.

1. Of little worth or importance. See Synonyms at trivial.

2. Frivolous or foolish: "Mr. Knightly ... is not a trifling, silly young man" (Jane Austen).

tri′fling·ly adv.

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trifling

(ˈtraɪflɪŋ)

adj

1. insignificant or petty

2. frivolous or idle

ˈtriflingly adv

ˈtriflingness n

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tri•fling

(ˈtraɪ flɪŋ)

adj.

1. insignificant: a trifling sum.

2. frivolous; shallow; light.

[1350–1400]

syn: See petty.

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Noun	1.	trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working dalliance, dawdling delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Adj.	1.	trifling - not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" paltry, negligible worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

trifling

adjective insignificant, small, tiny, empty, slight, silly, shallow, petty, idle, trivial, worthless, negligible, unimportant, frivolous, paltry, minuscule, puny, measly, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), footling (informal) The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum.
large, major, important, serious, significant, vital, crucial, considerable, weighty

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trifling

adjective

Contemptibly unimportant:

inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded.

Slang: measly.

Idiom: of no account.

Translations

تافِه، زَهيد

bezvýznamný

ubetydelig

belanglos unbedeutend

smávægilegur

trifling

[ˈtraɪflɪŋ] ADJ (= insignificant) → sin importancia, frívolo

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trifling

[ˈtraɪflɪŋ] adj [matter, details] → insignifiant(e)
the trifling sum of ten pounds
BUT la bagatelle de dix livres.

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trifling

adj → unbedeutend, geringfügig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

trifling

[ˈtraɪflɪŋ] adj → insignificante

trifle

(ˈtraifl) noun

1. anything of very little value. $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.

2. (a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc. I'm making a trifle for dessert.

ˈtrifling adjective

unimportant. a trifling amount of money.

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