Porównanie słówek British vs American English

British English

American English

anorak

jacket, parka

aubergine

eggplant

bank holiday

national holiday,
federal holiday

barrister, solicitor

lawyer, attorney

bill (in restaurants)

check (in restaurants)

biscuit

cookie

bonnet

hood

boot

trunk

braces

suspenders

car park

parking lot

chemist's shop

drugstore, pharmacy

chips

French fries

city centre

downtown, city center

cloakroom

checkroom, coatroom

cooker

stove

(bathing) costume

swimsuit

cot (baby)

crib

courgette

zucchini

crisps

potato chips

crossroads

crossroad (in the country)
intersection (town and country)

curriculum vitae (CV)

résumé
curriculum vitae
(depending on the professional field)

dinner jacket

tux, tuxedo

earth wire

ground wire

engaged

busy

Father Christmas

Santa Claus

to fill in

to fill out

film

film, movie

first floor

second floor

fish-fingers

fish-sticks

flat

apartment
(flat: used for apartment on one floor)

football

soccer

fortnight

two weeks

fringe

bangs

garden

yard

Gents

Men's Room

ground floor
first floor

ground floor, first floor
second floor

headmaster, headteacher

principal

to hire

to rent

holiday

vacation

hoover

vacuum cleaner

icing sugar

powdered sugar

inverted commas, quotation marks

quotation marks

jacket potato

baked potato

jam

jelly

Joe Bloggs

John Doe

jumper

sweater

ladybird

ladybug

to lay the table

to set the table

letter box

mail box

lift

elevator

lorry

truck

mackintosh

raincoat

managing director

chief executive officer (CEO)

match

game

mobile (phone)

cellphone

motorbike

motorcycle

motorway

freeway, highway

nappy

diaper

note

bill

number plate

license plate

pants

underpants

pavement

sidewalk

pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing

crosswalk

petrol

gas

plane

airplane

post

mail

post code

zip code

postman

mailman

prawn

shrimp

primary school

elementary school
grade school

to queue

to line up

railway

railroad

reception

front desk

to ring

to call

road way

pavement

roundabout

traffic circle, rotary

rucksack

backpack

rubber

eraser

rubbish

garbage

share

stock

shop

store

shop assistant

sales clerk

sick

nauseated

single ticket

one-way ticket

Sorry.

Excuse me.

spanner

wrench

sports day

fields day

public school

private school

stock

inventory

subway

underpass

sultana

raisin

sweet shop

candy store

tap

faucet

taxi

cab

term

semester

timetable

schedule

tin

can

toilet, loo

bathroom, rest room

town centre

downtown, city center

torch

flashlight

trainers

sneakers

tram

streetcar

trolley

cart

trousers

pants

underground, tube

subway

vest

undershirt

waistcoat

vest

wallet

billfold

wardrobe

closet

to wash

wash up

wellington boots, wellies

rubbers

wing

fender

year (academic)

grade (academic)

zip

zipper