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)

undershirt
undershirt - nátělník, tílko
BrE
/'ʌndəʃɜ:t/
AmE
/'ʌndərʃɜ:rt/

noun, American English - a piece of clothing that is worn on the top part of the body under other clothes

 
rearrangement - přeuspořádání, přeskupení
BrE
/ˌri:ə'reɪndʒmənt/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'reɪndʒmənt/

noun - the act of changing the order of things or time, place or date of arrangements already made

 
mutton chops - kotlety, licousy
BrE
/'mʌtəntʃɒps/
AmE
/'mʌt̬əntʃɑ:ps/

noun - the facial hair that grows on the side of a person's face (in front of their ears)

 
side-whiskers - kotlety, licousy
BrE
/'saɪdˌwɪskəz/
AmE
/'saɪdˌwɪskərz/

noun - the facial hair that grows on the side of a person's face (in front of their ears)

 
side whiskers - kotlety, licousy
BrE
/'saɪdˌwɪskəz/
AmE
/'saɪdˌwɪskərz/

noun - the facial hair that grows on the side of a person's face (in front of their ears)

 
cut off - přerušit telefonní spojení
BrE
/ˌkʌt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkʌt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to get suddenly disconnected when you are on the phone, you cannot speak to the other person

 
disruption - narušení
BrE
/dɪs'rʌpʃn/
AmE
/dɪs'rʌpʃn/

noun - the action of stopping something, especially a system or a process, from continuing in the normal way

hourglass
hourglass - přesýpací hodiny
BrE
/'aʊəglɑ:s/
AmE
/'aʊrglæs/

noun - a glass container in which sand moves from the top part to the bottom part measuring time

 
test tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky
BrE
/ˌtest tju:b 'beɪbi/
AmE
/ˌtest tu:b 'beɪbi/

noun - a child that is conceived outside the women's body by a special medical procedure called the IVF

 
arrest - zadržení, zatknutí, zatýkání
BrE
/ə'rest/
AmE
/ə'rest/

noun - (of the police) the act of taking somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime

 
taste bud - chuťový pohárek
BrE
/'teɪst ˌbʌd/
AmE
/'teɪst ˌbʌd/

noun - any of the large group of cells on the tongue that allow you to recognize different tastes

 
scroll - posunout text (na monitoru), projet text (na monitoru), posunout obrazovku
BrE
/'skrəʊl/
AmE
/'skroʊl/

verb - to move the text or images (e.g. on a webpage) up or down on the computer screen

groom
groom - upravovat srst (zvířete), česat (zvíře), hřebelcovat (koně)
BrE
/'gru:m/
AmE
/'gru:m/

verb - to care for the fur or skin of an animal, to brush the fur of an animal

vest
vest - tílko, nátělník
BrE
/'vest/
AmE
/'vest/

noun, British English - a piece of clothing that is worn on the top part of the body under other clothes