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The one thing an audience always has in common with a comedian is troubles. The Yiddish word for that is tsuris. You're always putting your tsuris on stage whether you like it or not. No one is untroubled, unless they're just, you know, an imbecile.
David Steinberg

Meaning of "tsuris" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TSURIS

tsuris  [ˈtsuːrɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TSURIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tsuris is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TSURIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tsuris

List of English words of Yiddish origin

This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable. Many of these words are more common in the US entertainment industry, via vaudeville, the Catskills/Borscht Belt, and Hollywood. Others are more regionally oriented, e.g., in the New York City metropolitan area. A number of Yiddish words also entered English via large Jewish communities in Britain, particularly London, where Yiddish has influenced the Cockney dialect. A number of Yiddish words are related to Hebrew, Germanic or Slavic forms, and some words of those origins have entered English via Yiddish.

Definition of tsuris in the English dictionary

The definition of tsuris in the dictionary is grief or strife.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TSURIS


actress
ˈæktrɪs
auris
ˈɔːrɪs
cantoris
kænˈtɔːrɪs
cokuloris
ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrɪs
doris
ˈdɒrɪs
fortress
ˈfɔːtrɪs
Harris
ˈhærɪs
Horace
ˈhɒrɪs
iris
ˈaɪrɪs
kris
krɪs
loris
ˈlɔːrɪs
Maurice
ˈmɒrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
Morris
ˈmɒrɪs
orbicularis
ɔːˌbɪkjʊˈlɑːrɪs
Paris
ˈpærɪs
Pictoris
pɪkˈtɔːrɪs
Polaris
pəˈlɑːrɪs
Sculptoris
skʌlpˈtɔːrɪs
Tauris
ˈtɔːrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TSURIS

tsitsith
tsk
Tskhinvali
TSO
Tsonga
tsotsi
tsotsitaal
tsp.
TSS
tsuba
Tsugaru Strait
tsunami
tsunamic
tsunamigenic
Tsushima
tsutsugamushi disease
tsutsumu

WORDS THAT END LIKE TSURIS

aris
bris
Capris
clitoris
columella auris
corpus juris
debris
Eris
ex libris
ex-libris
fris
Gris
hubris
hybris
orris
Osiris
sui juris
Tigris
tinea cruris
Ventris

Synonyms and antonyms of tsuris in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tsuris» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TSURIS

Find out the translation of tsuris to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tsuris from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tsuris» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tsuris
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tsuris
570 millions of speakers

English

tsuris
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tsuris
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tsuris
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tsuris
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tsuris
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tsuris
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tsuris
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tsuris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tsuris
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tsuris
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뜨거운 맛
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tsuris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tsuris
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tsuris
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tsuris
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tsuris
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tsuris
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tsuris
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tsuris
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tsuris
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tsuris
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tsuris
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tsuris
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tsuris
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tsuris

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TSURIS»

The term «tsuris» is normally little used and occupies the 142.294 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TSURIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tsuris

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QUOTES WITH «TSURIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tsuris.
1
David Steinberg
The one thing an audience always has in common with a comedian is troubles. The Yiddish word for that is tsuris. You're always putting your tsuris on stage whether you like it or not. No one is untroubled, unless they're just, you know, an imbecile.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TSURIS»

