BRITISH VERSUS AMERICAN WORDS – LIST OF COMMON DIFFERENCES

BRITISH AMERICAN MEANING

1 AEROPLANE AIRPLANE AVION
2 ANALYSE ANALYSE ANALIZAR
3 AUBERGINE EGGPLANT BERENJENA
4 AUTUMN FALL OTOÑO
5 BIN TRASH / TRASHCAN PAPELERO
6 BISCUIT COOKIE GALLETA
7 BOLLOCKS NONSENSE SIN SENTIDO
8 BOOT TRUNK MALETERO DEL AUTO
9 BROLLY UMBRELLA QUITASOL
10 CAR PARK PARKING LOT ESTACIONAMIENTO
11 CENTRE CENTER CENTRO
12 CHEMIST´S DRUGSTORE / PHARMACY FARMACIA
13 CHIPS FRENCH FRIES PAPAS FRITAS
14 CINEMA MOVIE THEATER CINE
15 COLOUR COLOR COLOR
16 COT CRIB MANTA PARA CUBRIRSE
17 COTTON SWAB Q- TIP COTON
18 COURGETTE ZUCCHINI ZAPALLO ITALIANO
19 CRISPS CHIPS PAPAS FRITAS DE PAQUETE
20 DRAW TIE EMPATAR
21 DUMMY PACIFIER CHUPETE DE BEBE
22 FAIRY CAKE CUPCAKE MAGDALENA
23 FILM MOVIE PELICULA
24 FIZZY DRINK SODA GASEOSA
25 FLAT APARTMENT DEPARTAMENTO
26 FOOTBALL SOCCER FUTBOL
27 FRINGE BANGS FLEQUILLO
28 FULL STOP PERIOD PUNTO FINAL
29 HANDBAG PURSE CARTERA
30 HAVE GOT HAVE VERBO TENER
31 HENCE THEREFORE ADVERBIO POR LO TANTO
32 HOLIDAY VACATION VACACION
33 ICE LOLLY POPSICLE HELADO DE PALO
34 JOLLY ( JOVIAL HAPPY ALEGRE
35 JUMPER / PULLOVER SWEATER
36 KIT UNIFORM UNIFORME
37 KNACKERED EXHAUSTED MUY CANSADO
38 LADYBIRD LADYBUG CHINITA INSECTO
39 LARGELY MOSTLY ADVERBIO USUALMENTE
BRITISH VERSUS AMERICAN WORDS – LIST OF COMMON DIFFERENCES

BRITISH AMERICAN MEANING

40 LIFT ELEVATOR ASCENSOR

41 LORRY TRUCK CAMION
42 LUGGAGE BAGGAGE EQUIPAJE
43 MOBILE PHONE CELL PHONE CELULAR
44 MOTORWAY HIGHWAY CARRETERA
45 MUM / MUMMY MOM / MOMMY MAMA
46 NAPPY DIAPER PAÑAL
47 PANTS / UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR CALZONES
48 PAVEMENT SIDEWALK PAVIMENTO
49 PETROL ( STATION ) GAS ( STATION ) ESTACION DE GASOLINA
50 PHONE BOX PHONE BOOTH CABINA TELEFONICA
51 PLASTER BAND-AID PARCHICURITA
52 POST MAIL CORREO
53 POSTCODE ZIP CODE CODIGO POSTAL
54 PROGRAMME PROGRAM PROGRAMA
55 QUEUE LINE FILA
56 RATHER KIND OF ADVERBIO BASTANTE, MAS DE LO ESPERADO
57 ROUNDELLOS DONUTS DONAS ( DULCE )
58 RUBBER ERASER GOMA DE BORRAR
59 RUBBISH TRASH / GARBAGE BASURA
60 SCONE BISCUIT BOLLO QUE SE SIRVE A LA HORA DEL TE
61 SHALL WILL AUX FUTURO SHALL SE USA CON I Y WE
62 SHOP STORE TIENDA
63 SWEETS CANDY DULCES
64 TAP FAUCET LLAVE DE AGUA
65 TAXI CAB TAXI
66 TELLY / TV TV APARATO DE TELEVISION
67 THEATRE THEATER TEATRO
68 TIMETABLE SCHEDULE HORARIO
69 TORCH FLASHLIGHT LINTERNA
70 TRAINERS SNEAKERS ZAPATILLAS
71 TROUSERS PANTS PANTALONES
72 UNDERGROUND SUBWAY METRO
73 ZEBRA CROSSING CROSSWALK LINEA ZEBRA
74 ZIP ZIPPER CIERRE