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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbagatela
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ba-ga-te-la
"Ele considerou as reclamações como meras bagatelas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thing of little value or importance.
"He dismissed the complaints as mere trifles." - 2
A dessert made of layers of sponge cake, fruit, and custard.
"She served a delicious trifle at the party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'trufle', meaning mockery, trickery, or idle talk, related to the verb 'trufler' (to mock). Over time, the meaning evolved from a deceit or idle tale into something of little value or importance, and later gave rise to the layered English dessert.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trifle" is said worldwide
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bagatelle
Transliteration: ba-ga-tel
"Il a considéré les plaintes comme de simples bagatelles."
Kleinigkeit
Transliteration: klein-igkeit
"Er wies die Beschwerden als bloße Kleinigkeiten zurück."
bagatella
Transliteration: ba-ga-tel-la
"Ha considerato i reclami come semplici bagatelle."
bagatela
Transliteration: ba-ga-te-la
"Desestimó las quejas como meras bagatelas."
bagatela
Transliteration: ba-ga-te-la
"Ele considerou as reclamações como meras bagatelas."
छोटी बात
Transliteration: chhoti baat
"उसने शिकायतों को छोटी बात समझा।"
琐事
Transliteration: suǒ shì
"他把投诉视为琐事。"
사소한 것
Transliteration: sa-so-han geot
"그는 불만을 사소한 것으로 치부했다."
些細なこと
Transliteration: sasai na koto
"彼は苦情を些細なことと見なした。"
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