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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. -
2 feeder
noun1) (animal) Fresser, derplankton feeder — Planktonfresser, der
the larvae are voracious feeders — die Larven sind gefräßig
2) (dispenser) Futterspender, der* * *feed·er[ˈfi:dəʳ, AM -ɚ]nto be a fussy/messy/noisy \feeder beim Essen heikel sein/kleckern [o ÖSTERR patzen] /schmatzen3. (device) Zuführapparat m; ELEC Versorgungsleitung f, Zuleitung f; COMPUT automatische Papierzuführung* * *['fiːdə(r)]1. n3) (= device supplying machine) Zubringer m4) (= contributory source) (= river) Zu(bringer)fluss m; (= road) Zubringer(straße f) m; (= air, bus, rail service) Zubringerlinie f; (ELEC) Speiseleitung f, Feeder m2. attrZubringer-feeder line (Rail, Aviat) — Zubringerlinie f, Zubringerstrecke f
* * *feeder s1. a) Fütterer m, Fütterin fa) ein starker Fresser sein (Tier),3. a) Viehmäster(in)b) besonders US Masttier n4. TECHa) Beschicker mb) Zuführer m6. TECHa) Aufgabe-, Beschickungsvorrichtung fb) ELEK Feeder m, Speiseleitung fc) TYPO An-, Einlegeapparat md) → academic.ru/26781/feed_mechanism">feed mechanism8. Zuflussgraben m9. a) Zubringer m (Straße)11. Br Lätzchen n12. GEOG Nebenfluss m* * *noun1) (animal) Fresser, derplankton feeder — Planktonfresser, der
2) (dispenser) Futterspender, der -
3 finicky
adjectiveheikel [Person]; kniff[e]lig [Arbeit, Stickerei]* * *['finiki]* * *fin·icky[ˈfɪnɪki]\finicky job komplizierte [o kniff[e]lige] Angelegenheit* * *['fInIkɪ]adjperson schwer zufriedenzustellen, pingelig (inf); (about food, clothes etc) wählerisch, pingelig (inf); work, job kniff(e)lig (inf); detail winzighe's a finicky eater — er ist beim Essen sehr wählerisch
* * *1. pedantisch, übertrieben genau3. geziert, affektiert* * *adjectiveheikel [Person]; kniff[e]lig [Arbeit, Stickerei]* * *adj.affektiert adj. -
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