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das Tamtam (-s)
   fuss, to-do, ballyhoo; din, loudness, racket; gong; tom-tom

Mit großem Tamtam hat US-Präsident Obama Chinas Staatschef Hu empfangen.
With great to-do, US president Obama has received China's head of state Hu.
Das Tamtam um die Hochzeit von William und Kate ist nur die Zuspitzung der britischen Seltsamkeit - der jetzt aber auch noch ein großer Teil der Welt zu erliegen scheint.
The ballyhoo around the wedding of William and Kate is only the intensification of British peculiarity – to which a major portion of the world also now seems to be succumbing.
Der Faschingszug zog mit großem Tamtam durch die Stadt.
The Mardi Gras parade went through the city making a great racket.

Related:
das Bohei brouhaha, fuss
das Getue fuss, to-do
der Klamauk fuss, hullabaloo
der Rummel fuss, racket, hustle and bustle

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