"piffle" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈpɪf.əl\ Audio: En-au-piffle.ogg
  1. Balivernes, fadaises. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: fr-piffle-en-noun-lgciSWMM Categories (other): Termes désuets en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nonsense

Verb

IPA: \ˈpɪf.əl\ Audio: En-au-piffle.ogg Forms: to piffle [infinitive], piffles [present, third-person, singular], piffled [preterite], piffled [participle, past], piffling [participle, present]
  1. Agir ou parler futilement, ou de manière insensée.
    Sense id: fr-piffle-en-verb-HSNv6B3w
  2. Gaspiller, dilapider.
    Sense id: fr-piffle-en-verb-yr13-Sl1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Agir ou parler futilement): trifle, twaddle

Inflected forms

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      "parents": [],
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    },
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "(1847) Étymologie inconnue.Peut-être un mélange de piddle et de triffle, peut-être de puff (« onomatopée, bouffée d’air ») et du suffixe -le (« diminutif ») ^([1])."
  ],
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          "kind": "other",
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        "Balivernes, fadaises."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "\\ˈpɪf.əl\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "(Royaume-Uni)",
        "(États-Unis)"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-piffle.ogg",
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    "(1847) Étymologie inconnue.Peut-être un mélange de piddle et de triffle, peut-être de puff (« onomatopée, bouffée d’air ») et du suffixe -le (« diminutif ») ^([1])."
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffles",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffled",
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        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffling",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
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    },
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        "Gaspiller, dilapider."
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    }
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    {
      "sense": "Agir ou parler futilement",
      "word": "trifle"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Agir ou parler futilement",
      "word": "twaddle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piffle"
}
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    "(1847) Étymologie inconnue.Peut-être un mélange de piddle et de triffle, peut-être de puff (« onomatopée, bouffée d’air ») et du suffixe -le (« diminutif ») ^([1])."
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        "Balivernes, fadaises."
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      "word": "nonsense"
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  ],
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    "(1847) Étymologie inconnue.Peut-être un mélange de piddle et de triffle, peut-être de puff (« onomatopée, bouffée d’air ») et du suffixe -le (« diminutif ») ^([1])."
  ],
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "piffled",
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        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos_title": "Verbe",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Agir ou parler futilement, ou de manière insensée."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Gaspiller, dilapider."
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "(Royaume-Uni)",
        "(États-Unis)"
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    {
      "sense": "Agir ou parler futilement",
      "word": "trifle"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Agir ou parler futilement",
      "word": "twaddle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piffle"
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