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Meanings of trifle away in English

Catalan
malbaratar
Spanish
disipar

Spend wastefully.

malbaratar
Synonyms
Examples for "wanton"
Examples for "wanton"
1
Added to this, the Wallack takes an actual pleasure in wanton destruction.
Round About the Carpathians
2
Not to be slack and negligent; or loose, and wanton in thy
Meditations
3
Sometimes I spy her afar off; but the wanton comes and goes.
Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
4
And there will remain only the wanton soul in the virgin body.'
The Magician
5
Did it make me a wanton to hope he might compliment me?
Lily of the Nile
Usage of trifle away in English
1
To trifle away time is indeed to be the greatest of spendthrifts.
How to Live a Holy Life
2
You succeed in nothing, sir; unstable as water, you trifle away all existence.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science —...
3
But I didn't hear the words I moved a trifle away.
Beyond the Vanishing Point
4
How am I to bring up my children if I trifle away my time?
L'Assommoir
5
She dropped her eyes, leaning a trifle away from him.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
6
He pushed the child a trifle away, and said,-
How It All Came Round
7
Fortunately for them and for me, I was not long permitted to trifle away my time.
Frank Mildmay; Or, The Naval Officer
8
I trifle away my time, and VOILA.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
9
She was not one of the many who trifle away their heart's brightest affections piece by piece.
The King's Highway
10
Suppers please me extremely; I love to rise and breakfast late, and to trifle away the day as I like.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
11
Life is not so long, nor happiness so common, that we can afford to trifle away two years of it.
The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
12
We must do our own share in keeping away from the danger, and not trifle away the strength we ask for.
More About Peggy
13
The condiments here, the ices here; please take care to keep the trifle away from the fire, or it will get soggy.
What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
14
The philosophy of society is so practical that it is not allowed, even to a young Duke, absolutely to trifle away existence.
The Young Duke
15
I understand that Dona Dolores is fond of music, although she tells me that I trifle away my time by practising it.
In New Granada; Or, Heroes and Patriots
16
The news that was brought every moment made them trifle away that time which should have been employed for the preservation of the State.
Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Volum...
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Translations for trifle away
Trifle away through the time
Trifle away across language varieties
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