User:Wietsezuyderwijk/Word file/trifle

Noun
word: trifle lexeme: trifle

Translates in Dutch as: kleinigheid; trivialiteiten; banaliteit (1);trifle; custardtoetje (2); tin (3)


 * 1) an insignificant amount
 * "But thou, to whom my jewels trifles are" (Shakespeare; 1609)
 * "A trifle -- in his own esteem -- But magnified -- by Fame (Dickinson; 1955)
 * 1) an English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream
 * "Cherry Cranberry Trifle" (News Canada; 2005)
 * 1) alloy of tin and lead; common pewter


 * sweet and pleasant; delicious
 * "It was a beautiful day; the birds chirped and the grass looked more luscious than ever."


 * sexually appealing; seductive
 * "That short skirt makes that luscious girl all the more seductive."


 * obscene
 * "The luscious gossip about his supossed affair with her made him burst out in fury."

Verb
word: to trifle (infinitive) lexeme: trifle

Translates in Dutch as: bagatelliseren; als onbelangrijk afdoen (1); PHRASAL VERB: niet serieus nemen (2)'


 * 1) to treat something as trivial
 * "the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happiness" (Austen; 1813)

Phrasal verb
word: to trifle with (infinitive) lexeme: trifle with


 * 1) to treat someone with disrespect
 * "You only trifle with me." (Hardy; 1878)