gimmick - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun, informal - a clever piece of equipment, a gadget

 
gizmo - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/'gɪzməʊ/
AmE
/'gɪzmoʊ/

noun, informal - a clever piece of equipment, a gadget

 
ploy - fígl, trik
BrE
/'plɔɪ/
AmE
/'plɔɪ/

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 
gimmick - fígl, trik
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

 
snap - pohoda, hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'snæp/
AmE
/'snæp/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
cakewalk - hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'keɪkwɔ:k/
AmE
/'keɪkwɑ:k/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

measuring tape
measuring tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)
BrE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/
AmE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

 
straight edge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 
straightedge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

protractor
protractor - úhloměr
BrE
/prə'træktə/
AmE
/prə'træktər/

noun - a trasparent plastic instrument (like a ruler) that is used to measure angles of 0 to 180 degrees

 
at the most - nanejvýš, maximálně, v nejlepším případě
BrE
/ˌæt ðə'məʊst/
AmE
/ˌæt ðə'moʊst/

adverb - not more than something, probably less

 
at most - nanejvýš, maximálně, v nejlepším případě
BrE
/æt'məʊst/
AmE
/æt'moʊst/

adverb - not more than something, probably less

 
dud - šunt, šmejd, vadný kus, zmetek, aušus
BrE
/'dʌd/
AmE
/'dʌd/

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

 
by hand - ručně, v ruce
BrE
/baɪ 'hænd/
AmE
/baɪ 'hænd/

adverb - using your hands

shabby
shabby - omšelý, otrhaný, odrbaný, ošuntělý, ojetý, zchátralý
BrE
/'ʃæbi/
AmE
/'ʃæbi/

adjective - (of a thing or a place) looking old, dirty, or torn because it has been overused and it has aged