fussy

fussy
adjective
1) (fastidious) eigen; penibel

be fussy about one's food or what one eats — mäklig im Essen sein (ugs.)

I'm not fussy — (I don't mind) ich bin nicht wählerisch

2) (full of unnecessary decoration) verspielt
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adjective
1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) kleinlich
2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) mit viel Klimbim
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fussy
[ˈfʌsi]
adj
1. usu pred (pej: about clothes, neatness) pingelig pej fam; (about people) [zu] wählerisch; (about food) mäkelig pej, heikel DIAL O ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ, schnäkig DIAL
▪ to be \fussy about sth etw sehr genau nehmen
he's/we're/they're not \fussy [about sth] (not demanding) er ist/wir sind/sie sind [bei etw] nicht wählerisch; BRIT (indifferent) ihm/uns/ihnen ist es egal [was/wie ...]
2. (pej: overly-decorated) curtains, clothing [zu] verspielt, überladen pej
3. (overly-detailed) writing ausgeklügelt
4. (needing much care) fisselig DIAL, fuzelig ÖSTERR
\fussy job Fisselarbeit f DIAL, Fuzelarbeit f ÖSTERR
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['fʌsɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (= choosy) wählerisch; (= petty) kleinlich; (= precise) genau

to be fussy about cleanliness/punctuality/one's appearance —

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

2) (pej: overelaborate) design, style überladen; furnishings, dress verspielt; food kompliziert; details, movements, gestures, acting übertrieben
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fussy adj (adv fussily)
1. a) (unnötig) aufgeregt
b) hektisch
2. kleinlich, pedantisch
3. heikel, wählerisch (beide:
about in dat):
he’s a very fussy eater er ist im Essen sehr heikel
4. überladen (Kleidung, Möbel etc)
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adjective
1) (fastidious) eigen; penibel

be fussy about one's food or what one eats — mäklig im Essen sein (ugs.)

I'm not fussy — (I don't mind) ich bin nicht wählerisch

2) (full of unnecessary decoration) verspielt
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adj.
heikel adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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