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Meaning of Fuss | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

fʌs

Definitions

Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
countable, uncountable
A complaint or noise; a scene.
countable, uncountable
An exhibition of affection or admiration.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الإهتمام

Български вря́ва тревожа се шум

Bosanski galama larma галама шум

Català aldarull brogit cridòria gatzara rebombori romanços

Čeština cavyky drahota poprask povyk rotyka

Cymraeg ffwdan

Deutsch Anstalt Aufstand Bohei Brimborium ein Fass aufmachen Federlesen Fisimatenten fummeln Gedöns Gehabe Geschrei Getue Gewese Lärm Rummel streicheln Terz Theater Trubel Umstand verrückt sein (nach) Wirbel Zauber

Ελληνικά αναμπουμπούλα αναστάτωση αναταραχή ανεμοζάλη ανησυχώ πειράζω σαματάς φασαρία χαϊδεύω

Español alharaca aspaviento chorradas cuentos escándalo esparajismo espaviento fandango jaleo milagrón pamento quilombo

Suomi hämminki häslinki helliä hellitellä hiplata hössäkkä hösseli hössöttää hössötys hötäkkä hulabaloo ihastelu kotkotus melska metakka meteli revohka rumba silitellä tohina tohista touhottaa touhotus touhu touhuaminen touhuta tuiske vouhotus

Français agitation Histoires s’agiter s’empresser tracasser

Gaeilge fothragadh

Gàidhlig ùpraid

Galego barullo

हिन्दी नौटंकी

Hrvatski galama larma галама шум

Magyar babrál balhé botrány hűhó igazgat izgul jelenet lárma matat

Italiano affannarsi agitarsi baccano chiasso confusione daffare entusiasmo rumore scalmanarsi scalpore scocciare seccare trambusto

日本語偓騒ぎ

Kurdî telaş terz

Polski hałaburda heca kołomyja przejmować się przeżywać

Português auê bagunça barulho confusão fuzuê rebuliço reclamação

Română agita agitație entuziasm fâțâi foi frământa frământare freamăt gălăgie indispoziție zgomot

Русский возиться пережива́ть представление суета суетиться суматоха сыр-бор шум шумиха

Српски galama larma галама шум

Svenska om och men omak pjunk ståhej tjafs

Türkçe havar hayhavar telaş velvele yaygara

Українська гармидер

Examples

“They made a big fuss about the wedding plans.”

“What's all the fuss about?”

“Sickness did not last above a ten days; my poor wife zealously assiduous, and with a minimum of fuss or noise.”

““Anthea hasn't a notion in her head but to vamp a lot of silly mugwumps. She's set her heart on that tennis bloke[…]whom the papers are making such a fuss about.””

“But in the reader comments section beneath the FT piece, many couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. “I’m surprised to see the FT reporting this sort of thing,” one person wrote.”

“If you make enough of a fuss about the problem, maybe they'll fix it for you.”

“They made a great fuss over the new baby.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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