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

 
Tinseltown - Tinseltown (přezdívka Hollywoodu)
BrE
/'tɪnsltaʊn/
AmE
/'tɪnsltaʊn/

noun - a nickname of Hollywood as the center of movie industry in the USA.

 
tinsel - pozlátko
BrE
/'tɪnsl/
AmE
/'tɪnsl/

noun - something that looks valuable or appealing when it is in fact worthless

tinsel
tinsel - vánoční třásně, lameta
BrE
/'tɪnsl/
AmE
/'tɪnsl/

noun - thin strips of shiny material used to decorate Christmas trees or other festive displays

 
overeater - kdo se přejídá
BrE
/ˌəʊvər'i:tə/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'i:t̬ər/

noun - a person who eats too much

 
mud bath - bahenní lázeň
BrE
/'mʌdbɑ:θ/
AmE
/'mʌdbæθ/

noun - a bath in hot mud, usually done for medicinal purposes

mudguard
mudguard - blatník (motocyklu či kola)
BrE
/'mʌdgɑ:d/
AmE
/'mʌdgɑ:rd/

noun, British English - a curved piece of metal that covers the wheel (esp. of a motorcycle or a bike)