sleeper - pražec
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun, British English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
tie - pražec
BrE
/'taɪ/
AmE
/'taɪ/

noun, American English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
subsequently - následně
BrE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/
AmE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/

adverb, formal - afterwards, after something else

 
concise - stručný, výstižný
BrE
/kən'saɪs/
AmE
/kən'saɪs/

adjective - short and clear, saying only important things

lemon
lemon - šunt, šmejd, vadný kus
BrE
/'lemən/
AmE
/'lemən/

noun, American English, informal - a product that is not working the way it should, a low quality product

 
mediocrity - podprůměrnost, tuctovost
BrE
/ˌmi:di'ɒkrəti/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'ɑ:krət̬i/

noun - the state of not being very good

 
mediocre - tuctový, průměrný, podprůměrný, nevalný, nic moc
BrE
/ˌmi:di'əʊkə/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'oʊkər/

adjective - of an average quality, not very good

 
be down with - ležet (s nějakou nemocí)
BrE
/ˌbi:'daʊn wɪð/
AmE
/ˌbi:'daʊn wɪð/

verb - to be sick, to have a sickness

 
no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'prɒbləm/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'prɑ:bləm/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that

 
housing estate - sídliště, obytná čtvrť
BrE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/
AmE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/

noun - an area where there are many houses or apartment buildings built close together

 
prefabricated - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪket̬ɪd/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 
precast - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌkɑ:st/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌkæst/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 
skedaddle - frčet, mazat
BrE
/skɪ'dædl/
AmE
/skɪ'dædl/

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 
Epiphany - Tři králové, Zjevení páně
BrE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/
AmE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/

noun - a Christan celebration of the day that Jesus Christ was visited by the three magi

 
epiphany - uvědomění, prozření, zjevení
BrE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/
AmE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/

noun - a sudden feeling of understanding something, realizing something, seeing something clearly