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

measuring tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)

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

 

straight edge - pravítko

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

 

straightedge - pravítko

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

protractor - úhloměr

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

 

triangle - trojúhelník (pravítko)

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 - trojúhelník (pravítko)

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

 

at the most - nanejvýš, maximálně, v nejlepším případě

adverb - not more than something, probably less

 

at most - nanejvýš, maximálně, v nejlepším případě

adverb - not more than something, probably less

 

dud - šunt, šmejd, vadný kus, zmetek, aušus

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

 

by hand - ručně, v ruce

adverb - using your hands

shabby - omšelý, otrhaný, odrbaný, ošuntělý, ojetý, zchátralý

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

 

be ok with - nevadit (někomu), neobtěžovat (někoho)

verb, informal - a phrase used to say to a person to find out if they do not mind something that is about to happen

 

by bike - na kole

adverb - using a bike