British – American English
British English |
American English |
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A | |
accelerator | gas pedal, accelerator |
accumulator | battery |
advertisement | commercial |
aerial (TV, radio) | antenna, aerial |
air hostess | flight attendant |
Alsatian | German shepherd |
American Indian | Native American |
anorak | parka |
anywhere | anyplace,anywhere |
at home | home, at home |
aubergine | eggplant |
autumn | fall, autumn |
B | |
baking tin | baking pan |
bank holiday | legal holiday |
barrister | lawyer |
bat | paddle |
base rate | prime rate |
bath | bathtub |
to bath | to bathe |
bathroom | bathroom (in privaten Räumen)/toilet |
bedside table | nightstand |
bill | check |
bin | garbage can |
biro | ball-point pen |
biscuit | cookie |
bobby | police officer |
bobsleigh | bobsled |
bonnet | hood |
booking | reservation |
bookshop | bookstore |
bookstall | newsstand |
boot | trunk |
braces | suspenders |
brackets | parentheses |
C | |
call box | phone booth |
candy floss | cotton candy |
car park | parking lot |
caravan | trailer |
caretaker | janitor |
casualty department | emergency room |
catalogue | catalog |
centre | center |
chambers | law offices |
chemist’s shop | drugstore |
cheque | check |
chips | French fries |
cinema | movie theater |
city centre | downtown |
class | grade |
cloakroom | checkroom |
clothes peg | clothespin |
coach | long distance bus |
cocktail stick | toothpick |
cocoa powder | unsweetened cocoa |
coffin | casket, coffin |
colour | color |
condom | rubber, condom |
cooker | stove |
costume | swimsuit |
cosy | cozy |
cot (Baby) | crib |
cotton | thread |
crisps | potato chips |
crossroads | intersection (Stadt und Land) |
cupboard | closet |
current account | checking account |
curriculum vitae | resume |
cutlery | silverware |
D | |
dialogue | dialog |
dinner jacket | tux, tuxedo |
directory enquiries | directory assistance |
diversion | detour |
doctor’s surgery | doctor’s office |
double cream | heavy cream |
draught | draft |
draughts | checkers |
drawing pin | thumbtack |
dress circle | balcony |
dressing gown | bathrobe |
drink driving | drunk driving |
driving licence | driver’s license |
driving wheel | steering wheel |
duffle coat | trench coat |
dummy | pacifier |
dustbin | garbage can |
duvet | bedspread |
dynamo | generator |
E | |
earth | ground |
earth wire | ground wire |
elastoplast | band-aid |
engaged | busy |
engine | motor |
to enquire | to inquire |
enquiry | inquiry |
entrée | appetizer |
everywhere | everyplace, everywhere |
exercise book | notebook |
expiry date | expiration date |
extra time | overtime |
F | |
fag | cigarette |
fancy dress | costumes |
Father Christmas | Santa Claus |
favourite | favorite |
to fill in | to fill out |
filling station | gas station |
film | film, movie |
fire brigade | fire department |
first floor | second floor |
fish-fingers | fish-sticks |
flannel | face cloth, wash cloth |
flashlight | photoflash |
flat | apartment |
flavour | flavor |
flyover | overpass |
football | soccer |
form | grade |
fortnight | two weeks |
fringe | bangs |
from Monday to Friday | from Monday through Friday |
frying pan | skillet |
G | |
gammon | ham |
gangway | aisle |
garden | yard |
gear lever | gear shift |
Gents | Men’s Room |
to give s.b. a lift | to give s.b. a ride |
goods train | freight train |
grammar school | high school |
to grill | to broil |
ground floor | first floor |
H | |
hairdresser | barber shop |
hairdresser | hairdresser, beauty shop |
harbour | harbor |
hard cooked egg | boiled egg |
headmaster, head teacher | principal |
high street | main street |
to hire | to rent |
hire purchase | instalment plan |
hockey | field hockey |
holiday | vacation |
hoover | vaccum cleaner |
humour | humor |
I | |
ice-hockey | hockey |
icing | frosting |
icing sugar | powdered sugar |
ill | nauseated |
indicator | turn signal |
injection | shot |
insect | bug |
interval | intermission |
