fuss

fuss
fuss [fʌs]
1. noun
( = commotion stirred up) tapage m ; ( = excitement, agitation in reaction to sth) agitation f ; ( = complaints, objections, difficulties) histoires fpl
• I think all this fuss is only a publicity stunt je pense que tout ce tapage n'est qu'un truc publicitaire
• the company introduced a new computer system with the minimum of fuss la société a mis en place un nouveau système informatique sans que cela perturbe le travail
• the government's proposals have caused a great deal of fuss les propositions du gouvernement ont provoqué beaucoup d'agitation
• I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne sais pas pourquoi on fait tant d'histoires
• a lot of fuss about nothing beaucoup de bruit pour rien
• without any fuss [marry, be buried] en toute simplicité
• to kick up a fuss (inf) faire un tas d'histoires (inf)
► to make a fuss
• to make a fuss about sth (justifiably) protester à propos de qch ; (unjustifiably) faire tout un plat de qch (inf)
• you were quite right to make a fuss vous avez eu tout à fait raison de protester
• to make a fuss of or over sb (British, US) être aux petits soins pour qn
2. intransitive verb
( = rush around busily) s'affairer
• to fuss over sb être aux petits soins pour qn ; (pejorative) embêter qn (par des attentions excessives)
* * *
[fʌs] 1.
noun
1) (agitation) remue-ménage m inv; (verbal) histoires fpl

to make a fuss — faire des histoires

to make a fuss about something — faire toute une histoire à propos de quelque chose

to make a big fuss about nothing — faire un tas d'histoires pour rien

I don't see what all the fuss is about — je ne vois pas où est le problème

2) (angry scene) tapage m

to kick up a fuss about something — (colloq) piquer une crise (colloq) à propos de quelque chose

3) (attention)

to make a fuss of — être aux petits soins avec or pour [person]; caresser [animal]

she doesn't want any fuss — elle veut qu'on la reçoive simplement

2.
intransitive verb
1) (worry) se faire du souci (about pour)

he's always fussing over ou about his appearance — il est obsédé par son apparence

2) (be agitated) s'agiter
3) (show attention)

to fuss over somebody — (colloq) être aux petits soins avec or pour quelqu'un


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