islet - ostrůvek

noun - a small island

 

wavelet - vlnka

noun - a small wave

 

short-change - ošidit, opomíjet (nedat, kolik by si někdo zasloužil)

verb - to treat someone unfairly and not give them what they deserve or have paid for

crumble - zhroutit se, rozpadat se, rozpadnout se, hroutit se, zhoršit se

verb - to become weaker, to become worse, to fail

crumbly - drolivý, drobivý

adjective - that easily breaks into small pieces

oopsie - bota, kiks, drobná nehoda, trapný omyl

noun, informal - a stupid mistake

oopsie - jejda, a jéje

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you accidentally drop something, break something, etc.

 

oops-a-daisy - jejda (zvolání, hlavně u dětí)

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when a small accident happens, usually when a small child falls

meticulously - pečlivě, puntičkářsky, velmi pečlivě, akurátně, úzkostlivě

adverb - very carefully and precisely, with attention to small details

 

no matter what - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu

adverb - at all costs, under any circumstances

 

fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - imaginary, not real

 

fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - made up, not real

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 

upholstered - čalouněný

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth