trifles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trifles in the English»French Dictionary

I.trifle [Brit ˈtrʌɪf(ə)l, Am ˈtraɪfəl] N

1. trifle:

a trifle (slightly)

légèrement

a trifle (slightly)

un tantinet iron

a trifle dull/long

légèrement ennuyeux/long

a trifle breathlessly

légèrement essoufflé

to speed up/slow down a trifle

accélérer/ralentir légèrement

2. trifle (triviality):

trifle (gift, money)

bagatelle f

trifle (matter, problem)

détail m

trifle (matter, problem)

chose f sans importance

to waste time on trifles

perdre son temps à des broutilles

3. trifle Brit FOOD:

trifle

≈ diplomate m

II.to trifle with VB intr

to trifle with feelings, affections:

to trifle with

jouer avec

to trifle with sb

traiter qn à la légère

she's not someone to be trifled with!

ce n'est pas une femme qu'on traite à la légère or avec qui l'on badine!

Translations for trifles in the French»English Dictionary

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vétille

trifle

futilités (objets)

trifles

broutille

trifle

babiole

trifle

se disputer pour des queues de cerises inf

to fall out over a trifle

un tantinet

a trifle, a tiny bit

bagatelle

trifle

ne t'embête pas pour si peu

don't worry about such trifles

trifles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trifles in the English»French Dictionary

trifle [ˈtraɪ·fl] N

1. trifle (insignificant thing):

trifle

broutille f

2. trifle (small amount):

trifle

bagatelle f

3. trifle (slightly):

a trifle big

un peu gros

trifle with VB trans

1. trifle with:

to trifle with (treat as insignificant)

traiter à la légère

2. trifle with (flirt heartlessly):

trifle with

se jouer de

to trifle with sb's affections form

jouer avec les sentiments de qn

Translations for trifles in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

vétille

trifle

broutille

trifle

babiole fig

trifle

bagatelle

trifle

bricole

trifle

rien

trifle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some of the ships were said to be carrying merchandise, including cloth, caps, lace points and other trifles.

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Third, they asked that men should not be excommunicated for trifles and twelvepenny matters.

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The literal translation of the title would be trifle of trifles, but in this context would mean something like.

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He was of small account, as he was slow with his tasks and spent much time on trifles unbidden.

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