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"Truffle" is a noun which is often translated as "la trufa", and "trifle" is a noun which is often translated as "la pequeñez". Learn more about the difference between "truffle" and "trifle" below.
truffle(
truh
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fuhl
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la trufa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Black truffles are rich in flavor.Las trufas negras tienen un sabor intenso.
a. la trufa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We ate a whole box of champagne truffles between us.Entre los dos nos comimos una caja entera de trufas al champán.
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trifle(
tray
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fuhl
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la pequeñez
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We should stop focusing on trifles and move our attention to the bigger problem at hand.Deberíamos dejar de enfocarnos en pequeñeces y mover nuestra atención al problema principal en cuestión.
Zack and Dexter argued over a trifle and then laughed and made up.Zach y Dexter discutieron por una pequeñez, y luego se rieron e hicieron las paces.
b. la nimiedad
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The issue of whether he's guilty of plagiarism is not a trifle.El tema de si es culpable de plagio no es una nimiedad.
a. la insignificancia
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I like your shoes. How much did they cost? - Oh, just a trifle. I don't even remember.Me gustan tus zapatos. ¿Cuánto costaron? - Oh, una insignificancia. Ni siquiera me acuerdo.
a. la bagatela
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
What lovely earrings. - These? Nonsense! They're just trifles.Qué preciosos aretes. - ¿Estos? ¡Nada que ver! Solo son bagatelas.
b. la baratija
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Bill gave Ana a trifle for her birthday.Bill le regaló a Ana una baratija para su cumpleaños.
4. (culinary)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el bizcocho borracho con frutas, natillas y crema
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Graeme served trifle for dessert.Graeme sirvió un postre de frutas, natillas y crema.
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