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ado [əˈduː] n bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado) [from the phrase at do a to-do, from Old Norse at to (marking the infinitive) + do1] ADO Austral abbreviation for
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) accumulated day off ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ado Translations ado [əˈduː] N without further or more ado → sin más(ni más) much ado about nothing → mucho ruido y pocas nueces ado n → Aufheben nt, → Trara nt (inf); much ado about nothing → viel Lärm um nichts; without more or further ado → ohne Weiteres How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is the knight's pavilion, said Merlin, that ye fought with last, Sir Pellinore, but he is out, he is not there; he hath ado with a knight of yours, that hight Egglame, and they have fought together, but at the last Egglame fled, and else he had been dead, and he hath chased him even to Carlion, and we shall meet with him anon in the highway. Some few days after this memorable meeting of the Gun Club, the manager of an English company announced, at the Baltimore theatre, the production of "Much ado about Nothing. Which all who have no heart will think to contain much ado about nothing. |
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