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Related to fussy: high-spirited, meddles
fuss·y
(fŭs′ē)adj. fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est
1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper: a fussy baby.
2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious: He was always fussy about clothes.
3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details: a fussy actuarial problem.
4. Full of superfluous details: "It can indeed be fussy, filling with ornament what should be empty space" (H.D.F. Kitto).
fuss′i·ly adv.
fuss′i·ness n.
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fussy
(ˈfʌsɪ)adj, fussier or fussiest
1. inclined to fuss over minor points
2. very particular about detail
3. characterized by overelaborate detail: the furniture was too fussy to be elegant.
ˈfussily adv
ˈfussiness n
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fuss•y
(ˈfʌs i)adj. fuss•i•er, fuss•i•est.
1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
2. hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater.
3. elaborately or ornately made, trimmed, or decorated: a room with a fussy, cluttered look; a fussy hat.
4. full of details, esp. in excess.
[1825–35]
fuss′i•ly, adv.
fuss′i•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:fussy - annoyed and irritable]fussy - annoyed and irritable
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2. fussy - overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
3. fussy - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
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fussy
adjective
1. particular, difficult, exacting, discriminating, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, finicky, pernickety, faddish, faddy, anal retentive, old-maidish, old womanish, overparticular She's not fussy about her food.
2. overelaborate, busy, cluttered, rococo, overdecorated, overembellished We are not keen on floral patterns and fussy designs.
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fussy
adjective1. Very difficult to please:
choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.
Informal: picky.
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Translations
صَعْبُ الإرْضَاء مُدَقَّق في أمور تافِهَهمُنَمَّق
věčně nespokojenýnazdobenýpřeplácanýúzkostlivý
pertentligkræsennøjeregnendeoverpyntet
nirsopikkutarkka
sitničav
csicsáskicsinyeskedõ
hégómlega nostursamur, of skrautlegursmámunasamur
騒ぎたてる
야단법석하는
vyčačkaný
izbirčensiten
tjafsig
จู้จี้
om sòm
fussy
[ˈfʌsɪ] ADJ (fussier (compar) (fussiest (superl)))1. (= exacting) [person]
1.1. (pej) → quisquilloso
they'll think you're fussy if you ring them → van a creer que eres quisquilloso or difícil si les llamas
children are often fussy eaters → los niños son a menudo quisquillosos or especiales para la comida
they'll think you're fussy if you ring them → van a creer que eres quisquilloso or difícil si les llamas
children are often fussy eaters → los niños son a menudo quisquillosos or especiales para la comida
1.2. (= scrupulous) he's very fussy about detail → es muy escrupuloso or meticuloso con los detalles
2. (= elaborate) [design, clothes] → recargado, con muchos ringorrangos
3. (= nervous) [manner] → nervioso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fussy
[ˈfʌsi] adj [person] → tatillon(ne)
to be fussy about sth [+ food, clothes] → être très difficile sur qch, être très tatillon(ne) sur qch; [+ details, cleanliness] → être très tatillon(ne) sur qch
She is very fussy about her food → Elle est très difficile sur la nourriture.
to be fussy about sth [+ food, clothes] → être très difficile sur qch, être très tatillon(ne) sur qch; [+ details, cleanliness] → être très tatillon(ne) sur qch
She is very fussy about her food → Elle est très difficile sur la nourriture.
[style, decoration] → qui manque de simplicité
I'm not fussy (= don't mind) → ça m'est égal
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fussy
adj (+er)
(= choosy) → wählerisch ; (= petty) → kleinlich ; (= precise) → genau ; to be fussy about cleanliness/punctuality/one’s appearance → großen Wert auf Sauberkeit/Pünktlichkeit/sein Äußeres legen ; he was fussy about his toilet paper → er war sehr eigen, was sein Toilettenpapier anging ; she is not fussy about her food → sie ist beim Essen nicht wählerisch ; the child is a fussy eater → das Kind ist beim Essen wählerisch ; I’m not fussy (inf) → das ist mir egal
(pej: = overelaborate) design, style → überladen ; furnishings, dress → verspielt ; food → kompliziert ; details, movements, gestures, acting → übertrieben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fussy
[ˈfʌsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, difficult to please) → difficile, esigente ; (excessively punctilious) → puntiglioso/a, pignolo/a; (clothes) → pieno/a di fronzoli ; (style) → elaborato/aI'm not fussy (fam) → per me è lo stesso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fuss
