fuss about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fuss about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] N U

fuss
alboroto m
fuss
escándalo m
there was a big fuss when the increase was announced
hubo un gran alboroto cuando anunciaron el aumento
all this fuss over a lost dog!
¡tanto alboroto or escándalo por un perro perdido!
what's all the fuss about?
¿a qué viene tanto alboroto or escándalo?
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue mucho ruido y pocas nueces
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua
it was done with the minimum of fuss
se hizo con el mínimo de alboroto
to kick up a fuss
armar un lío or un escándalo
to kick up a fuss
montar un número Spain inf
to make a fuss of or Am also over sb
mimar or consentir a alguien
she loves being made a fuss of
le encanta que la mimen or que la consientan
to make or Am also raise a fuss
hacer un escándalo
don't make such a fuss, it's only a spider
no hagas tanto escándalo or tantos aspavientos, es solo una araña

II.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] VB intr

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

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English
Why should anyone make a fuss about colanders?
blogs.theprovince.com
If somebody wants to do something a certain way, then we are not going to kick up a fuss about it.
www.dailymail.co.uk
While it may seem like the developers are making a big fuss about separate threads for user interface and page rendering the fact is all the technical jiggery-pokery is working.
www.theinquirer.net
Sadly, there was also the fuss about ditching the tax disc.
www.telegraph.co.uk
He eventually was forced to pay them for the ten hours of work they did and threw out the time clock, but not without making a fuss about it.
en.wikipedia.org

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