tri|fle

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• fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… …   English syllables

• trifle — tri·fle …   English syllables

• Trifle — Tri|fle [traɪfl̩ ], das; s, s [engl. trifle, eigtl. = Kleinigkeit]: kuchenartige englische Süßspeise. * * * Tri|fle [traɪfl̩], das; s, s [engl. trifle, eigtl. = Kleinigkeit]: kuchenartige englische Süßspeise …   Universal-Lexikon

• trifle — tri•fle [[t]ˈtraɪ fəl[/t]] n. v. fled, fling 1) something of very little value, importance, or consequence 2) a small, inconsiderable, or trifling amount of anything 3) coo a dessert of cake soaked in liqueur, then combined with custard, fruit,… …   From formal English to slang

• trifle — tri|fle1 [ traıfl ] noun 1. ) count OLD FASHIONED something that is not very important: a mere trifle 2. ) count or uncount a sweet food eaten especially in the U.K., made from cake covered with fruit or GELATIN, cold CUSTARD, and sometimes cream …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Trifle — Tri|fle auch: Trif|le 〈[traıf(ə)l] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; engl. Kochk.〉 Nachspeise, die aus drei Schichten besteht, z. B. Götterspeise, Vanillesauce u. Sahne …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• Trifle — Tri|fle [traifl̩] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. trifle, eigtl. »Kleinigkeit«> in England beliebte Süßspeise …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• Trifle — Tri|fle [ trai̮fl̩ ], das; s, s <englisch> (eine englische Süßspeise) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

• To trifle with — Trifle Tri fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trifled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trifling}.] [OE. trifelen, truflen. See {Trifle}, n.] To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trifle — Tri fle, n. [OE. trifle, trufle, OF. trufle mockery, raillery, trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being applied to any small or worthless object. See {Truffle}.] 1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English