hurly-burly

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhɜː^rliˈbɜː^rli/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɝliˈbɝli, -ˌbɝ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hûr′lē bûr′lē, -bûr′-)

Inflections of 'hurly-burly' (n): npl: hurly-burlies

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
hurly-burly n	informal, uncountable (chaotic activity, commotion) (PR)	revolú, salpafuera nm
	It's important to take a break now and then from the hurly-burly of modern life.
		alboroto nm
		tumulto nm
		bullicio nm
	Hay mucho alboroto en la calle y no logro estudiar.
hurly-burly n	informal (instance of commotion)	alboroto nm
		tumulto nm
	There was quite a hurly-burly outside the pub at closing time on Friday.
	Había alboroto a la salida del bar el viernes.

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