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Amerikan ve İngiliz İngilizcesi / American and British English

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