(fas) noun unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant. Don't make such a fuss. herrie ضَجَّه ، جَلَبَه суетене espalhafato povyk das Getue postyr; ballade φασαρία jaleo, alboroto, ruido, aspaviento; lío, escándalo sekeldus غوغا؛ الم شنگه hössötys histoires "רַעַש" बतंगड uzrujavanje oko sitnica, prevelika briga hűhó keributan gera veður (út af e-u) chiasso 大騒ぎ 흥분, 야단법석 karščiavimasis, maišatis, bėginėjimas satraukums; kņada; jezga kecoh drukte oppstyr, ståhei, blest zamieszanie, krzątanina پارېدنه، بې ځايه غال مغال، شور ماشور، تشويش espalhafato tam-tam, agitaţie суета zmätok, krik cirkus gužva bråk, väsen, tjafs การจุกจิกจู้จี้ gereksiz telaş, velvele 大驚小怪 метушня; збуджений стан ضرورت سے زیادہ تکرار یا اصرار یا طول امر sự ồn ào, om sòm 大惊小怪
verb to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details. She fusses over children. ophef maak يَثير قَلَقاً أو ضَجَّةً суетя се apoquentar-se obskakovat, zahrnovat pozorností viel Aufhebens machen um pylre om ανησυχώ υπερβολικά, κάνω φασαρία για το τίποτα preocuparse/inquietarse demasiado jahmerdama سر و صدای بی مورد راه انداختن hössöttää faire des histoires לַעֲשוֹת עִנייָן מ- बतंगड बनाना previše se brinuti, skakati oko nekoga fontoskodik merepotkan diri vera með of miklar áhyggjur eða fyrirgang prendersela 騒ぎ立てる 귀찮게 잔소리하다 šokinėti apie, per daug rūpintis kuo pārlieku uztraukties/rūpēties par kādu bersusah-susah melayan zich druk maken dulle/klusse med, gjøre et stort nummer av trząść się بې ځايه غال مغال، apoquentar-se a se agita (în legătură cu) суетиться obskakovať; venovať (prehnanú) pozornosť delati cirkus (okoli koga) usplahiriti se tjafsa, pjoska กังวลมากกับ titizlenmek, kaygılanmak 過分體貼關心 хвилюватися через дрібниці تفاصیل پر ضرورت سے زیادہ توجہ دینا làm ầm lên; làm cuống quít lên 过分体贴关心
ˈfussy adjective1. too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy. She is very fussy about her food. uitsoekerig مُدَقَّق في أمور تافِهَه придричив exagerado úzkostlivý, věčně nespokojený kleinlich kræsen ιδιότροπος, σχολαστικός quisquilloso, exigente, especial, tiquismiquis valiv ایرادی nirso tatillon מַקפִּיד בִּקטָנוֹת बात का बतंगड बनाने वाला pedantan, izbirljiv kicsinyeskedő rewel smámunasamur pignolo, esigente 小うるさい 까다로운 įnoringas, išrankus izvēlīgs; nervozs cerewet pietluttig pedantisk, geskjeftig, masete drobiazgowy, kapryśny هغه چه پر چټى شيانو باندى تشويش يا وسواس كوى: وسواسى exagerado mofturos, pretenţios привередливый prieberčivý malenkosten, dlakocepski usplahiren petig, kinkig จุกจิกจู้จี้ zor beğenir, titiz 過分講究的 метушливий; перебірливий مشکل سے مطمئن ہونے والا hay om sòm, hay nhắng nhít 过分讲究的
2. (of clothes etc) with too much decoration. a very fussy hat. seurderige مُنَمَّق натруфен espalhafatoso nazdobený, přeplácaný mit viel Klimbim overpyntet παραφορτωμένος (για ρούχο) rimbombante, recargado toretsev پر زرق و برق koristeltu tarabiscoté מְקוּשַׁט מִדַי भड़कीला kićast csicsás norak, terlalu banyak hiasan hégómlega nostursamur, of skrautlegur elaborato, pieno di fronzoli こった 지나치게 꾸민 perkrautas (par apģērbu) pārblīvēts ar detaļām terlebih hiasan overladen overlesset/-pyntet przeładowany له ذرق او برقه ډك espalhafatoso împopoţonat аляповатый vyčačkaný načičkan previše ukrašen utstyrd ที่ตกแต่งไว้มากจนเกินไป süslü püslü, cicili bicili 過分裝飾的 з витребеньками بہت زیادہ آرائش کے والا cầu kỳ 过分装饰的
ˈfussily adverb seurderig بِتَدقيق في الأمور التافِهَه претрупано com espalhafato úzkostlivě übertrieben overpylret; kræsent; overpyntet νευρικά con aspavientos; con exigencias; recargadamente ülearu muretsevalt با وسواس؛ جلف nirsosti de façon tatillonne בְּדַקדֵקָנוּת घबराहट, बात का बतंगड़ pedantno kicsinyeskedve repot með smámunasemi in modo pignolo うるさく 떠들썩하게 nerimastingai, kaprizingai, išrankiai satraukti; nervozi; izvēlīgi dengan kecoh overladen masete, pedantisk kapryśnie وسواسى com espalhafato pretenţios суетливо úzkostlivo muhasto usplahireno petigt อย่างจุกจิกจู้จี้ titizlikle, telâşla 過分講究地,過分裝飾地 примхливо ضرورت سے زیادہ اہتمام کے ساتھ cầu kỳ, nhắng nhít 过分讲究地,过分装饰地
make a fuss of to pay a lot of attention to. He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren. ophef maak يُعطي اهتماما شَديدا لِ правя голям въпрос dar muita atenção dělat cavyky s viel Aufhebens machen um gøre et stort nummer ud af παραχαϊδεύω, φροντίζω υπερβολικά mimar, consentir suurt numbrit tegema زیاد توجه کردن به hössöttää faire des tas d'histoires au sujet de לְהִתרוֹצֵץ סָבִיב- बात का बतंगड़ बनाना dizati galamu, previše brinuti nagy hűhót csap merepotkan láta mikið með e-n darsi molta briga per, usare mille attenzioni ちやほやする 야단스럽게 치켜 세우다 šokinėti apie, per daug rūpintis kuo pārlieku rūpēties par kādu bersusah-payah vertroetelen gjøre et stort nummer av, lage oppstyr przesadzać z, robić zamieszanie z powodu دیره پام کول fazer uma grande festa com a face caz de суетиться narobiť veľa kriku (s) delati cirkus dizati prašinu göra mycket väsen över, pjoska med ให้ความสนใจอย่างมากกับ üzerinde titremek 對某人過分關心 носитися з кимось حد سے زیادہ توجہ دینا quá chú ý 对某人过分关心
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fussy
→ صَعْبُ الإرْضَاء věčně nespokojený pertentlig kleinlich σχολαστικός quisquilloso nirso tatillon sitničav esigente 騒ぎたてる 야단법석하는 kieskeurig masete grymaśny exigente , minucioso суетливый tjafsig จู้จี้ yaygaracı om sòm 爱挑剔的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009