AMERİKAN VE İNGİLİZ İNGİLİZCESİ
Amerikan İngilizcesi = İngiliz İngilizcesi
American English (US) = British English (GB)
absorbent cotton = cotton wool
alumnus (of a university) = graduate (of a university)
anyplace = anywhere
apartment = flat
apartment house = block of flats
attorney = barrister, solicitor
automobile = motorcar, car
baby-carriage, baby buggy = pram, perambulator
baby stroller = push-chair
ballpoint = biro
ballyhoo = exaggerated publicity
bar = pub, public house
barber = gentlemen's hairdresser
beauty parlour = ladies' hairdresser
billboard = hoarding
billfold = wallet
to blow one's top = to fly into a rage
blue movie = pornographic or erotic film
bluff = cliff
bobby pin = hair grip, kirby grip
to bomb (figurative) = to flop, to fail
to boom = to go like a bomb
box office (it's good box office) = commercially acceptable
broad (slang, vulgar) = woman
broiler = grill
to bug someone = to annoy someone
bum = tramp, vagrant
to bump off = to murder, assassinate
cab = taxi
call collect = reverse charges
camper = motor caravan
can (e.g. can of soup) = tin
candy = sweets
to case a joint =to spy out the land before a robbery
cat = jazz musician or fan
checkers = draughts
cliffhanger = suspenseful happening
closet = cupboard
coin-purse = purse
comfort station = public lavatory, convenience
commercial bank = clearing bank
con-man = confidence trickster
cookies = sweet biscuits, small cakes
corn = maize, grain
crackers = biscuits (dry)
crazy = mad
crib = cot
crummy = low-grade, poor quality, dirty
cuffs (on trousers) = turn-ups
custom-made, custom tailo = made to measure
dead end = cul de sac
dead-end street = cul de sac
dessert = sweet
detour = diversion
diaper = nappy
dish-towel = tea-towel
divided highway = dual carriageway
to do the dishes = to wash up
drug store = chemist's
dry goods store = drapery
elective (subject) = option
elevator = lift
emergency roadside parking = lay-by
erasar = rubber
expressway = motorway
faculty (of a university) = staff
fall = autumn
fanny = posterior
faucet = tap (indoors)
fender = mudgaard, bumper
fine = good
first floor = ground floor
fix = repair
flack = public-relations man
flashlight = torch
flat = flat tyre, puncture
freeway = motorway
french fries = chips
freshman year (at college) = first year
garbage = rubbish
garbage can = dustbin, rubbish-bin
garbage collector = dustman
garbage truck = dust-cart
gas, gasoline = petrol
gear-shift = gear-lever
generator = dynamo
to give the once-over = to inspect something
grade school = elementary school
graduate student = postgraduate student
grass (slang) = marijuana
groovy (slang) = enjoyable, excellent
to ground (a wire) = to earth
guy = chap (spoken), fellow (written)
handout = free gift
hard-boiled = experienced, unemotional
hardware store = ironmongers
highway = main road
to hassle = to argue
hike = rise (e.g. of pay or price)
hobo = tramp
hood (of a car) = bonnet
hophead, acid-head = drug-addict
to hornswoggle = to cheat
house-trailer = caravan
housing development = housing estate
in back of = behind, at the back of
information (telephone) = directory enquiries
intermission (in an entertainment) = interval
intersection = crossroads
instalment plan = hire-purchase
in the dog house = temporarily unpopular
janitor = caretaker
jello = jelly
junior year (at college) = [third of four years (at college)]
junkie = drug-addict
kerosene = paraffin
lawyer = solicitor or barrister
liquor store = off-licence
lodgings = digs
long pants = long trousers
looseleaf notebook = ring book or ring binder
lush (slang) = alcoholic, drunkard
mad = angry
mail = post
mailbox = postbox
mailman, mail carrier = postman
to mainline = [to inject (a drug) intravenously]
major (e.g. to major in ...) = main subject, to take a degree in ...
