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1 fuss
1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) cirkus2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) delati cirkus (okoli koga)- fussy- fussily
- make a fuss of* * *I [fʌs]nounprazen hrup, hrum; prevelika gorečnostto make a fuss about s.th. — preveč se razburjati zaradi česa, za prazen nič se razburiti, sitnaritito make a fuss of s.o. — plesati okrog kogaII [fʌs](about, over)1.transitive verbrazburiti, prazen hrup povzročiti; vznemiriti;2.intransitive verbrazburiti se, sitnariti; (about, up and down) ves razburjen tekati -
2 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) majhen2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) malo3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nepomemben2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) malo3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) malo2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) malo3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) sploh ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *I [litl]adjectivemajhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen; ironically reven, bedenthe little ones — otročički, malčkithe little — majhni, nepomembni ljudjea little man — mali mož, figuratively ničéa little while — kratek čas, trenuteklittle minds — omejenci, malenkostni ljudjecolloquially little Mary — želodec, prebavathe Little Masters — skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletjuastronomy Little Bear — Mali medvedastronomy Little Dipper — Mali vozpolitics history Little Entente — mala antantaLittle Russian — Malorus, Ukrajineclittle theater — mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališčeII [litl]adverbmalo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redkolittle does he know — nima pojma, še sanja se mu neIII [litl]nounmalenkosta little — malo, nekajby littles — v majhnih količinah, po malem -
3 bustle
1. verb((often with about) to busy oneself (often noisily or fussily): She bustled about doing things all day.) skakati sem in tja2. noun(hurry, fuss or activity.) zmeda* * *I [bʌsl]1.intransitive verbsukati se, poditi se, hiteti, ( about) sem ter tja tekati;2.transitive verbspodbosti, gnati, poditiII [bʌsl]nounrazgrajanje; zmešnjava, kolobocija; vrvež; delavnost, naglicaIII [bʌsl]nounblazina, ki so si jo ženske vlagale zadaj pod pas -
4 to-do
(a fuss: a tremendous to-do about the missing papers.) vik in krik* * *[tədú, -du:z]nouncolloquially (plural to-dos) hrup, hrušč, razgrajanje; figuratively veliko govorjenja (o), vikto make a to-do — delati hrup, razgrajatito make much to-do about s.th. figuratively veliko govoriti, mnogo hrupa dvigniti o čem -
5 make much of
1) (to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing).) pretiravati2) (to make sense of; to understand: I couldn't make much of the film.) razumeti
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make a fuss about — • to make a fuss about • to make a fuss over (from Idioms in Speech) to complain or be angry about unimportant things Don t make such a fuss, Mother, he whispered, on the platform, after she had kissed him. I ve only been away a short time. (G.… … Idioms and examples
fuss´er — fuss «fuhs», noun, verb. –n. 1. much bother about small matters; useless talk and worry; attention given to something not worth it: »She got under weigh with very little fuss (Richard Henry Dana). The king and queen meant to treat this fuss about … Useful english dictionary
make\ a\ fuss\ about — v. phr. 1. To quarrel about something or someone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick. 2. To be excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem! 3. To show… … Словарь американских идиом
make\ such\ a\ fuss\ about — v. phr. 1. To quarrel about something or someone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick. 2. To be excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem! 3. To show… … Словарь американских идиом
make a fuss about — express displeasure, complain about … English contemporary dictionary
fuss — fuss1 [ fʌs ] noun singular or uncount * a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about something: What is all the fuss about? We got everything done with a minimum of fuss. fuss about/over: a lot of fuss over the new technology make/kick up a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fuss — I UK [fʌs] / US noun [singular/uncountable] * a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about something What is all the fuss about? We got everything done with a minimum of fuss. make/kick up a fuss: Stop making such a fuss! fuss about/over: a lot … English dictionary
fuss — fuss1 S3 [fʌs] n [singular, U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of someone breathing quickly and excitedly] 1.) anxious behaviour or activity that is usually about unimportant things ▪ James said he d better be getting back or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fuss — [[t]fʌ̱s[/t]] fusses, fussing, fussed 1) N SING: also no det Fuss is anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose. I don t know what all the fuss is about... He just gets down to work without any fuss. Syn: bother 2) VERB If you… … English dictionary
fuss — 1 noun 1 (singular) nervous or anxious behaviour that is usually about unimportant things : be a fuss: James said he d better be getting back or there d be a fuss. | get/be in a fuss: She gets in such a fuss before people come to dinner. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fuss — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awful (esp. BrE), big, great, huge, terrible (esp. BrE) VERB + FUSS ▪ cause, create, kick up … Collocations dictionary