leikitellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• banter noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
• trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.

Senses

leikitellä is used for these senses in English:

• banter (intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
• trifle (intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.

banter — full definition

1. noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
2. verb To exchange playful, teasing remarks with someone.

trifle — full definition

1. noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.
2. noun Something of little importance or value.
3. verb To treat something, or someone, without proper seriousness.

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