Spanish Dictionary: translation of fuss

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fuss (f

s)

s.

(commotion) alboroto, bulla
can't we give a party without a lot of fuss? ¿no podemos hacer una fiesta sin tanto alboroto?
(unwarranted concern) aspavientos
(formalities) cumplidos
(objection) quejas
(quarrel) lío

expresiones idiomáticas:
not to be worth the fuss

no valer la pena

to kick up o to make a fuss

armar un lío

to make a fuss over someone

mimar

intr.

(to get excited) preocuparse, inquietarse (por boberías)
(to be excessively solicitous) preocuparse mucho por
they fussed over their children se preocupaban mucho por los niños
(to be nervously active) agitarse, andar de acá para allá
she fussed in the kitchen all afternoon toda la tarde anduvo de acá para allá en la cocina
(to object) quejarse

expresión idiomática:
to fuss with

jugar con, toquetear

tr.

familiar fastidiar

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