much ado about nothing

English

Alternative forms

much adoe about nothing (archaic)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʌtʃ əˈduː əˈbaʊt ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Noun

much ado about nothing (uncountable)

(idiomatic) A lot of fuss about something trivial.

Translations

a lot of fuss

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大驚小怪 (zh), 大惊小怪 (zh) (dà jīng xiǎo guài)
Esperanto: multa bruo pri nenio
Finnish: paljon melua tyhjästä
French: beaucoup de bruit pour rien (fr)
German: viel Lärm um nichts
Irish: duifean mór ar bheagán fearthainne, glór mór ar bheagán cúise, mórán cainte ar bheagán cúise

Italian: tanto rumore per nulla
Japanese: 空騒ぎ (からさわぎ, karasawagi)
Portuguese: tempestade em copo d'água (pt), tempestade num copo d'água
Russian: мно́го шу́ма из ничего́ (mnógo šúma iz ničevó)
Spanish: mucho ruido y pocas nueces (colloquial)
Swedish: mycket väsen för ingenting (sv)

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