bagatelle

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : une courte pièce musicale légère pour piano ; quelque chose d'insignifiant ou sans importance ; ou un jeu de table où l'on pousse des billes avec une queue vers des trous, avec des pénalités pour avoir fait tomber des quilles.

A noun with multiple meanings: a short, light piece of music for piano; something trivial or of little importance; or a table game where balls are knocked into holes using a cue, with penalties for knocking over pegs.

1. Light musical pieceC1formalart

   A short, light, and often playful piece of music, typically written for the piano.

   Bagatelle (pièce musicale)

   • The composer's final bagatelle was a charming and delicate melody.
   • She played a beautiful bagatelle by Beethoven during the recital.
   • The album includes several bagatelles that are perfect for beginners.

   Synonymestrifle

2. Trivial matterC1formal

   Something of little importance, value, or significance; a trifle.

   bagatelle

   • He dismissed the criticism as a mere bagatelle.
   • The cost of the repairs was a bagatelle compared to the value of the house.
   • Don't worry about that mistake; it's just a bagatelle.

   Synonymesnonentitynothingpicayunesmall beertrifletriviality

   Antonymesconcerneventimportanceissuematter

3. Table gameC1formalsport

   A game similar to billiards, played on a table with balls, holes, and wooden pegs, where players use a cue to score points.

   jeu de bagatelle

   • The children spent the afternoon playing bagatelle in the game room.
   • Bagatelle was a popular pastime in 19th-century Europe.
   • He carefully aimed his cue to avoid knocking over the pegs in the bagatelle game.