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Substantiivi
- (cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- An insignificant amount of money.
- (figurative) A very small amount (of something).
- A particular kind of pewter.
- (uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
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Esimerkit
- Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy. Strictly speaking, he ought to have been following up the picket–boat, but he was satisfied that the circumstances were sufficiently urgent for him to take risks.
- Trifles light as air / Are to the jealous confirmation strong / As proofs of holy writ.
- with such poor trifles playing
- He’s not someone to trifle with.
- Do not let us be frightened from a good deed by a trifle. (Mansfield Park - Jane Austen)
- The professional gentleman who had given Kit the consolatory piece of information relative to the settlement of his trifle of business at the Old Bailey,. (The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens)
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | trifled | Imperfekti | trifled |
| Partisiipin preesens | trifling | Monikko | trifles |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | trifles | Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | trifleth (vanhahtava) |