Definitions for bagatelleˌbæg əˈtɛl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bag•a•telleˌbæg əˈtɛl(n.)
something of little value or importance; a trifle.
a game similar to billiards played on a board with holes on one end.
Category: Games
a short and light musical composition.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of bagatelle:
1630–40; < F < Upper It bagat(t)ella, der. of bagatta small possession
Princeton's WordNet
bagatelle(noun)
a light piece of music for piano
bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity(noun)
something of little value or significance
bagatelle, bar billiards(noun)
a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
Wiktionary
bagatelle(Noun)
A trifle; an unsubstantial thing.
bagatelle(Noun)
A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
bagatelle(Noun)
A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
bagatelle(Noun)
Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball.
Webster Dictionary
Bagatelle(noun)
a trifle; a thing of no importance
Bagatelle(noun)
a game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player
Translations for bagatelle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- bitter minAfrikaans
- ضَئيل، تافِهArabic
- дреболияBulgarian
- misériaPortuguese (BR)
- maličkostCzech
- die KleinigkeitGerman
- bagatel; ubetydelighedDanish
- κτ. ασήμαντο και ευτελέςGreek
- friolera, bagatela, fruslería; pequeñezSpanish
- tühiasiEstonian
- چیز کم اهمیت؛ ناقابلFarsi
- pikkuasiaFinnish
- bagatelleFrench
- דָבָר פָּעוּטHebrew
- छोटी सी बातHindi
- sitnica, malenkostCroatian
- (jelentéktelen) apróságHungarian
- barang sepeleIndonesian
- lítilræðiIcelandic
- bazzecola, nonnullaItalian
- ささいなものJapanese
- 시시한 것, 사소한 것Korean
- mažmožisLithuanian
- nieks; sīkumsLatvian
- sedikitMalay
- kleinigheidDutch
- bagatell, småtingNorwegian
- bagatela, błahostkaPolish
- چیز کم اهمیت؛ ناقابلPersian
- کم ارزښته شیPashto
- fleac, nimicRomanian
- пустяк, мелочьRussian
- maličkosťSlovak
- malenkostSlovenian
- malenkostSerbian
- bagatell, struntsummaSwedish
- ของที่มีค่าน้อยThai
- değersiz/önemsiz şeyTurkish
- 小事Chinese (Trad.)
- дрібницяUkrainian
- بے حقيقتUrdu
- đồ vặtVietnamese
- 小事Chinese (Simp.)
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