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carry-on
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car·ry-on  (kr-n)
adj.
Small or compact enough to be carried aboard and stowed on an airplane, train, or bus by a passenger: carry-on luggage.
n.
A carry-on bag, suitcase, or other item.
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carry-on
noun (Informal, chiefly Brit.) fuss, disturbance, racket, fracas, commotion, rumpus, tumult, hubbub, shindy (informal) What's all the carry-on down here?
Translations
carry-on [ˌkærɪˈɒn] N (= fuss) → jaleo m, lío m, follón m
what a carry-on! → ¡qué jaleo or follón!
there was a great carry-on about the tickets → se armó un tremendo lío a causa de los billetes
did you ever see such a carry-on? → ¿se ha visto un jaleo igual?
carry-on [ˌkærɪˈɒn] n (fam) (fuss) → casino, confusione f (000) (fuss) what a carry-on! → che casino!
carry-on [ˌkærɪˈɒn] n (fam) (fuss) → casino, confusione f (000) (fuss) what a carry-on! → che casino!


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But while he pulls no satirical punches, Russell is clearly amused by, more than anything else, the way love survives the most ridiculous carryings-on.
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