aspaviento

m.

1 furious gesticulations.

2 theatricality, exaggerated display of feeling, fuss, gesticulation.

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aspaviento

► nombre masculino

1 fuss

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer aspavientos to make a great fuss

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noun m.

fuss

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SM exaggerated display of feeling

hacer aspavientos — to make a great fuss

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masculino

deja de hacer aspavientos — stop getting in such a flap

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= fuss.

Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

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* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

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masculino

deja de hacer aspavientos — stop getting in such a flap

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= fuss.

Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

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aspaviento

masculine

1 (alharaca) fuss

tanto aspaviento por nada so much fuss about nothing

2

(movimiento, gesto exagerado): ¡deja de hacer aspavientos y cuéntame qué pasó! stop waving o flapping your arms around and tell me what happened

hacía nerviosos aspavientos con ambos brazos he was waving frantically o wildly with both arms

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aspaviento sustantivo masculino:

◊ deja de hacer aspavientos stop getting in such a flap

aspaviento sustantivo masculino hacer aspavientos, to wave one's arms about, to gesticulate

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aspaviento nm

aspavientos [con gestos] furious gesticulations;

¡deja de hacer aspavientos! [con gestos] stop waving your arms around like that!;

[con palabras] stop making such a fuss!;

intenta nadar sin hacer aspavientos try and swim without thrashing around so much

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aspaviento nm

: exaggerated movement, fuss, flounce