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kefuffle

Italian translation: disordine, caos, agitazione

15:18 Aug 28, 2000
English to Italian translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: kefuffle
...there was a certain amount of kefuffle here...
(I don't know if it's some sort of slang or just a misprint in the book. I couldn't find this term anywhere)
Marilena Vaccarini
Italian translation:disordine, caos, agitazione
Explanation:
the Oxford English Dictionary, which does list "kerfuffle" as a variant of "curfuffle." Other forms include "carfuffle," "cafuffle," "kafuffle," "kufuffle" and "gefuffle." However you may spell it, "curfuffle" means a "disorder, flurry, or agitation." A fuss. A ruckus. There's a verb form of "curfuffle" (and all its variants) too, meaning "to cause a commotion or put in a state of disorder."

Ciao

Adriano
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Adriano Bonetto
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Local time: 22:54
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Grazie per l'aiuto e le interessanti spiegazioni
Marilena
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nadisordine, caos, agitazione
Adriano Bonetto


  

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disordine, caos, agitazione


Explanation:
the Oxford English Dictionary, which does list "kerfuffle" as a variant of "curfuffle." Other forms include "carfuffle," "cafuffle," "kafuffle," "kufuffle" and "gefuffle." However you may spell it, "curfuffle" means a "disorder, flurry, or agitation." A fuss. A ruckus. There's a verb form of "curfuffle" (and all its variants) too, meaning "to cause a commotion or put in a state of disorder."

Ciao

Adriano



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Adriano Bonetto
Italy
Local time: 22:54
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 1413
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Grazie per l'aiuto e le interessanti spiegazioni
Marilena
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