varsity - školní sport (závodní)

noun, American English - a team representing a college or a high-school at competitions, championships etc.

 

span - překlenout, přemostit, pokrýt

verb - to cover an area, to stretch across an area

 

provisional - provizorní, dočasný

adjective - only for a short time, likely to be changed

 

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

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