fuss

fuss

 (fŭs)

n.

1. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion: There was a lot of fuss on moving day.

2.

a. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter: made a big fuss over one low test grade.

b. An objection; a protest: The longer working hours caused a big fuss.

3. A quarrel.

4. A display of affectionate excitement and attention: Everyone made a fuss over the new baby.

v. fussed, fuss·ing, fuss·es

v.intr.

1. To trouble or worry over trifles.

2. To be excessively careful or solicitous: fussed over their children.

3. To get into or be in a state of nervous or useless activity: fussed with the collar of his coat.

4. To object; complain.

v.tr.

To disturb or vex with unimportant matters.

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fuss′er n.

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fuss

(fʌs)

n

1. nervous activity or agitation, esp when disproportionate or unnecessary

2. complaint or objection: he made a fuss over the bill.

3. an exhibition of affection or admiration, esp if excessive: they made a great fuss over the new baby.

4. a quarrel; dispute

vb

5. (intr) to worry unnecessarily

6. (intr) to be excessively concerned over trifles

7. (when: intr, usually foll by over) to show great or excessive concern, affection, etc (for)

8. (foll by: with) Jamaican to quarrel violently

9. (tr) to bother (a person)

[C18: of uncertain origin]

ˈfusser n

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fuss

(fʌs)

n.

1. an excessive display of attention or activity; needless or useless bustle.

2. an argument or noisy dispute.

3. a complaint or protest, esp. about something relatively unimportant: to make a fuss.

v.i.

4. to make much about trifles.

5. to complain esp. about something relatively unimportant.

v.t.

6. to disturb.

[1695–1705; orig. uncertain]

fuss′er, n.

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fuss

Past participle: fussed
Gerund: fussing

Imperative

fuss

fuss

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fuss - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" dither, pother, tizzy, flap agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	2.	fuss - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" bother, hassle, trouble disturbance, perturbation - activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
	3.	fuss - a quarrel about petty points   bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
	4.	fuss - a rapid active commotion     ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
Verb	1.	fuss - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" fret, niggle worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" scruple - raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it" dither, pother, flap - make a fuss; be agitated
	2.	fuss - care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" mother, overprotect give care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"

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fuss

noun

1. commotion, to-do, worry, upset, bother, stir, confusion, excitement, hurry, flap (informal), bustle, flutter, flurry, agitation, fidget, fluster, ado, hue and cry, palaver, storm in a teacup (Brit.), pother I don't know what all the fuss is about.

2. bother, trouble, struggle, hassle (informal), nuisance, inconvenience, hindrance He gets down to work without any fuss.

3. complaint, row, protest, objection, trouble, display, argument, difficulty, upset, bother, unrest, hassle (informal), squabble, furore, altercation We kicked up a fuss and got an apology.

verb

1. worry, flap (informal), bustle, fret, niggle, fidget, chafe, take pains, make a meal of (informal), be agitated, labour over, get worked up, get in a stew (informal), make a thing of (informal) She fussed about getting me a drink.

make a fuss of something or someone spoil, indulge, pamper, cosset, coddle, mollycoddle, overindulge, kill with kindness My nephews made a big fuss of me.

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fuss

noun

1. Busy and useless activity:

ado.

Informal: to-do.

2. Needless trouble:

bother, botheration, pother.

verb

1. To worry over trifles:

chafe, pother.

Informal: take on.

2. To be nervously or uselessly active:

bustle, putter.

Informal: mess around.

phrasal verb
fuss at

To scold or find fault with constantly:

carp at, nag, peck at, pick on.

Informal: henpeck.

