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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries些細な
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sasai na
"会議は些細な議論でいっぱいだった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of little value or importance; insignificant.
"The meeting was filled with trivial discussions that wasted everyone's time." - 2
Relating to or denoting something that is commonplace or ordinary.
"He found the trivia questions to be trivial and not challenging at all."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'trivial' originates from the Latin 'trivialis', meaning 'of the crossroads', which referred to something commonplace or ordinary. Over time, it evolved to describe things that are insignificant or of little value in English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trivial" is said worldwide
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trivial
Transliteration: trivial
"A reunião estava cheia de discussões triviais."
trivial
Transliteration: trivial
"La réunion était remplie de discussions triviales."
trivial
Transliteration: trivial
"Die Besprechung war voller trivialer Diskussionen."
triviale
Transliteration: triviale
"La riunione era piena di discussioni triviale."
trivial
Transliteration: trivial
"La reunión estaba llena de discusiones triviales."
तुच्छ
Transliteration: tuchchh
"बैठक तुच्छ चर्चाओं से भरी थी।"
琐碎的
Transliteration: suǒsuì de
"会议充满了琐碎的讨论。"
사소한
Transliteration: saso-han
"회의는 사소한 논의로 가득 차 있었다."
些細な
Transliteration: sasai na
"会議は些細な議論でいっぱいだった。"
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