Meaning of "trifle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRIFLE

From Old French trufle mockery, from trufler to cheat.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRIFLE

trifle  [ˈtraɪfəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIFLE

Trifle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb trifle in English.

WHAT DOES TRIFLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trifle

Trifle is an English dessert dish made from thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or jelly, and whipped cream. These ingredients are usually arranged in layers.

Definition of trifle in the English dictionary

The first definition of trifle in the dictionary is a thing of little or no value or significance. Other definition of trifle is a small amount; bit. Trifle is also a cold dessert made with sponge cake spread with jam or fruit, soaked in wine or sherry, covered with a custard sauce and cream, and decorated.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRIFLE

PRESENT

Present

I trifle

you trifle

he/she/it trifles

we trifle

you trifle

they trifle

Present continuous

I am trifling

you are trifling

he/she/it is trifling

we are trifling

you are trifling

they are trifling

Present perfect

I have trifled

you have trifled

he/she/it has trifled

we have trifled

you have trifled

they have trifled

Present perfect continuous

I have been trifling

you have been trifling

he/she/it has been trifling

we have been trifling

you have been trifling

they have been trifling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I trifled

you trifled

he/she/it trifled

we trifled

you trifled

they trifled

Past continuous

I was trifling

you were trifling

he/she/it was trifling

we were trifling

you were trifling

they were trifling

Past perfect

I had trifled

you had trifled

he/she/it had trifled

we had trifled

you had trifled

they had trifled

Past perfect continuous

I had been trifling

you had been trifling

he/she/it had been trifling

we had been trifling

you had been trifling

they had been trifling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will trifle

you will trifle

he/she/it will trifle

we will trifle

you will trifle

they will trifle

Future continuous

I will be trifling

you will be trifling

he/she/it will be trifling

we will be trifling

you will be trifling

they will be trifling

Future perfect

I will have trifled

you will have trifled

he/she/it will have trifled

we will have trifled

you will have trifled

they will have trifled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been trifling

you will have been trifling

he/she/it will have been trifling

we will have been trifling

you will have been trifling

they will have been trifling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would trifle

you would trifle

he/she/it would trifle

we would trifle

you would trifle

they would trifle

Conditional continuous

I would be trifling

you would be trifling

he/she/it would be trifling

we would be trifling

you would be trifling

they would be trifling

Conditional perfect

I would have trifle

you would have trifle

he/she/it would have trifle

we would have trifle

you would have trifle

they would have trifle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been trifling

you would have been trifling

he/she/it would have been trifling

we would have been trifling

you would have been trifling

they would have been trifling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you trifle
we let´s trifle
you trifle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to trifle

Past participle

trifled

Present Participle

trifling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TRIFLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «trifle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of trifle

bagatelle · bauble · gewgaw · knick-knack · minutiae · nothing · peanuts · pittance · plaything · technicality · toy · trivia · triviality

TRANSLATION OF TRIFLE

Find out the translation of trifle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of trifle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trifle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 琐事
• Translator English - Spanish: nimiedad
• English: trifle
• Translator English - Hindi: हलकी बात
• Translator English - Arabic: تَافِه
• Translator English - Russian: пустяк
• Translator English - Portuguese: bagatela
• Translator English - Bengali: হেলাফেলা করা
• Translator English - French: broutille
• Translator English - Malay: Sedikit sekali
• Translator English - German: Kleinigkeit
• Translator English - Japanese: つまらないもの
• Translator English - Korean: 시시한 것
• Translator English - Javanese: Trifle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đồ lặt vặt
• Translator English - Tamil: அற்பம்
• Translator English - Marathi: क्षुल्लक
• Translator English - Turkish: pandispanyalı tatlı
• Translator English - Italian: zuppa inglese
• Translator English - Polish: drobnostka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дрібниця
• Translator English - Romanian: fleac
• Translator English - Greek: ψιλοπράγμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kleinigheid
• Translator English - Swedish: bagatell
• Translator English - Norwegian: bagatell

10 QUOTES WITH «TRIFLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trifle.

1

Louis Agassiz

The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.

2

John Bright

Possibly you are not aware of the fact that the largest sum given by any contributor to the fund is but a trifle when compared with the losses suffered by nearly all the firms in the cotton trade during the disastrous years of the American war.

3

Thomas Day

The trifle now inscribed with your name. was occasioned by a particular fact; but to the disgrace of human nature, the subject is sufficiently general to interest every heart not totally impenetrable.

4

Deborra-Lee Furness

My secret indulgent food is dessert. I have an incredible sweet tooth - chocolate pudding with vanilla ice-cream or trifle and pavlova. I do love dessert.

5

Homer

The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

6

Henry Cabot Lodge

Strong, generous, and confident, she has nobly served mankind. Beware how you trifle with your marvellous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin.

7

Henry Cabot Lodge

Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin.

