all-day sucker
all-day sucker - lízátko (velké)
BrE
/'ɔ:lˌdeɪ 'sʌkə/
AmE
/'ɔ:lˌdeɪ 'sʌkər/

noun, American English, informal - a large piece of candy on a stick

sucker
sucker - lízátko
BrE
/'sʌkə/
AmE
/'sʌkər/

noun, American English, informal - a piece of candy on a stick

 
Greenwich - Greenwich (místo v Anglii, kterým prochází nultý poledník)
BrE
/'grenɪtʃ/
AmE
/'grenɪtʃ/

noun - an area of south-east London where you can find the original British Royal Observatory through which the 0 meridian passes

 
mean - střední hodnota, průměr
BrE
/'mi:n/
AmE
/'mi:n/

noun - the average amount or figure

 
Greenwich Mean Time - střední čas, světový čas, GMT
BrE
/ˌgrenɪtʃ 'mi:n taɪm/
AmE
/ˌgrenɪtʃ 'mi:n taɪm/

noun - the time that world time zones are based on, it is measured at Greenwich in England

 
British Summer Time - letní čas
BrE
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ 'sʌmə taɪm/
AmE
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ 'sʌmər taɪm/

noun - the time used in the UK in summer that is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (it is often abbreviated as BST)

daylight saving time
daylight saving time - letní čas
BrE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/
AmE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/

noun, American English - the time when clocks are one hour ahead of standard time during the summer (abbreviated as DST)

 
scheming - vypočítavý
BrE
/'ski:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'ski:mɪŋ/

adjective - making clever, selfish plans

 
calculating - vypočítavý
BrE
/'kælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'kælkjəleɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - making clever, selfish plans

procrastinator
procrastinator - prokrastinátor, kdo prokrastinuje, kdo odkládá věci na později
BrE
/prə'kræstɪneɪtə/
AmE
/prə'kræstɪneɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who tends to put things off until later

procrastination
procrastination - prokrastinace, odkládání
BrE
/prəˌkræstə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/prəˌkræstə'neɪʃn/

noun - the act of putting things off until later, especially because you don't like doing them

procrastinate
procrastinate - prokrastinovat, odkládat
BrE
/prə'kræstɪneɪt/
AmE
/prə'kræstɪneɪt/

verb - to keep putting something off until later, especially because it's something you don't like doing

 
issue - vydání, vystavení (např. dokladu)
BrE
/'ɪʃu:/
AmE
/'ɪʃu:/

noun - the act of officially giving someone something, e.g. a passport

 
shipwreck - ztroskotání
BrE
/'ʃɪprek/
AmE
/'ʃɪprek/

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

 
thingummy - cosi, něco
BrE
/'θɪŋəmi/
AmE
/'θɪŋəmi/

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it