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1 fussy
adjective1) (fastidious) eigen; penibelbe fussy about one's food or what one eats — mäklig im Essen sein (ugs.)
I'm not fussy — (I don't mind) ich bin nicht wählerisch
2) (full of unnecessary decoration) verspielt* * *1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) kleinlich* * *[ˈfʌsi]1. usu pred ( pej: about clothes, neatness) pingelig pej fam; (about people) [zu] wählerisch; (about food) mäkelig pej, heikel DIAL O ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ, schnäkig DIAL▪ to be \fussy about sth etw sehr genau nehmenhe's/we're/they're not \fussy [about sth] (not demanding) er ist/wir sind/sie sind [bei etw] nicht wählerisch; BRIT (indifferent) ihm/uns/ihnen ist es egal [was/wie...]3. (overly-detailed) writing ausgeklügelt* * *['fʌsɪ]adj (+er)to be fussy about cleanliness/punctuality/one's appearance —
he was fussy about his toilet paper — er war sehr eigen, was sein Toilettenpapier anging
2) (pej: overelaborate) design, style überladen; furnishings, dress verspielt; food kompliziert; details, movements, gestures, acting übertrieben* * *fussy adj (adv fussily)1. a) (unnötig) aufgeregtb) hektisch2. kleinlich, pedantisch3. heikel, wählerisch ( beide:about in dat):he’s a very fussy eater er ist im Essen sehr heikel4. überladen (Kleidung, Möbel etc)* * *adjective1) (fastidious) eigen; penibelbe fussy about one's food or what one eats — mäklig im Essen sein (ugs.)
I'm not fussy — (I don't mind) ich bin nicht wählerisch
2) (full of unnecessary decoration) verspielt* * *adj.heikel adj.
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