ploy - fígl, trik

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

 

gimmick - fígl, trik

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

scoop - nabrat (lopatkou), vzít, nabrat (jako lopatkou, naběračkou)

verb - to pick up as if with a scoop, to pick up with a scoop

 

take temperature - změřit teplotu

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

 

improbably - neuvěřitelně, nepravděpodobně

adverb - in a way that does not seem likely to be true or to happen

froth - pěnit, napěnit, zpěnit (se)

verb - to contain a lot of bubbles on top, or to produce bubbles on top

leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 

kill - zabít, ukrátit si, zkrátit si (čas)

verb - to spend time not doing anything useful in order to make time pass faster

 

disable - porouchat, vyřadit, zablokovat

verb - to prevent something from functioning properly, to damage something so it cannot be used

 

loud and clear - čistý a jasný, naprosto jasný

adjective - very simple to understand, said in a way that is very simple to understand

 

working class - pracující třída (společenská)

noun - the social class that includes the poorer people who have to go to work

bellows - měch, dmychadlo

noun - a device used to blow air into fire in order to make it hotter

 

anyway - každopádně, aspoň

adverb - a word used to correct, change or add to something that has been said

 

preheat - předehřát, rozehřát, nahřát

verb - to make the oven etc. hot before you put food into it to cook

 

hold your horses - zadrž, neukvapuj(te) se, tak počkat, ne tak zhurta

phrase, informal - used to tell someone to stop for a moment and consider carefully their decision