much ado about nothing

English

Alternative forms

• much adoe about nothing (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʌtʃ əˈduː əˈbaʊt ˈnʌθɪŋ/

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

much ado about nothing (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) A lot of fuss about something trivial.

Translations

a lot of fuss

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大驚小怪／大惊小怪 (zh) (dàjīngxiǎoguài), 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)
• Galician: cacarexar moito e non poñer ovo
• German: viel Lärm um nichts
• Irish: duifean mór ar bheagán fearthainne, glór mór ar bheagán cúise, mórán cainte ar bheagán cúise
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• 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)