English to Icelandic Meaning of trifling - trifling

Trifling :

trifling

noun

Leikurinn, leika, Freak, fortíð, skemmtunar

adjective

barnakoppur, óveruleg, fitla, lítið, litlu, smá, Petty, Handlaginn, engu miklu máli, stutt, yngri, Tiny, fátæklegur

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Definitions of trifling in English

Noun(1) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
Verb(1) waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently(2) act frivolously(3) consider not very seriously
Adjective(1) not worth considering

Examples of trifling in English

(1) When compared to the whole federal budget, the money spent on welfare is trifling , especially when you look at other, truly wasteful federal budget items.(2) The moral: trifling liaisons can become serious finance issues.(3) Divorce proceedings also require full disclosure of all the financial affairs of both parties, no matter how trifling they may seem.(4) As a general rule an injunction will be refused only where the interference with the claimant's right is trifling or slight.(5) And, what's even more galling, we've been told that the sum involved is comparatively trifling , a drop in the ocean of the department's annual budget of ├ö├®┬╝41 billion.(6) To found a national character has never been a trifling matter.(7) The telescope makes claims for the internet look trifling .(8) But human rights are not trifling matters and the EU, if it is to remain true to its founding principles, must not gloss over such matters.(9) Set against estimates of the infrastructure needed to sustain GDP growth at about 8 per cent, the sum is trifling .(10) Yet if the results of ├ö├ç├┐public consultations├ö├ç├û are trifling , the effect on our political culture is insidious.(11) What seems to many a trifling matter of wording could have profound consequences.(12) You might think that these are mere trifling matters.(13) It was something trifling ; in fact, I didn't even remember what triggered it.(14) Why does this sort of trifling semantic difference matter?(15) Puccini was expert not only at describing the trifling matters of daily life, but also at using various melodies to expose the distinctive personality of each character.(16) The leading pair brushed off one another going around the turn but it was only a trifling matter.

Related Phrases of trifling

(1) trifle ::

trifle

Related Phrases of trifling

(1) trifle ::

trifle

Synonyms

Adjective

2. unimportant ::

máli

3. insignificant ::

óveruleg

4. inconsequential ::

inconsequential

5. petty ::

Petty

6. minor ::

minniháttar

9. footling ::

footling

11. incidental ::

tilfallandi

12. silly ::

kjánalegt

13. idle ::

aðgerðalaus

14. insipid ::

andlaus

15. superficial ::

yfirborðskennt

16. small ::

lítið

17. tiny ::

Tiny

18. inconsiderable ::

inconsiderable

19. nominal ::

nafnvirði

20. negligible ::

hverfandi

21. nugatory ::

nugatory

22. piddling ::

piddling

23. de minimis ::

lágmarksaðstoð

24. exiguous ::

exiguous

Noun

26. dalliance ::

dalliance

Verb

27. wanton ::

valda tilefnislausri

28. piddle ::

piddle

Antonyms

1. big ::

stór

2. consequential ::

afleiddar

3. important ::

mikilvægt

4. major ::

meiriháttar

5. material ::

efni

6. momentous ::

örlagaríkur

7. significant ::

veruleg

8. substantial ::

veruleg

Different Forms

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