8

Michelangelo

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

9

Dwight L. Moody

Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle, nor dare to trifle with anything He has commanded.

10

Alfred de Musset

One must not trifle with love.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIFLE»

Discover the use of trifle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trifle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Trifle

This is a reprint and recovering of the first volume in Prospect's series The English Kitchen . The authors trace the development and spread of that quintessentially English dish, the trifle.

Helen Saberi, Alan Davidson, 2009

Trifle: Heavenly Layers

From al fresco dining to a formal dinner party, there's a trifle for every occasion.

Michelle Keogh, 2012

Trifle Bearings: Quotes about All Aspects of Life from the ...

Jane Austen's wit, astuteness and genius as an unsurpassed wordsmith comes alive in this charming volume that cleverly classifies these sayings into nineteen different categories and themes of life touched on by Jane Austen in her writings.

Angela Traubel, 2010

The Trifle Bowl and Other Tales

A cookery book like no other, The Trifle Bowl and Other Tales is a dip into Lindsey Bareham's kitchen, introducing us to more of her tempting, easy-to-follow seasonal recipes, this time organized by the well-loved and well-used pots, pans, ...

Lindsey Bareham, 2013

Smack a Trifle!: Odd Quirks in Prose and Rhyme

Smack a Trifle is a collection of odd, quirky humour for the sophisticated reader.

Neville Phillips, 2009

English Trifle

SUB TITLE:A Culinary Mystery

Josi S. Kilpack, 2009

Light house: a trifle

A novel set in a New England bed and breakfast introduces a bizarre cast of characters trapped in the old house while a nor'easter blows through. A first novel. 30,000 first printing.

William Monahan, 2000

An Eyeful of Trifle

From the traditional trifle to the fanciful, recipes that will please the palate as well as the eye.

Virginia Snyder Lee, 2005

Bulletin (United States. Bureau of Animal Industry)

Scores before and after storage of butter. Comments. Good, trifle oily High acid High acid, but clean Trifle coarse salt for storage. . Oily or heated (Trifle sour and oily, has been \ trifle heated. Not so oily Trifle sour and oily Trifle oily Good butter  ...

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Hall Marked a Satiric Trifle

THE SQUIRE. [Taking EDWARD by the collar, and holding his own nose] Jove! Clever if he can smell anything but himself. Phew! She ought to have the Victoria Cross for goin' in that pond.

John Galsworthy, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIFLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trifle is used in the context of the following news items.

Quick and Yummy Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

Once the cake it baked, the trifle should be assembled within an hour of serving. Serves 6-8. Ingredients: 1 White Duncan Hines cake mix, prepared according to ... «Jewish Link of New Jersey, Jul 15»

Tahoe recipe: Fourth of July red, white and blue trifle

Good thing this trifle is so beautiful, inside and out, it can work that whole “glass half-full” thing, otherwise I'd me taking a picture of your wife's sad clam dip (next ... «Sierra Sun, Jul 15»

Fourth of July recipe: Red, White and Blue Berry Trifle

Everyday Food editor Sarah Carey shows you how to make a spectacular berry dessert that's perfect for your July 4 party -- or any summer celebration. «Devil's Lake Daily Journal, Jun 15»

This Peanut Butter Cup Trifle Is Ridic

I've been meaning to make a peanut butter cup trifle for a while now, and just hadn't slapped it together yet, but the enormous bag of mini Reese's gave me the ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

Fourth of July Recipe: Coconut and Berry Trifle

Spoon a layer of pastry cream in the bottom of a trifle dish, top with cubes of cake, then a sprinkling of berries. Repeat layers until you reach the top of the dish. «Oroville Mercury Register, Jun 15»

For Shavuot, try super easy strawberry rhubarb trifle

JTA — Forget fancy pastries, cakes or tarts: Trifles are the best dessert you can make for entertaining. They are delicious and look beautiful and impressive, but ... «The Times of Israel, May 15»

Video recipe: How to make my favorite dessert, pot-infused triple …

Remember: Approach the trifle with a big spoon, and dig deep; That way you get some of everything. And to make life easier, we used instant pudding. «The Cannabist, May 15»

Eastenders' Buster pours trifle on Aunt Babe's head after he learns …

In an upcoming episode, meddling Aunt Babe finds herself covered in trifle as a furious Buster learns the truth about when Blades was bricked. Buster interrupts ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

H-E-B Recipe: Strawberry Glazed Chicken and Strawberry …

In a Trifle bowl or 9'13 glass baking dish, place dessert shells on bottom to cover. 2. Toss sliced strawberries with glaze and pour over dessert shells evenly. 3. «KPRC Houston, Apr 15»

British Soap Awards 2015: Anne Kirkbride nominated for …

The actress – aka Deirdre Barlow – is on the shortlist for scene of the year, for the dramatic moment in which Deirdre hurled a trifle at the wall after the stress of ... «Metro, Apr 15»