math = maths
mean = nasty, vicious (of a person)
to moonlight = to work clandestinely at a second job
motor = engine
movie = film
the movies = the cinema
muffler = silencer
mutual funds = unit trust
noplace = nowhere
nudie = film with much nudity
oil-pan = sump
one-room apartment, studio = bed-sitter
one-way (ticket) = single (ticket)
ophthalmologist = ophthalmic surgeon
optometrist = optician, oculist
overpass = flyover
pacifier = dummy (for a baby)
package store = off licence
pants = trousers
panty-hose = tights
parkway = motorway
patrolman (police) = constable
pavement = road surface
pedestrian crossing = zebra crossing
to peek = to peep
phonograph = gramophone, record-player
pitcher = jug
pocketbook, purse = handbag
policeman = bobby
potato chips = crisps
potholder = oven glove, asbestos, kettle-holder
private hospital, clinic = nursing home
to protest something = to protest against something
public school = school (i.e. local authority school)
to pull a boner = to drop a clanger
railroad = railway
raincoat = mackintosh, raincoat
raise (in salary) = rise
readymade, ready to wear = off the peg
realtor = estate agent
refill = top up
regular = normal, ordinary, standard, (occasionally) regular in time
required subject = compulsory subject
rest room = public toilet
retail liquor store = off licence
round-trip = return (ticket)
rubber (male contracepti = condom
rubbers = gumshoes, wellington boots
run (in tights) = ladder
salesgirl = shop assistant
schedule = timetable
school = school, college, university
second floor = first floor
sedan = saloon (car)
semester = term
senior year (at college) = [last year]
shift stick = gear lever
shopping bag = carrier bag
shorts = underpants
shoulder (of a road) = verge
sick = ill
sidewalk = pavement
skin flick = pornographic nudie
snaps = press studs, poppers
sneakers = gymshoes, tennis-shoes
snollygoster = [shrewd, unprincipled person, esp a politician]
someplace = somewhere
sophomore year = [second year]
spigot = tap (outdoors)
spool of thread = reel of cotton
to stand in line = to queue
stingy (not generous) = mean
store = shop
stove = cooker
streetcar = tram
string beans = french beans
stroller (for a baby) = push-chair
subway = the Tube, the Underground
suspenders (for men's pants) = braces
sweater = jersey, jumper, pullover, sweater
to take it on the lam = to leave in a hurry
to telephone = to ring
term paper = essay
third degree = interrogation using physical force
thread = cotton
three-ring circus = large-scale activity
thumbtack = drawing-pin
tidbit = titbit
tightwad = miser
top (of open car) = hood
to trade in = to exchange
traffic circle = roundabout
trailer = caravan
tramp (woman of low morals) = tart
transportation = transport
trash = rubbish
trashcan = dust-bin, rubbish-bin
truck = van (small); lorry (large)
trunk (of a car) = boot
turnpike = toll motorway
turtleneck (sweater) = poloneck
undershirt = vest
uptight (slang) = nervously tense or angry
vacation = holiday(s)
vest = waistcoat
way out (slang) = extreme
the weed (slang) = marijuana
wheat = corn, wheat
window shade = roller blind
windshield = windscreen
wreck (of a vehicle) = crash
wrench = spanner
yes-man = sycophant
yield (road sign) = give way
zipper = zip
İngiliz İngilizcesi = Amerikan İngilizcesi
British English (GB) = American English (US)
angry = mad
autumn = fall
bedsitter = one-room apartment
biro = ballpoint
biscuits (dry) = crackers
biscuits (sweet) = cookies
block of flats = apartment building
bobby = policeman
bonnet (of car) = hood (of car)
boot (of car) = trunk (of car)
braces = suspenders (men's)
bum = backside, posterior (vulgar)
caravan = trailer
caretaker = janitor
carrier bag = shopping bag
chap = guy
chemist (in a shop) = pharmacist, druggist
chips = french fries
clearing bank = commercial bank
coach = (long-distance) bus, Greyhound
condom = rubber
constable = patrolman (police)
cooker = stove
corn = wheat
cot = crib
cotton = thread
cotton wool = absorbent cotton
crash = wreck
crisps = potato chips
crossroads = intersection
cul de sac = dead end
digs = lodgings
