scarecrow
- strašák (slaměný), slaměný strašák, strašák na poli
BrE
/'skeəkrəʊ/
AmE
/'skerkroʊ/
noun
-
a figure made of straw and old clothes that is used to scare birds away from a field etc.
pre-nup
- předmanželská smlouva
BrE
/'pri:nʌp/
AmE
/'pri:nʌp/
noun, informal
-
short for prenuptial agreement (an official agreement made by a couple before they get married, in which they agree what will happen to their possessions if they get divorced)
old-age pensioner
- důchodce, penzista
BrE
/ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/
noun, British English
-
a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government
recover
- získat nazpět, dostat zpět
BrE
/rɪ'kʌvə/
AmE
/rɪ'kʌvər/
verb
-
to get something back, especially something you have used, spent, wasted, lost etc.
gain on
- dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/
verb
-
in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you