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fuss [fʌs]1 noun∎ what a lot of fuss about nothing! que d'histoires pour rien!;∎ all that fuss over a game of football! tout ça pour un match de foot!;∎ after a great deal of fuss she accepted après avoir fait toutes sortes de manières, elle a accepté;∎ can you have him ejected from the studio without too much fuss? est-ce que vous pouvez le faire évacuer du studio discrètement?(b) (state of agitation) panique f;∎ don't get into a fuss over it! ne t'affole pas pour ça!;∎ I don't see what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi on fait un tel cinéma∎ to kick up or to make a fuss about or over sth faire des histoires ou tout un plat au sujet de qch;∎ he kicked up quite a fuss about the bill il a fait toute une histoire pour la facture;∎ people are making a fuss about the new road les gens protestent contre la nouvelle route;∎ I don't want any fuss made when I retire je ne veux pas qu'on fasse tout un cinéma quand je prendrai ma retraite;∎ you should have made a fuss about it tu n'aurais pas dû laisser passer ça;∎ to make a fuss of or over sb être aux petits soins pour qn;∎ they made quite a fuss over her when she went to visit them ils ont été aux petits soins pour elle quand elle est allée les voir;∎ he likes to be made a fuss over il aime bien qu'on fasse grand cas de lui∎ she kept fussing with her hair elle n'arrêtait pas de tripoter ses cheveux;∎ to fuss over sb être aux petits soins pour qn;∎ he fussed over his grandchildren il était aux petits soins pour ses petits-enfants;∎ stop fussing over me! laisse-moi tranquille!;∎ don't fuss, we'll be on time ne t'en fais pas, on sera à l'heure∎ I'm not fussed ça m'est égal□ ;∎ I don't think he's particularly fussed whether we go or not je crois que cela lui est égal qu'on y aille ou pas□(rush around) s'affairer
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not fussed — or not fussy (informal) 1. Without a strong preference 2. Unconcerned • • • Main Entry: ↑fuss … Useful english dictionary
not be fussed about something — phrase to not care what happens or what you do when there is a choice I’m not fussed about which restaurant we go to. Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry: fussed … Useful english dictionary
fussed — [fʌst] adj not be fussed (about sth) BrE spoken to not mind what happens or is done = ↑bothered ▪ Where do you want to go? I m not fussed … Dictionary of contemporary English
not fussy — not fussed or not fussy (informal) 1. Without a strong preference 2. Unconcerned • • • Main Entry: ↑fuss … Useful english dictionary
fussed — [[t]fʌ̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: with brd neg, v link ADJ If you say you are not fussed about something, you mean you do not mind about it or do not mind what happens. [BRIT, INFORMAL] I m not fussed as long as we get where we want to go. Syn: bothered … English dictionary
not be fussed about something — to not care what happens or what you do when there is a choice I m not fussed about which restaurant we go to … English dictionary
not be fussed (about somebody) — not be fussed (about sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to not mind about sth; to not have feelings about sth Syn: not be bothered • It d be good to be there, but I m not that fussed … Useful english dictionary
not be fussed (about something) — not be fussed (about sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to not mind about sth; to not have feelings about sth Syn: not be bothered • It d be good to be there, but I m not that fussed … Useful english dictionary
fussed — UK [fʌst] US adjective british informal Phrase: not be fussed about something * * * [fəst] adj. [predic.] Brit., informal (of a person) feeling concern, distress, or annoyance; having strong feelings about something it d be great to … Useful english dictionary
not be fussed — ► not be fussed Brit. informal not have strong feelings about something. Main Entry: ↑fuss … English terms dictionary
fussed — UK [fʌst] / US adjective British informal not be fussed about something … English dictionary