bagatelle in French
bagatelle in French is bagatelle, broutille — bagatelle means something of very little importance or value.
bagatelle in French
bagatelle
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
broutille
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
What does "bagatelle" mean?
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noun Something of very little importance or value.
"They'd purchased a little house in the eighth arrondissement in Paris that for them was just a bagatelle, since they rarely lived there."
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noun A short piece of music or writing, usually light and playful in style.
"One afternoon in 1920. a young pianist sat down in a shuttered room in the capital of defeated Germany and played a Bagatelle by Beethoven."
- noun A billiards-like game played on a rectangular table that has pockets or arches at only one end.
- noun Any of a number of small wooden tabletop games based on the original, where pins take the place of pockets.
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bagatelle in a sentence
- They'd purchased a little house in the eighth arrondissement in Paris that for them was just a bagatelle, since they rarely lived there.
- One afternoon in 1920. a young pianist sat down in a shuttered room in the capital of defeated Germany and played a Bagatelle by Beethoven.
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What is "bagatelle" in French?
"bagatelle" in French is bagatelle, broutille. bagatelle means: Something of very little importance or value.
Are there other ways to say "bagatelle" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "bagatelle": bagatelle, broutille.
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