bagatelle background

bagatelle

/ˌbæɡəˈtɛl/

Illustration bagatelle - Image 1

noun

些細なこと, つまらないもの

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

Examples :

"Forgetting my umbrella was a bagatelle compared to losing my wallet. "

傘を忘れたことは、財布をなくしたことに比べれば些細なことだった。

thing abstract value

Illustration bagatelle - Image 1

noun

バガテル、小品

A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.

Examples :

"The piano teacher assigned a short, cheerful bagatelle for her student to learn as a fun break from the more serious pieces. "

ピアノの先生は、生徒がより真面目な曲から気分転換として学ぶために、短く陽気なバガテルを課題として与えました。

literature music entertainment

Illustration bagatelle - Image 1

noun

バガテル

A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.

Examples :

"After dinner, we set up the bagatelle in the game room and took turns trying to score points by hitting the balls into the arches. "

夕食後、ゲームルームでバガテルをセットアップし、ボールをアーチに当てて点数を競い合いました。

game entertainment sport

Illustration bagatelle - Image 1

noun

バガテル

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.

Examples :

"During the family's annual game night, the children excitedly brought out the bagatelle, hoping to win by skillfully maneuvering the balls past all the pins and into the highest-scoring pockets. "

家族の恒例のゲームナイトの間、子供たちは、ボールをすべてのピンを通り過ぎて最も高得点のポケットに巧みに操縦することで勝とうと期待し、興奮してバガテルを取り出しました。

game entertainment utensil

Illustration bagatelle - Image 1

verb

ぶらつく, うろつく

To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.

Examples :

"The lost puppy bagatelled through the park, sniffing at every tree and chasing falling leaves. "

迷子の小犬は公園をぶらつき、すべての木を嗅ぎ、落ち葉を追いかけていた。

Illustration bagatelle - Image 1

verb

軽視する, 無視する

To bagatellize; to regard as a bagatelle.

Examples :

"She tended to bagatellize her own accomplishments, often dismissing them as "just luck." "

彼女は自分の功績を軽視しがちで、よく「ただの運」と片付けていた。