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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 make a fuss of
(to pay a lot of attention to: He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren.) delati cirkus -
3 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 -
4 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 -
5 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 -
6 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) zadnji
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make a fuss of — To give much (genuinely or apparently) affectionate or amicable attention to • • • Main Entry: ↑fuss * * * make a fuss of phrase to give a person or animal a lot of attention to show that you love them If you ask me, they make too much fuss of… … Useful english dictionary
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 of somebody — make a fuss of/over sb idiom to pay a lot of attention to sb, usually to show how much you like them • They made a great fuss of the baby. • The dog loves being made a fuss of. Main entry: ↑fussidiom … Useful english dictionary
make a fuss over somebody — make a fuss of/over sb idiom to pay a lot of attention to sb, usually to show how much you like them • They made a great fuss of the baby. • The dog loves being made a fuss of. Main entry: ↑fussidiom … Useful english dictionary
make a fuss — To complain • • • Main Entry: ↑fuss * * * become angry and complain … Useful english dictionary
fuss — (n.) 1701, perhaps an alteration of force, or imitative of bubbling or sputtering sounds, or from Dan. fjas foolery, nonsense. First attested in Anglo Irish writers, but no obvious connections to Irish. The verb is first attested 1792, from the… … Etymology dictionary
fuss — [fus] n. [17th c. slang, prob. echoic] 1. a flurry of nervous, excited, often needless activity; bustle 2. a state of excessive nervousness, agitation, etc. ☆ 3. a quarrel or argument 4. a showy display of delight, approval, etc. vi. 1. to cause… … English World dictionary
Fuss — Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fussing}.] To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make a fuss over — (or Brit. of) treat (a person or animal) with excessive attention or affection … Useful english dictionary
make a thing of — 1. To make an issue, point of controversy, etc of 2. To fuss about • • • Main Entry: ↑thing * * * make a (big) thing of (or about) informal make (something) seem more important than it actually is … Useful english dictionary
make a song and dance — (UK) If someone makes a song and dance, they make an unecessary fuss about something unimportant … The small dictionary of idiomes