directory enquiries = (telephone) information
diversion = detour
drapery = dry goods store
draughts = checkers
drawing pin = thumbtack
dual carriageway = divided highway
dummy (for a baby) = pacifier
dustbin = garbage can, trashcan
dust-cart = garbage truck
dustman = garbage collector
dynamo = generator
to earth = to ground (a wire)
elementary school = grade school, primary school
engine = motor
estate agent = realtor
film = movie
first floor = second floor
flat = apartment
flyover = overpass
french beans = string beans
gear lever = shift stick
gentlemen's hairdresser = barber
give way (traffic sign) = yield
gramophone, record-player = phonograph, hifi set
grill = broiler
ground floor = first floor
gumshoes, wellington boots = rubbers
gym-shoes, pumps, = sneakers
canvas shoes
hair grip, kirby grip = bobby pin
headmaster = school principal
hire-purchase = installment plan or installment buying
hoarding = billboard
holidays = vacation
hood (of open car) = top (of convertible)
housing estate = housing development, project
ill = sick
interval = intermission
ironmongers = hardware store
jelly = jello
jug = pitcher
jumper = sweater
knickers = panties
ladder = run (in stocking)
ladies' hairdresser = beauty parlor
lay-by = emergency roadside parking
lift = elevator
lorry = truck
mackintosh = raincoat
mad = crazy
made to measure = custom tailored, custom-made
main road = highway
maths = math
mean (not generous) = stingy
to miss the bus = to miss an opportunity
motor car = automobile, car
motor caravan = camper
motorway = freeway, expressway
mudguard, wing = fender
nappy = diaper
nursing = home private hospital, clinic
off-licence = liquor store, package store
off the peg = readymade, ready to wear
opposite number = counterpart (e.g. in the civil service)
optician or oculist = optometrist
ophthalmic surgeon = ophthalmologist
oven glove, kettle-holder = potholder
pants (i.e. underpants) = shorts (men's)
paraffin = kerosene
part-exchange = trade-in
pavement = sidewalk
to peep = to peek
penny = cent, penny
petrol = gas, gasoline
the pictures, the cinema = the movies
pillar box = mail box
post = mail
postgraduate student = graduate student
postman = mailman, mail carrier
power-point = electric outlet
pram (perambulator) = baby carriage
press studs = snaps
to protest against something = to protest something
public house = bar
public lavatory = rest room, comfort station
public school = private school
puncture, flat tyre = flat
purse = coin-purse
push-chair = baby stroller
to queue = to stand in line
railway = railroad
reel of cotton = spool of thread
repair = fix
return (ticket) = roundtrip
reverse charges = call collect
to ring = to telephone
ring book = looseleaf notebook, binder
rise = raise (in salary)
road surface = pavement
roller blind = window shade
roundabout = traffic circle
rubbish = garbage, trash
rubbish-bin = trashcan
rubber = eraser
saloon (car) = sedan
term = semester
serviette = napkin
shop assistant = salesgirl
silencer = muffler
single (ticket) = one-way
solicitor or barrister = lawyer, attorney
spanner = wrench
staff (of university) = faculty
sump (of an engine) = oil pan
suspenders (men's) = braces (for men)
suspenders (women's) = garters (for women)
sweet = dessert
sweet biscuits, small cakes = cookies
sweets = candy
tap = faucet (indoors), spigot (outdoors)
tart = tramp (woman of lour morals)
taxi = cab
tea towel = dish towel
tights = panty-hose
titbit = tidbit
toilet = lavatory
toll motorway = turnpike
top up = refill
torch = flashlight
tram = streetcar
tramp = hobo, bum
transport = transportation
trousers = pants
trouser suit = slack suit, pant-suit
the Tube = subway
the Underground = subway
underpants = shorts (men's)
unit trust = mutual fund
van = truck
verge = shoulder of road
vest = undershirt, T-shirt
waistcoat = vest
to wangle = to arrange by dubious means
to wash up = to do the dishes
wallet = billfold
waster paper = trash
waster paper basket = trashcan
wellington boots, gumshoes = rubbers
windscreen = windshield
zebra crossing = pedestrian crossing
zip = zipper