ado

ado

bustle, fuss; flurry; confusion; turmoil; commotion: much ado about nothing

Not to be confused with:

adieu – good-bye; farewell; the act of leaving: He bade his friends adieu.

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a·do

 (ə-do͞o′)

n.

Fuss; trouble; bother.

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[Middle English, from the phrase at do : at, to (used with infinitive) (from Old Norse at; see ad- in Indo-European roots) + do, do; see do¹.]

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ado

(əˈduː)

n

bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado)

[C14: from the phrase at do a to-do, from Old Norse at to (marking the infinitive) + do¹]

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ADO

abbreviation for

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) accumulated day off

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a•do

(əˈdu)

n.

busy or delaying activity; bustle; fuss.

[1250–1300; Middle English (north) at do=at to (< Old Norse, which used at with the infinitive) + do do¹]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ado - a rapid active commotion     bustle, flurry, hustle, stir, fuss ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance

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ado

noun fuss, to-do, trouble, delay, bother, stir, confusion, excitement, disturbance, bustle, flurry, agitation, commotion, pother And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor.

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ado

noun

Busy and useless activity:

fuss.

Informal: to-do.

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Translations

boriositàmolto rumore per nullasenza baccanosilenziosamente

ado

[əˈduː] N without further or more ado → sin más (ni más)
much ado about nothing → mucho ruido y pocas nueces

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ado

[əˈduː] n
without further ado, without more ado → sans plus de cérémonie

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ado

n → Aufheben nt, → Trara nt (inf); much ado about nothing → viel Lärm um nichts; without more or further ado → ohne Weiteres

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ado

[əˈduː] n without (any) more ado → senza più indugi

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