Zirkus

Lëtzebuergesch
English
circus [event]; to-do; uproar
Français
cirque [spectacle]; cinéma [comportement]; cirque [agitation, chahut]
Deutsch
Zirkus [Veranstaltung]; Zirkus [Aufheben, Getue]; Radau
Type
SUBST M
Synonym
Gedeessems; Theater; Zauber; Zodi

Pronunciation (IPA)

[tsˈiʀkus]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch
Zirkus (Vorstellung)
Français
cirque (spectacle)
English
circus (event)
Português
circo (espetáculo)
Nederlands
circus (voorstelling)

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch
Theater; Zirkus (unangenehme Situation)
Français
cinéma; cirque (situation désagréable)
English
palaver; nonsense
Português
teatro; cena(s) (situação desagradável)
Nederlands
poppenkast; theater (onaangename situatie)

Synonyms

Theater · Zauber · Zodi

Meaning 3

Deutsch
Radau; Lärm
Français
vacarme (dû à un comportement inapproprié)
English
racket
Português
balbúrdia; barulheira
Nederlands
herrie; kabaal

Synonyms

Zodi

Meaning 4

colloquial

Deutsch
Krach; Knatsch; Ärger (Streit)
Français
grabuge
English
trouble; hell to pay
Português
zaragata; bronca
Nederlands
mot; heibel

Synonyms

Buttek · Kaméidi

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • Zirkus
  • Zirkussen
  • Zirkusser

Example sentences

  1. et war scho laang keen Zirkus méi an eiser Géigend

    Meaning 1: circus

  2. am Zirkus huet en Artist mat Fakele jongléiert

    Meaning 1: circus

  3. dat Gemauls geet mer op de Su, ech maachen dee ganzen Zirkus do net méi laang mat

    colloquial

    Meaning 2: palaver; nonsense

  4. well d'Professesch ze spéit koum, war fuerchtbaren Zirkus an der Klass

    Meaning 3: racket

  5. wann ech mat där Datz heemkommen, da gëtt et Zirkus !

    colloquial

    Meaning 4: trouble; hell to pay

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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