суета́

fairly common #3958C2

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
bustle, hustle and bustle, fuss, commotion
Преднового́дняя суета́ меня́ утомля́ет.
The pre-New Year bustle wears me out.
Often of busy city life or a busy period; can imply pointless running around.
2.
vanity, emptiness
Пе́ред лицо́м ве́чности э́то лишь суета́.
In the face of eternity this is mere vanity.
Literary and biblical, as in "vanity of vanities".

Examples

Перед экзаменом царила лихорадочная суета.
There was a feverish flurry of activity before the exam.
Ему очертенела вечная суета в городе.
He was fed up with the endless hustle and bustle of the city.
Город, мыслившийся тихим, встретил нас шумом и суетой.
The city, imagined as quiet, greeted us with noise and bustle.
Отрешающийся от суеты старик молча смотрел на закат.
The old man, withdrawing from the hustle and bustle, silently watched the sunset.
Он справил свадьбу без лишней суеты.
He held the wedding without any unnecessary fuss.
Суета́ суе́т, сказа́л Екклесиаст, суета́ суе́т, - всё суета́!
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Она устала от людской суеты.
She was tired of the hustle and bustle of people.
Мудрец зрит истину сквозь суету мира.
The wise man sees the truth through the world’s bustle.

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