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ado [ədú:] samostalnik
hrup, trušč; trud; razburjanje

much ado about nothing mnogo krika za prazen nič
he had much ado mnogo truda ga je stalo
without more (ali further) ado brez nadaljnjega obotavljanja

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

alarmírati za prazen nič to cry wolf

boast¹ [boust] samostalnik
bahanje, ponašanje, ponos

to make a boast of s.th. biti domišljav (ponosen) na kaj
great boast small roast veliko hrupa za prazen nič

cry¹ [krai] samostalnik
krik, vreščanje, vpitje, klicanje; jok; lajež; tolpa psov; geslo; rotitev

to follow in the cry pridružiti se
in full cry v največjem razmahu
much cry and little wool mnogo krika za prazen nič, veliko truda in malo uspeha
a far cry velika razdalja, velika razlika
figurativno hue and cry krik in vik; tiralica
to have a good cry izjokati se
within cry v slišaju

fuss¹ [fʌs] samostalnik
prazen hrup, hrum; prevelika gorečnost

to make a fuss about s.th. preveč se razburjati zaradi česa, za prazen nič se razburiti, sitnariti
to make a fuss of s.o. plesati okrog koga
fuss and feathers mnogo hrupa za prazen nič

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

mountain [máuntin] samostalnik
gora (tudi figurativno)

a mountain is raised off my spirits kamen se mi je odvalil od srca
to climb mountains iti v hribe
mountains high izredno visok
to make a mountain out of a molehill napraviti iz muhe slona
the mountain on labo(u)r veliko hrupa za prazen nič
zgodovina the Mountain jakobinska stranka v francoski revoluciji
Mountain State vzdevek za Montano in Zahodno Virginijo (ZDA)

much¹ [məč] pridevnik
mnogo

much money mnogo denarja
so much water toliko vode, sama voda
pogovorno he is too much for me nisem mu dorastel, ne pridem mu do kraja
much cry and little wool mnogo hrupa za prazen nič

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

pan¹ [pæn] samostalnik
ponev, posoda
geologija kotel, bazen; izpiralnik (za zlato); trdo tlo (pod prstjo)
sleng obraz, gobec
ameriško, sleng ostra kritika

brain-pan lobanja
frying pan ponev, kozica
out of the frying pan into the fire z dežja pod kap
a flash in the pan kratkotrajen uspeh, mnogo hrupa za prazen nič
ameriško to have s.o. on the pan uničiti koga

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

tempest [témpist]

1. samostalnik
divji vihar (tudi figurativno)
orkan; zburkanost, nemir
narečno nevihta

a tempest of applause vihar aplavzov, odobravanja
a tempest in a teapot figurativno mnogo hrupa za (prazen) nič, vihar v čaši vode
tempest-beaten razburkan

2. prehodni glagol
razburkati, razburiti, vznemiriti; stresti (jezo)
neprehodni glagol
besneti, divjati, razsajati

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

water¹ [wɔ́:tə]

1. samostalnik
voda, vodna površina; reka, morje
množina vodé, vodovje, voda, morje; slatina, mineralna voda; plima in oseka
kemija vodna raztopina
tehnično vodni sijaj, blesk (na draguljih); spreminjanje barv (na tkanini)
medicina seč, urin; solze; slina; znoj

above water nad vodo, plavajoč; figurativno finančno trden
by water po vodi, po vodni poti
on the water v čolnu, na ladji; na morju
in Chinese waters v kitajskih vodah
as a fish out of water figurativno kot riba na suhem
in deep water(s) v težavah, v neprilikah, v škripcih
between wind and water figurativno na ranljivem mestu, v ranljivo mesto
in low water figurativno (biti) v slabih razmerah, na suhem
like water figurativno izdatno, potratno
of the first water (dragulj) prvega sijaja, najboljše vrste
water bewitched pogovorno zvodenela redka pijača (čaj, alkoholna pijača)
water on the brain figurativno vodenoglavec
blue water morska gladina
brandy and water z vodo mešano žganje
high water plima; figurativno vrhunec, kulminacija
lavender water sivkina (toaletna) voda
low water oseka; figurativno najnižji nivó, najslabši rezultat
mineral water slatina, mineralna voda
red water krvav urin, seč
strong water zastarelo žganje
table water slatina (zlasti v steklenicah)
thermal water termalna voda
written in water figurativno prehoden, kratkotrajen, na pesku zgrajen; ki se bo uresničil
to be on the water biti na ladji, na poti z ladjo
to be in hot water biti v nepriliki, v škripcih
to be in low water biti v stiski
to be in smooth water biti v ugodnih razmerah, uspevati
it brings the water to my mouth sline se mi pocede ob tem
to cast one's bread upon the waters izkazati dobroto, ne da bi pričakovali zahvalo
to cross the waters iti čez morje
the boat draws 10 feet of water ladja ima 10 čevljev ugreza
to fish in troubled waters figurativno v kalnem ribariti
to get into hot water for priti (zaiti) v neprilike (v stisko, v škripce)
to hold one's water zadrževati vodo
to keep one's head above water obdržati se na površini
to make (ali to pass) water urinirati
to make (ali to take) water puščati vodo (o ladji)
to make foul water navtika jadrati v plitvi vodi
to pour oil on the waters figurativno izgladiti, poravnati, odstraniti zapreke; umiriti
to spend money like water figurativno za prazen nič trošiti denar
to throw cold water on figurativno posmehovati se (čemu), ohladiti, politi z mrzlo vodo; zmanjšati veselje ali navdušenje za; spodnesti, preprečiti, onemogočiti
that threw cold water on my plans to je bilo kot hladna prha na moje načrte
to take the water (o ladji) biti splavljen, porinjen v vodo
to take (ali to drink) the waters piti mineralno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino (at Radenci v Radencih)
still waters run deep tiha voda globoko dere (bregove podira)

2. pridevnik
vodni

water balance tehnično libela
water buffalo vodni bufalo
water bus vodni avtobus, hidrobus
water heater bojler
water ski vodna smučka
neprehodni glagol
smučati se na vodi

water skier vodni(a) smučar(ka)
water skiing smučanje na vodi
water storage reservoir akumulacijski bazen

wolf¹ množina wolves [wulf, -vz] samostalnik
zoologija volk; volčja koža (kožuh)
figurativno roparski, krut, pohlepen človek
glasba disonanca, neubranost
ameriško, sleng ženskar, osvajač žensk, razuzdanec

wolf in sheep's clothing volk v ovčji koži
she-wolf volkulja
wolf's cub volčič
to cry wolf povzročiti prazen preplah, za prazen nič alarmirati
to have a wolf in one's stomach biti lačen kot volk
to have (ali to hold) the wolf by the ears figurativno biti v škripcih, ne si znati pomagati
to keep the wolf from the door figurativno nekako, s težavo se prebijati (v življenju), komaj životariti