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Translations

ضَجَّةضَجَّه ، جَلَبَهيَثير قَلَقاً أو ضَجَّةً

povykzahrnovat pozornostíobskakovat

postyrpylre omballade

GetuelärmenBrimboriumGedöns

αναταραχή

alborotoaspavientobullaconmociónjaleo

hössötys

chichisfaire des histoireshistoirestracastracasser

sitničavost

fontoskodik

gera veîur

agitarsitrambustousare molte premure a qualcunofare storiepreoccuparsi

大騒ぎ

안달하기

bėginėjimaskaprizingaikarščiavimasisnerimastingaiper daug rūpintis kuo

jezgakņadapārlieku uztraukties/rūpēties par kādusatraukums

drukte

blestgjøre et stort nummer avklusse medoppstuss

zamieszanie

confusãoescândalo

колготаколготнямотнясуета

obskakovaťvenovať pozornosť

cirkusvznemirjati se

tjafs

ความวุ่นวาย

gereksiz telaşkaygılanmaktitizlenmekvelveleyaygara

sự om sòm

大惊小怪忙乱过分体贴关心

fuss

[fʌs]

A. N

1. (= complaints, arguments) → escándalo m, alboroto m
to make or kick up a fuss about sth → armar un escándalo por algo, armar un lío or un follón por algo
he's always making a fuss about nothing → siempre monta el número por cualquier tontería
I think you were quite right to make a fuss → creo que hiciste bien en protestar
there's no need to make such a fuss → no hay por qué ponerse así, no es para tanto

2. (= anxious preparations etc) → conmoción f, bulla f
a lot of fuss about nothing → mucho ruido y pocas nueces
such a fuss to get a passport! → ¡tanta lata para conseguir un pasaporte!
what's all the fuss about? → ¿a qué viene tanto jaleo?

3. to make a fuss of sb (Brit) (= spoil) → mimar or consentir a algn

B. VI → preocuparse por pequeñeces

C. VT [+ person] → molestar, fastidiar
don't fuss me! → ¡deja ya de fastidiarme!

fuss about, fuss around VI + ADV (= busy o.s.) → andar de acá para allá; (= worry unnecessarily) → preocuparse por pequeñeces

fuss over VI + PREP [+ person] → consentir a

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fuss

[ˈfʌs]

n

(= trouble) → histoires fpl
fuss and bother → embêtements mpl
to make a fuss → faire des histoires
to make a fuss about sth → faire toute une histoire pour qch
to make a fuss about nothing → faire des histoires pour rien
He's always making a fuss about nothing → Il fait toujours des histoires pour rien.
to kick up a fuss → faire toute une histoire

(= excitement) → agitation f
What's all the fuss about? → Qu'est-ce que c'est que toute cette agitation?

(= commotion) → tapage m

to make a fuss of sb (British) (= pay attention to) → être aux petits soins pour qn

vi → faire des histoires
to fuss about sth → faire des histoires pour qch

vt [+ person] → embêter

fuss over

vt fus

(= pay attention to) [+ person] → être aux petits soin pour

(= worry about) → se tracasser pour

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fuss

n → Theater nt (inf); (= bother also) → Umstände pl (inf), → Aufheben(s) nt; (= lavish attention) → Wirbel m (inf), → Getue nt (inf) → (of um); I don’t know what all the fuss is about → ich weiß wirklich nicht, was das ganze Getue or der ganze Wirbel soll (inf); without (any) fuss → ohne großes Theater (inf); to cause a fuss → Theater machen (inf); to make a fuss, to kick up a fuss → Krach schlagen (inf); to make a fuss about or over something → viel Aufhebens or Wirbel (inf) → um etw machen; to make a fuss of somebody → um jdn viel Wirbel or Getue machen (inf); to be in a fuss → Zustände haben (inf); a lot of fuss about nothing → viel Wirbel (inf) → or Lärm um nichts

vi → sich (unnötig) aufregen; (= get into a fuss) → Umstände pl → machen; there’s no need to fuss if your son doesn’t wear a vest → Sie brauchen nicht gleich Zustände zu kriegen, nur weil Ihr Sohn kein Unterhemd anhat (inf); don’t fuss, mother! → ist ja gut, Mutter!; a mother who fusses unnecessarily → eine übertrieben besorgte Mutter; with a crowd of attendants fussing busily around her → mit einer Menge Bediensteter, die eifrig um sie herumhuschten

vt person → nervös machen; (= pester) → keine Ruhe lassen (+dat); don’t fuss me → lass mich in Ruhe, lass mir meine Ruhe

