manoeuvre - manévrovat
BrE
/mə'nu:və/
AmE
/mə'nu:vər/

verb, British English - to move and try to control and direct something

 
split - rozdělit
BrE
/'splɪt/
AmE
/'splɪt/

verb - divide

 
father-to-be - budoucí otec
BrE
/'fɑ:ðətəbi:/
AmE
/'fɑ:ðərtəbi:/

noun - a man who is about to become a father

 
change of scenery - změna prostředí
BrE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/
AmE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/

noun - a change of an environment

 
besides - kromě, mimo (co)
BrE
/bɪ'saɪdz/
AmE
/bɪ'saɪdz/

preposition - except from, apart from

 
for laughs - ze srandy, pro legraci, pro zábavu
BrE
/fə 'lɑ:fs/
AmE
/fə 'læfs/

phrase, British English, informal - done for a laugh without serious intentions

 
burst into - propuknout v, náhle se dát do (např. breku), vybouchnout, vyprsknout (smíchy apod.)
BrE
/bɜ:st 'ɪntu:/
AmE
/bɜ:st 'ɪntu:/

verb - to have a sudden fit of something, e.g. tears

 
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

 
triangle - trojúhelník (pravítko)
BrE
/'traɪæŋgl/
AmE
/'traɪæŋgl/

noun, American English - an instrument in the shape of a right-angled triangle which used in geometry to draw straight lines and angles

set square
set square - trojúhelník (pravítko)
BrE
/'set skweə/
AmE
/'set skwer/

noun, British English - an instrument in the shape of a right-angled triangle which used in geometry to draw straight lines and angles