fuss
a nervous, useless activity
TRANSLATION
fuss = aufgeregte Geschäftigkeit; das Aufhebens; großes Aufheben
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In Rome one day, Henrik Ibsen noticed a crowd of people gathered excitedly around a large poster. Curious about the FUSS, he reached for his spectacles and was dismayed to discover that he had forgotten them in his hotel room.
"Signore," he said, turning to the man beside him, "could you please tell me what those signs say? I've forgotten my glasses." "Sorry, signore," the Italian replied in a confidential tone, "I don't know how to read either."
Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906) Norwegian playwright - noted for such dramatic works as The Master Builder, Brand (1866), Peer Gynt (1867), A Doll's House (1879), An Enemy of the People (1882), Hedda Gabler (1890), and Ghosts.
"Signore," he said, turning to the man beside him, "could you please tell me what those signs say? I've forgotten my glasses." "Sorry, signore," the Italian replied in a confidential tone, "I don't know how to read either."
Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906) Norwegian playwright - noted for such dramatic works as The Master Builder, Brand (1866), Peer Gynt (1867), A Doll's House (1879), An Enemy of the People (1882), Hedda Gabler (1890), and Ghosts.
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fuss
1. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion: There was a lot of fuss on moving day.
2. a. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter: made a big fuss over one low test grade.
b. An objection; a protest: The longer working hours caused a big fuss.
3. A quarrel.
4. A display of affectionate excitement and attention: Everyone made a fuss over the new baby.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Note the verb form:
to fuss = Aufhebens machen
If you want to talk about fussing, there are a lot of word choices:
do, agitation, altercation, argument, beef, bickering, bother, bustle, commotion, complaint, confusion, controversy, difficulty, display, dispute, excitement, falling-out, fight, flap, flurry, flutter, fret, furore, hassle, kick-up, miff, objection, palaver, perturbation, pother, quarrel, row, ruckus, scene, squabble, stew, stink, stir, storm, to-do, trouble, turmoil, unrest, upset, wingding, worry
1. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion: There was a lot of fuss on moving day.
2. a. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter: made a big fuss over one low test grade.
b. An objection; a protest: The longer working hours caused a big fuss.
3. A quarrel.
4. A display of affectionate excitement and attention: Everyone made a fuss over the new baby.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Note the verb form:
to fuss = Aufhebens machen
If you want to talk about fussing, there are a lot of word choices:
do, agitation, altercation, argument, beef, bickering, bother, bustle, commotion, complaint, confusion, controversy, difficulty, display, dispute, excitement, falling-out, fight, flap, flurry, flutter, fret, furore, hassle, kick-up, miff, objection, palaver, perturbation, pother, quarrel, row, ruckus, scene, squabble, stew, stink, stir, storm, to-do, trouble, turmoil, unrest, upset, wingding, worry
