-
English
-
Russian
-
English
-
Russian
Trifles
UK
/ˈtraɪfəlz/
US
/ˈtraɪfəlz/
Translation trifles into russian
trifle
Verb
He tends to trifle with serious matters.
Он склонен шутить с серьезными вопросами.
She doesn't like to trifle with people's emotions.
Ей не нравится играть с чувствами людей.
trifle
Noun
It was just a trifle, nothing to worry about.
Это был просто пустяк, не о чем беспокоиться.
He paid for the coffee with a trifle he found in his pocket.
Он заплатил за кофе мелочью, которую нашел в кармане.
For dessert, we had a delicious trifle with layers of fruit and cream.
На десерт у нас был вкусный десерт с слоями фруктов и крема.
Definitions
trifle
Verb
To treat someone or something without seriousness or respect.
He trifled with her emotions, never intending to commit to the relationship.
To spend time idly or frivolously.
She trifled away the afternoon browsing through old magazines.
trifle
Noun
A thing of little value or importance.
He considered the matter a mere trifle and not worth his time.
A cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
For dessert, she served a delicious trifle with layers of strawberries and cream.
Idioms and phrases
mere trifle
The cost of the item was a mere trifle.
пустяк
Стоимость товара была пустяком.
bagatelle and trifle
He dismissed the issue as a bagatelle and trifle.
пустяк и мелочь
Он отмахнулся от проблемы как от пустяка и мелочи.
trifle with (someone)
You shouldn't trifle with her feelings.
шутить с (кем-то)
Не стоит шутить с её чувствами.
trifle dessert
She prepared a delicious trifle dessert for the party.
десерт 'трайфл'
Она приготовила вкусный десерт 'трайфл' для вечеринки.
chocolate trifle
The restaurant's signature dessert is a rich chocolate trifle.
шоколадный трайфл
Фирменный десерт ресторана - богатый шоколадный трайфл.
bicker over trifles
They always bicker over trifles, even when it's not important.
спорить по пустякам
Они всегда спорят по пустякам, даже когда это не важно.