momentary - chvilkový
BrE
/'məʊməntri/
AmE
/'məʊmənteri/

adjective - lasting for a very short time

 
long-standing - dlouholetý, dlouhotrvající
BrE
/ˌlɒŋ'stændɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌlɔ:ŋ'stændɪŋ/

adjective - existing for a long time

 
interval - interval, mezidobí
BrE
/'ɪntəvl/
AmE
/'ɪnt̬ərvl/

noun - the time between two events

 
antique - starožitnost
BrE
/æn'ti:k/
AmE
/æn'ti:k/

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

 
calculate - odhadnout, odhadovat
BrE
/'kælkjʊleɪt/
AmE
/'kælkjəleɪt/

verb - to estimate something

 
miscalculate - špatně spočítat, chybně spočítat
BrE
/mɪs'kælkjəleɪt/
AmE
/mɪs'kælkjəleɪt/

verb - to calculate something incorrectly

on cloud nine
on cloud nine - v sedmém nebi
BrE
/ɒnˌklaʊd'naɪn/
AmE
/ɑ:nˌklaʊd'naɪn/

adverb, informal - extremely happy about something

plaster cast
plaster cast - sádra, sádrový obvaz
BrE
/'plɑ:stəkɑ:st/
AmE
/'plæstərkæst/

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

 
cast - odlitek
BrE
/'kɑ:st/
AmE
/'kæst/

noun - an object that is made by pouring liquid metal or plaster mixture into a mould

bag of bones
bag of bones - kost a kůže
BrE
/ˌbægəv'bəʊnz/
AmE
/ˌbægəv'boʊnz/

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny

 
constipation - zácpa (střevní)
BrE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/

noun - having problem to get rid of solid waste in your body

food poisoning
food poisoning - otrava jídlem
BrE
/'fu:d ˌpɔɪzənɪŋ/
AmE
/'fu:d ˌpɔɪzənɪŋ/

noun - a stomach illness caused by eating bad food

 
shoulder - protlačit se (rameny)
BrE
/'ʃəʊldə/
AmE
/'ʃoʊldər/

verb - to push through using your shoulders

cheers
cheers - díky
BrE
/'tʃɪəz/
AmE
/'tʃɪrz/

interjection, British English, informal - a word sometimes used informally instead of 'thanks'

 
compute - spočítat, vypočítat
BrE
/kəm'pju:t/
AmE
/kəm'pju:t/

verb, formal - to find out by using numbers and mathematics, to calculate