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fuss

[fʌs]

1. n (complaints, arguments) → storie fpl; (anxious preparations) → agitazione f
to make a fuss about sth → fare storie per qc
he made a lot of fuss about nothing → ha fatto un sacco di storie per nulla
don't make such a fuss! → non fare tante storie!
to make a fuss of sb (Brit) → coprire qn di attenzioni

2. vi → agitarsi

3. vt (person) → infastidire, scocciare

fuss about fuss around vi + prep → affannarsi

fuss over vi + prep (person) → circondare di premure

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fuss

(fas) noun

unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant. Don't make such a fuss. herrie ضَجَّه ، جَلَبَه суетене espalhafato povyk das Getue postyr; ballade φασαρίαjaleo, alboroto, ruido, aspaviento; lío, escándalo sekeldus غوغا؛ الم شنگه hössötys histoires “רַעַש” बतंगड uzrujavanje oko sitnica, prevelika briga hűhó keributan gera veður (út af e-u) chiasso 大騒ぎ 흥분, 야단법석 karščiavimasis, maišatis, bėginėjimas satraukums; kņada; jezga kecoh drukteoppstyr, ståhei, blestzamieszanie, krzątanina پارېدنه، بې ځايه غال مغال، شور ماشور، تشويش espalhafato tam-tam, agitaţie суета zmätok, krik cirkus gužva bråk, väsen, tjafs การจุกจิกจู้จี้ gereksiz telaş, velvele 大驚小怪 метушня; збуджений стан ضرورت سے زیادہ تکرار یا اصرار یا طول امر sự ồn ào, om sòm 大惊小怪

verb

to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details. She fusses over children. ophef maak يَثير قَلَقاً أو ضَجَّةً суетя се apoquentar-se obskakovat, zahrnovat pozorností viel Aufhebens machen um pylre om ανησυχώ υπερβολικά, κάνω φασαρία για το τίποτα preocuparse/inquietarse demasiado jahmerdama سر و صدای بی مورد راه انداختن hössöttää faire des histoires לַעֲשוֹת עִנייָן מ- बतंगड बनाना previše se brinuti, skakati oko nekoga fontoskodik merepotkan diri vera með of miklar áhyggjur eða fyrirgang prendersela 騒ぎ立てる 귀찮게 잔소리하다 šokinėti apie, per daug rūpintis kuo pārlieku uztraukties/rūpēties par kādu bersusah-susah melayan zich druk maken dulle/klusse med, gjøre et stort nummer avtrząść się بې ځايه غال مغال، apoquentar-se a se agita (în legătură cu) суетиться obskakovať; venovať (prehnanú) pozornosť delati cirkus (okoli koga) usplahiriti se tjafsa, pjoska กังวลมากกับ titizlenmek, kaygılanmak 過分體貼關心 хвилюватися через дрібниці تفاصیل پر ضرورت سے زیادہ توجہ دینا làm ầm lên; làm cuống quít lên 过分体贴关心

ˈfussy adjective

1. too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy. She is very fussy about her food. uitsoekerig مُدَقَّق في أمور تافِهَه придричив exagerado úzkostlivý, věčně nespokojený kleinlich kræsen ιδιότροπος, σχολαστικόςquisquilloso, exigente, especial, tiquismiquis valiv ایرادی nirso tatillon מַקפִּיד בִּקטָנוֹת बात का बतंगड बनाने वाला pedantan, izbirljiv kicsinyeskedő rewel smámunasamur pignolo, esigente 小うるさい 까다로운 įnoringas, išrankus izvēlīgs; nervozs cerewet pietluttigpedantisk, geskjeftig, masetedrobiazgowy, kapryśny هغه چه پر چټى شيانو باندى تشويش يا وسواس كوى: وسواسى exagerado mofturos, pretenţios привередливый prieberčivý malenkosten, dlakocepski usplahiren petig, kinkig จุกจิกจู้จี้ zor beğenir, titiz 過分講究的 метушливий; перебірливий مشکل سے مطمئن ہونے والا hay om sòm, hay nhắng nhít 过分讲究的