Discover the use of tsuris in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tsuris and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cut to the Chase: 100 Matrix Pearls for Doctors
Tsuris - n., trouble Example: While exploring a patient for a pancreatic mass, the operating surgeon discovers that the tumor is infiltrating the transverse mesocolon and the superior mesenteric artery. He looks at the surgical team and states: ...
Leo A Gordon,, 2006
2
Tessie and Pearlie: A Granddaughter's Story
What matters to me,anyway, isthatIfind thegirl in the woman beforeme, still alive with possibility. What follows is myode to bubbehood, a patchwork of interviews, recipes, and kitchentable advice: Pearlie's wisdom and Tessie's tsuris(worries).
Joy Horowitz, 2010
3
Beautiful Monsters: Imagining the Classic in Musical Media
For example, Yiddish words like meshuggeneh (crazy) and tsuris (trouble, woe) were originally confined to the linguistic register of “urban immigrant Yiddish” ( using register in its most global linguistic sense, where it is indistinguishable from a ...
Michael Long, 2008
4
Powerless Fictions?: Ethics, Cultural Critique, and American ...
"Tsuris" Bemie says, speaking for the three who have "sensed his silent cry for help, for consolation. " "Sounds to me, my friend, like you got some tsuris. Not full grown yet, not gehoketh tsuris, but tsuris" (72). And as they part, the trinity "in ...
Ricardo Miguel-Alfonso, 1996
5
Judaism For Dummies
Tsuris. As the song goes, "Nobody knows the tsuris I've seen!" Well, that could be the Yiddish version. Tsuris mean heartaches, troubles, or woes. It's what your kids can give you when they're not giving you nakhes. "Don't give me tsuris," a ...
Rabbi Ted Falcon, David Blatner, 2013
6
Paradise, New York: A Novel
Most of these people are too sick to even get out of their chairs. If only you could see the tsuris - " "If I want to see tsuris, I can look in my own house." In fact, my mother saw so much tsuris in a house where no tsuris existed, I suggested to my  ...
Eileen Pollack, 2000
7
Chasing Love: A Mother's Journey
As the rabbi sat down at a large desk, he repeated my name to himself: “Elka Chaya, tsuris,” he said, shaking his head. “Tsuris,” he repeated. Even though my knowledge ofYiddish is limited, I knew that the Yiddish word tsuris meant sorrow or ...
Elinor Rogosin, 2011
8
Dictionary of Jewish Words: A JPS Guide
tsimmes See tzimmes. tsuris n. Yiddish (TSORE-iss) Troubles and worries; problems. “Her older son is so irresponsible, and her husband is having troubles at work. So much tsuris in that family.” Tu b'Av n. Hebrew (too beh-AV) Literally, “ the ...
Joyce Eisenberg, Ellen Scolnic, 2010
9
The Torah: The Director's Cut
CHAPTER. 9. TSURIS. IN. SINAI. “Meshuggeh is what your Chosen People made me,” Moses ranted. “Making a mishegoss like you never heard. 'The sun's too hot'...'The desert's too dry'...'I'm thirsty'...'For this we left Egypt?'...'Being a slave  ...
R.E. Dinlocker, 2011
10
Revenge of the Saguaro: Offbeat Travels Through America's ...
the. oCCIDentaL. tSuRIS. Douglas, Arizona, part of the Free State of Cochise, was a copper town, yes, but its other identities grew out of its location along the border and as a ranching center. Like most mining camps, ranching centers, and  ...
Tom Miller, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TSURIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tsuris is used in the context of the following news items.
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JEFF EDELSTEIN: Donald Trump, God and Jose the Mexican day …
This Tower of Babel causes me such tsuris. All right. Whammo-blammo presto-changeo. Now you speak English. How many lawns? JOSE: Eight. I'm tired. «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
2
A Translation Tsuris
Eve Jochnowitz, who teaches Yiddish language, culture and literature at YIVO and The Workmen's Circle, says she found herself up against some formidable ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Jun 15»
3
Steve Israel's Terror Plot (Just Kidding)
'Tsuris ahead,” Steve Israel opens his debut novel, “The Global War on Morris” (Simon & Schuster). I'm not sure how many of his congressional colleagues in ... «The Jewish Week, Jan 15»
4
Bart & Fleming: On 'Birdman,' Sony PR Tsuris, Mike Nichols And Bill …
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this occasional column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, ... «Deadline.com, Nov 14»
5
Gamergate and how Internet users think about gaming and …
But I thought it was worth discussing the survey's findings on gaming and harassment separately given the ongoing tsuris over Gamergate. Robert Morris ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
6
Joan Rivers: An Appreciation of a Feminist Comedy Revolutionary
I can't help but think that, had she been of a different generation, she would not have had to go through the tsuris that she did to become a success. But with ... «Indie Wire, Sep 14»
7
Unions, MTA reach LIRR agreement after Cuomo steps in
When asked by a reporter about the meaning of ajita, he replied with a Yiddish term meaning aggravation. “It's like tsuris.” The announcement was undoubtedly ... «Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jul 14»
8
Elsewhere: Orthodox, gay and celibate, lost Jewish tribe photos …
School board tsuris: Despite criticisms, the haredi-controlled board may not be the main reason the East Ramapo's school district is struggling. (Forward). «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Apr 14»
9
So Many Jewish Rockers, So Little Chaim
... anti-war protesters Country Joe and the Gefilte Fish, San Francisco hippies Jefferson Shtarkership and pioneering horn-rockers Blood, Sweat and Tsuris. «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
10
'Omar' and its mustache-twirling Jews hit US theaters
forcing Paramount, which has already had plenty of tsuris with this film, to issue an explanatory press release of their own. For 40 days and 40 nights we've been ... «The Times of Israel, Feb 14»

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