piffle

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A noun referring to trivial, foolish, or nonsensical talk or ideas.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее тривиальные, глупые или бессмысленные разговоры или идеи.esSustantivo que denota conversación o ideas triviales, tontas o sin sentido; disparate o tontería.frNom désignant des propos ou des idées triviaux, stupides ou dénués de sens.deSubstantiv, das triviales, dummes oder sinnloses Gerede oder ebensolche Ideen bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa conversa ou ideias triviais, tolas ou sem sentido; algo dito ou feito sem importância ou valor.zh指琐碎、愚蠢或毫无意义的谈话或想法；也可指胡扯、废话。arاسم يشير إلى كلام تافه أو سخيف أو فارغ من المعنى، أو إلى أفكار لا قيمة لها. يُستعمل للدلالة على الهراء والكلام غير الجدي.

1. Trivial nonsense C1 informal british

   Foolish, trivial, or meaningless talk or ideas.

   • Don't listen to his piffle; he doesn't know what he's talking about.
   • The article was full of piffle about conspiracy theories.
   • She dismissed his arguments as utter piffle.

   ruЧепухаesTonterías / pamplinasfrBêtises sans importancedeUnsinnptBobagemzh废话arكلام فارغ

   Sinônimos: balderdashblatherbunkclaptrapdrivelgibberishhogwashnonsenserubbishtwaddle

   Antônimos: importancesensesubstancewisdom

• piffles plural form
• piffles' possessive plural form
• piffle's possessive singular form

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to talk or act in a trivial, foolish, or ineffective manner; to trifle or waste time.

ruУстаревший глагол, означающий говорить или действовать тривиально, глупо или неэффективно; заниматься пустяками или тратить время впустую.esVerbo anticuado que significa hablar o actuar de manera trivial, tonta o ineficaz; perder el tiempo en tonterías o malgastar el tiempo.frVerbe familier signifiant parler ou agir de manière triviale, stupide ou inefficace ; s'occuper de futilités ou perdre son temps.deVeraltetes Verb, das bedeutet, trivial, albern oder ineffektiv zu reden oder zu handeln; sich mit Nichtigkeiten beschäftigen oder Zeit vergeuden.ptVerbo datado que significa falar ou agir de maneira trivial, tola ou ineficaz; ocupar-se de ninharias ou perder tempo à toa.zh过时的动词，指说话或做事琐碎、愚蠢或没有效率；做无聊的事或浪费时间。arفعل قديم يعني التحدث أو التصرف بطريقة تافهة أو حمقاء أو غير مجدية؛ الانشغال بالتوافه أو إضاعة الوقت سدى.

1. Talk nonsense C2 informal british

   To speak rapidly and incessantly about trivial or unimportant matters.

   • He spent the whole afternoon piffling about his new shoes.
   • Stop piffling and get to the point.
   • She piffled on about the weather for ten minutes.

   ruБолтать ерундуesHablar tonteríasfrDébiter des balivernesdeUnsinn redenptFalar bobagemzh胡说八道arثرثرة وهراء

   Sinônimos: babbleblatherchatterdrivelgabblejabberprattletwaddle

   Antônimos: rationalizereasonthink

2. Act ineffectively C2 informal british

   To behave in a trivial, ineffective, or foolish manner.

   • Instead of working, he just piffled around the office.
   • They piffled away the entire morning on pointless tasks.
   • Don't piffle about; we have a deadline to meet.

   ruБездельничатьesActuar de manera ineficaz o tontafrAgir de manière inefficacedeHerumtrödelnptFazer bobagemzh胡混arالعبث

   Sinônimos: dallydawdlefool aroundmess aroundpotterputtertrifle

   Antônimos: accomplishachieveperformstrivesucceed

• piffled past participle
• piffled past simple
• piffling present participle
• piffles third person singular