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momentary - chvilkový

adjective - lasting for a very short time

 

long-standing - dlouholetý, dlouhotrvající

adjective - existing for a long time

 

interval - interval, mezidobí

noun - the time between two events

 

antique - starožitnost

noun - something that has a special value because it is very old

 

calculate - odhadnout, odhadovat

verb - to estimate something

 

miscalculate - špatně spočítat, chybně spočítat

verb - to calculate something incorrectly

 

on cloud nine - v sedmém nebi

adverb, informal - extremely happy about something

 

make a wish - přát si něco, mít přání, něco si přát

verb - to think of what you wish for, hoping that it will happen as if by magic

 

swear word - sprosté slovo, nadávka

noun - a word that is considered to be rude or offensive

 

head over heels - až po uši (zamilovaný), zamilovaný, poblázněný (zamilovaný)

adverb - completely in love

 

non-flammable - nehořlavý, těžko hořlavý

adjective - not burning easily

 

plaster cast - sádra, sádrový obvaz

noun - a hard casing made of plaster that doctors put on your broken arm or leg

 

plaster of Paris - sádra (sochařská, lékařská)

noun - a mixture of white powder and water that is used to make statues or to cover broken arms, legs etc.

 

gypsum - sádrovec (minerál)

noun - a white mineral, similar to chalk, that is used to make plaster

 

cast - sádra, sádrový obvaz

noun - a hard casing made of plaster that doctors put on your broken arm or leg