inverted commas, quotation marks | quotation marks |
ironmonger | hardware store |
J | |
jab | shot |
jacket potato | baked potato |
jam | jelly (no pieces in it) |
jewellery | jewelery |
Joe Bloggs | John Doe |
jug | pitcher |
jumble sale | rummage sale |
K | |
kilometre | kilometer |
kitchen roll paper | paper towel |
knickers | panties |
L | |
label | tag |
labour | labor |
Ladies | ladies’ room |
ladybird | ladybug |
lager | beer |
to lay the table | to set the table |
lead | leash |
letterbox | mailbox |
life jacket | life vest |
lift | elevator |
liquidizer | blender |
litre | liter |
lorry | truck |
lost property | lost and found |
luggage | baggage, luggage |
M | |
mackintosh | raincoat |
main road | highway |
maize | corn |
managing director | president (business) |
mashed potato | mashed potatoes |
match | game |
mate | buddy |
maths | math |
mean | stingy |
medicine | drugs,medicine |
mince meat | hamburger meat, ground beef |
mixer | blender |
mobile (phone) | cellular, cell |
motorbike | motorcycle |
motorway | freeway, interstate |
multi-storey car park | parking garage |
mum | mom |
N | |
nappy | diaper |
national insurance number | social security number |
neighbour | neighbor |
newsagent’s | newspaper store |
normal | regular |
note | bill |
notice board | bulletin board |
number plate | license plate |
P | |
a pack of cards | a deck of cards |
a packet of cigarettes | a package of cigarettes |
pants | shorts |
paper knife | letter opener |
paraffin | kerosene/kerosine |
parliament | congress |
pavement | sidewalk |
pay rise | pay raise |
pedestrian crossing | crosswalk |
pepper | bell pepper |
personnel department | human resources department |
petrol | gas |
phone box | phone booth |
pickled cucumber | dill pickle |
platform | track |
plug hole | drain |
polo neck | turtle neck |
porridge | oatmeal |
post | |
post code | zip code |
postman | mailman |
primary school | elementary school |
prison | jail |
programme | program |
pub | bar |
pupil | student |
to put sb. through | to connect sb. |
Q | |
quarrel | argument |
to quarrel | to argue |
to queue | to line up |
quid | buck |
R | |
railway | railroad |
reception | front desk |
redundant | laid off |
to ring | to call |
road surface | pavement |
roundabout | traffic circle |
row | argument |
rubber | eraser |
rubbish | garbage |
S | |
school report | report card |
secondary school | high school |
semi-detached house | duplex |
share | stock |
shop | store |
shop assistant | sales clerk |
single ticket | one-way ticket |
skipping rope | jump rope |
sledge | sled |
solicitor | lawyer |
Sorry. | Excuse me. |
spanner | wrench |
sports day | fields day |
state school | public school |
stock | inventory |
store | superstore |
storey | story |
subway | underpass |
sultana | raisin |
to suppose | to guess |
sweet shop | candy store |
T | |
tap | faucet |
taxi | cab, taxi |
taxi rank | taxi stand |
technical college | vocational school |
telephonist | telephone operator |
term | semester |
terraces | bleachers |
test | quiz |
theatre | theater |
till | cash register |
timetable | schedule |
tin | can |
tissue | Kleenex |
to think | to guess |
toilet, loo | bathroom, rest room |
torch | flashlight |
tortoise | turtle |
town centre | downtown |
tracks | track |
traffic lights | stop lights |
trainers | sneakers |
tram | streetcar |
travelled | traveled |
trolley | cart |
trousers | pants |
tumble dryer | clothes dryer |
tyre | tire |
U | |
underground, tube | subway |
underlay | carpet pad |
underpants | shorts |
undertaker | funeral director |
V | |
van | station wagon |
vest | undershirt |
video | VCR |
W | |
wage cut | salary cut |
waistcoat | vest |
wallet | billfold |
wardrobe | closet |
to wash | wash up |
wash up liquid | dish washing liquid |
washing up powder | laundry soap |
wellington boots | rubbers |
wholemeal bread | brown bread |
windscreen | windshield |
wing | fender |
Z | |
zebra crossing | crosswalk |
zip | zipper |