British American
"mucking around"/off task off task/fooling around/"goofing off"
accelerator gas [pedal], accelerator
anti-clockwise counter-clockwise
articulated lorry tractor trailer / trailer truck
aubergine eggplant
autumn autumn, fall
bank holiday national holiday
barrister attorney
bat (table tennis) paddle (ping pong)
bill (restaurant) bill, check
bin/dust bin trash can
biscuit/bickie (a cookie is a large biscuit) cookie
block of flats apartment building
bonnet hood
bonnet (car) hood
bonnet (clothing) hat
boot trunk
boy/lad boy
braces suspenders
bungalow house (one story), ranch house
cafe/caff (not 24 hrs) diner
car journey/drive road trip
car park parking lot
car valeting auto detailing
caravan trailer
cashier teller
chemist drug store/druggist
chemist's shop drugstore, pharmacy
chest of drawers dresser, chest of drawers, bureau
chips (french fries in mcdonald's) fries, french fries
clothes peg clothespin
coffin coffin, casket
come round come over
cooker range or stove
couch/sofa/settee sofa
courgette zucchini
crisps potato chips
crossroads intersection; crossroads (rural)
cupboard cupboard (in kitchen); closet (for clothes etc)
diversion detour
drawing pins pushpins or thumbtacks
dressing gown robe
drink-driving drunk driving
driving licence driver's license
dual carriageway divided highway
dummy (for baby) pacifier
dustbin garbage can, trash can
dustman garbage collector, garbage man
eggy bread (fried) french toast
engine engine, motor
estate agent real estate agent
estate car station wagon
exhaust pipe tail pipe/muffler
fairy cake cup cake
film film, movie
fire engine fire truck
flat apartment, flat, studio
flat (one storey) appartment apartment
flat tyre flat tire
flyover overpass, flyover
food/grub/nosh food
football soccer
friend/pal/chum/mate / buddy friend/buddy
garden backyard/yard
gearbox (car) transmission
gear-lever gearshift
girl/lass girl
girl guide girl scout
glue gum
grill broil
ground floor ground/first floor
hand basin/sink sink
handbag handbag, purse, shoulder bag
hard shoulder shoulder
high street main street
hired car, hire car rental car, rental
holiday vacation
hood, soft/hard top convertible top
ice lolly popsicle
i'm knackered i'm beat
it's gone off it's spoiled
jacket potato/baked potato baked potato
jam jam, preserves, jelly
jelly jello
jug jug, pitcher
juggernaut, lorry 18 wheeler, tractor-trailer
jumper/pullover/sweater/jersey sweater
kip/sleep sleep
lady/woman lady
lady bird lady bug
lift elevator
lollipop man or lady crossing guard
lorry truck
lorry truck, semi, tractor
mac (slang for macintosh) rain coat
mad crazy, insane
main road highway
maize corn
man/bloke/gentleman/guy/chap man/guy
manual stick shift, manual
marking scheme grading scheme
maths math
motorbike motorcycle
motorway highway, freeway, expressway, interstate highway, interstate
mudguard, wheel arch, wing fender
mum/mummy/mom mom
nappy diaper
naughts and crosses tic-tack-toe
nick steal
nutter crazy person
off you go go ahead
open day/open evening open house
pants/underwear/knickers/underpants underwear/panties/drawers
pavement sidewalk
pet hate pet peeve
petrol gasoline or gas
petrol station gas station
phone box telephone booth
pinafore dress jumper
pinny/apron apron
plaster band-aid
play time/break time recess
plimsolls gym shoes
pocket money allowance
policeman/bobby/copper policeman/cop
polo neck turtle neck
post mail
postbox mailbox
postcode zip code
postman mailman, mail carrier, letter carrier
pub bar
public school private school
public toilet rest room, public bathroom
puddings/afters/dessert / sweets dessert
queue stand in a line
quid (slang for pound) bucks
railway railroad
rasher a slice of bacon
return (ticket) round-trip
reverse charge collect call
reversing lights back-up lights
ring road beltway, freeway/highway loop
road surface pavement, blacktop
roadworks construction zone, roadwork
roundabout traffic circle, roundabout
rounders baseball
rubber eraser
rubbish garbage, trash
rubbish-bin garbage can, trashcan
run the bath fill the tub
runner beans green beans
saloon (car) sedan
sandwich/butty/sarny sandwich
sausage/banger sausage
school dinner hot lunch
scone biscuit
scotch pancakes flapjacks
semi-detached house duplex
shop shop, store
silencer (car) muffler
single (ticket) one-way
skip dumpster
sleeping policeman /speed bump speed bump
soldiers (we dip soldiers in our soft boiled eggs) finger sized slices of toast.
solicitor lawyer, attorney
spanner wrench
staff room teachers lounge
starkers/naked naked
starter appetizer
state school public school
surgery doctor's office
suspenders holds up stockings
sweets candy
swimming costume/cozzy bathing suit
take-away take out
tap faucet
taxi taxi, taxi cab
tea towel dish towel
telephone/blower/phone telephone
television/box/telly/ tv tv/television
telly (informal), tv television, tv
terrace (row of houses joined) town house
the cinema the movies
the plough big dipper
the toilet/loo/the john / bog/wc bathroom/restroom
there's a queue. there's a line.
third-party insurance liability insurance
ticking over idling
timetable schedule
tin can
toll motorway toll road, turnpike
torch flashlight
traffic jam/tailback traffic jam
trainers sneakers
trodden on stepped on
trousers pants, trousers
tube (train) subway
underground (train) subway
vest undershirt
waistcoat vest
wallet wallet, billfold
wardrobe closet
wellington boots rubber boots, rain boots
wellington boots/wellies galoshes
whisky whisky/whiskey
windscreen windshield
wireless/radio radio
zebra crossing/pedestrian crossing cross walk
zip zipper
