kick off - odstartovat, začít

verb - to begin, to start

 

dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay

 

crop - ostříhat na krátko

verb - to cut someone's hair short

 

crop up - nečekaně nastat

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 

downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 

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

 

cast - odlitek

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

 

stinge - skrblík, lakomec, škudlil

noun, informal - a person who is not generous at all