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alarmírati to alarm; to alert; to frighten; to give the alarm

alarmírati za prazen nič to cry wolf

jókati to cry, to weep, to shed tears

jókati za kom to weep (ali to mourn) for someone, to bewail the loss of someone
grenko jókati to weep bitterly
jókati od jeze to weep with (ali for) anger
jókati od bolečine to weep with pain
jokala je vso noč she was crying (ali weeping) all night long
hkrati smejoč se in jokajoč (se) laughing and crying at the same time
jókati nad svojo žalostno usodo to weep over one's misfortunes (ali over one's sad lot)
dolgo jókati to cry one's eyes (ali one's heart) out
kar naprej jókati to go on crying (ali weeping)
jókati za prazen nič to cry for nothing
jókati od veselja to cry with joy
krčevito jókati to sob one's heart out; to shed hot tears

krík cry, shout; scream, shriek, outcry

bojni krík war cry
krík in krik hue and cry; commotion; outcry; roar
dvigniti krík in krik to set up a roar
nastal je krík in vik an outcry arose
zagnati huronski krík (figurativno) to raise the roof
zagnati krík in vik zaradi česa to make (ali pogovorno to kick up) a great commotion about something
zagnati krík in vik proti komu to rise a hue and cry against someone
mnogo krík za prazen nič much ado about nothing; a storm in a teacup

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

prázen empty; emptied; (službeno mesto) vacant, open; unoccupied; void, evacuated; vain; (nepopisan) blank

prázne besede empty words pl
za prázen nič for nothing, without any reason
práznih rok empty-handed
prázen izgovor a lame excuse
prázno gledališče a poor house
prázno službeno mesto vacancy
prázna soba empty room
prázen prostor an empty space
prázne trditve unfounded assertions pl
prázen strah groundless fear
prázno upanje vain hope
prázna vera superstition
na prázen želodec on an empty stomach
prázen naboj blank cartridge
on je prázne glave he is empty-headed
ta je prázna (to je čista izmišljotina) that is pure invention
hotéli so sedaj prázni the hotels are all deserted by this time
gledati, strmeti v prázno to gaze into space
mlatiti prázno slamo to talk nonsense (ali rot), to flog a dead horse
pustiti eno vrsto prázno to leave a line blank
vrnil se je práznih rok he returned empty-handed

prepírati se to quarrel; to have a row (s kom with someone); to dispute (o on, about); to wrangle; to have words (s kom with someone); to squabble (s kom o čem with someone about something); (pričkati se) to bicker

prepírati se s kom za kaj to contend with someone for something
prepírati se za prazen nič to argue about trifles
o tem se ne bomo prepirali that admits of no argument

razbúriti razbúrjati to excite, to agitate, to rouse; to irritate; to alarm, to upset, to stir up

razbúriti, razbúrjati se to get excited (ali upset, alarmed) about something, to excite someone, to get excited, to lose one's temper, to go up in the air, to work someone up
ne razburjaj se! don't get excited!, take it easy!, (pogovorno) keep your hair on!
on se nikoli ne razburi he never gets flustered (ali excited)
razbúriti, razbúrjati se za prazen nič to fly into a rage for no reason, to fly into a temper for nothing

vík cry, shout; crying; clamour

krik in vík hue and cry
zagnati krik in vík proti komu to raise a hue and cry against someone
mnogo víka za prazen nič (veliko truda in malo uspeha) much ado about nothing