2. (of clothes etc) with too much decoration. a very fussy hat. seurderige مُنَمَّق натруфен espalhafatoso nazdobený, přeplácaný mit viel Klimbim overpyntet παραφορτωμένος (για ρούχο) rimbombante, recargado toretsev پر زرق و برق koristeltu tarabiscoté מְקוּשַׁט מִדַי भड़कीला kićast csicsás norak, terlalu banyak hiasan hégómlega nostursamur, of skrautlegur elaborato, pieno di fronzoli こった 지나치게 꾸민 perkrautas (par apģērbu) pārblīvēts ar detaļām terlebih hiasan overladen overlesset/-pyntet przeładowany له ذرق او برقه ډك espalhafatoso împopoţonat аляповатый vyčačkaný načičkan previše ukrašen utstyrd ที่ตกแต่งไว้มากจนเกินไป süslü püslü, cicili bicili 過分裝飾的 з витребеньками بہت زیادہ آرائش کے والا cầu kỳ 过分装饰的

ˈfussily adverb

seurderig بِتَدقيق في الأمور التافِهَه претрупано com espalhafato úzkostlivě übertrieben overpylret; kræsent; overpyntet νευρικά con aspavientos; con exigencias; recargadamente ülearu muretsevalt با وسواس؛ جلف nirsosti de façon tatillonne בְּדַקדֵקָנוּת घबराहट, बात का बतंगड़ pedantno kicsinyeskedve repot með smámunasemi in modo pignolo うるさく 떠들썩하게 nerimastingai, kaprizingai, išrankiai satraukti; nervozi; izvēlīgi dengan kecoh overladenmasete, pedantisk kapryśnie وسواسى com espalhafato pretenţios суетливо úzkostlivo muhasto usplahireno petigt อย่างจุกจิกจู้จี้ titizlikle, telâşla 過分講究地，過分裝飾地 примхливо ضرورت سے زیادہ اہتمام کے ساتھ cầu kỳ, nhắng nhít 过分讲究地，过分装饰地

make a fuss of

to pay a lot of attention to. He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren. ophef maak يُعطي اهتماما شَديدا لِ правя голям въпрос dar muita atenção dělat cavyky s viel Aufhebens machen um gøre et stort nummer ud af παραχαϊδεύω, φροντίζω υπερβολικά mimar, consentir suurt numbrit tegema زیاد توجه کردن به hössöttää faire des tas d'histoires au sujet de לְהִתרוֹצֵץ סָבִיב- बात का बतंगड़ बनाना dizati galamu, previše brinuti nagy hűhót csap merepotkan láta mikið með e-n darsi molta briga per, usare mille attenzioni ちやほやする 야단스럽게 치켜 세우다 šokinėti apie, per daug rūpintis kuo pārlieku rūpēties par kādu bersusah-payah vertroetelengjøre et stort nummer av, lage oppstyr przesadzać z, robić zamieszanie z powodu دیره پام کول fazer uma grande festa com a face caz de суетиться narobiť veľa kriku (s) delati cirkus dizati prašinu göra mycket väsen över, pjoska med ให้ความสนใจอย่างมากกับ üzerinde titremek 對某人過分關心 носитися з кимось حد سے زیادہ توجہ دینا quá chú ý 对某人过分关心

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fuss

→ ضَجَّة povyk postyr Getue αναταραχή alboroto hössötys chichis sitničavost trambusto 大騒ぎ 안달하기 drukte oppstuss zamieszanie confusão, escândalo суета tjafs ความวุ่นวาย yaygara sự om sòm 忙乱

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