American vs British English Vocabulary

American vs British English Vocabulary
Berikut adalah beberapa perbedaan utama dalam kosakata antara Bristish English dan American English. Halaman ini dimaksudkan sebagai panduan saja. Ingatlah bahwa ada perbedaan dalam pilihan istilah tertentu tergantung pada dialek dan wilayah di US dan UK.

British English ↕
American English ↕
anti-clockwise
counter-clockwise
articulated lorry
trailer truck
autumn
autumn, fall
barrister
attorney
bill (restaurant)
bill, check
biscuit
cookie
block of flats
apartment building
bonnet (car)
hood
bonnet (clothing)
hat
boot
trunk
car park
parking lot
caravan
trailer
chemist's shop
drugstore, pharmacy
chest of drawers
dresser, chest of drawers, bureau
chips
fries, French fries
cinema, the
movies, the
clothes peg
clothespin
coffin
coffin, casket
crisps
potato chips
crossroads
intersection; crossroads (rural)
cupboard
cupboard (in kitchen); closet (for clothes etc)
diversion
detour
drawing-pin
thumbtack
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
engine
engine, motor
estate agent
real estate agent
estate car
station wagon
film
film, movie
flat
apartment, flat, studio
flat tyre
flat tire
flyover
overpass
gear-lever
gearshift
gearbox (car)
transmission
Girl Guide
Girl Scout
ground floor
ground/first floor
handbag
handbag, purse, shoulder bag
high street
main street
holiday
vacation
hood (car)
convertible top
jam
jam, preserves
jug
jug, pitcher
juggernaut
18-wheeler
lift
elevator
lorry
truck, semi, tractor
mad
crazy, insane
main road
highway
maize
corn
maths
math
motorbike
motorcycle
motorway
freeway, expressway
motorway
highway, freeway, expressway, interstate highway, interstate
nappy
diaper
naughts and crosses
tic-tack-toe
pants, underpants
underpants, drawers
pavement
sidewalk
pet hate
pet peeve
petrol
gas, gasoline
Plough, the
Big Dipper, the
pocket money
allowance
post
mail
postbox
mailbox
postcode
zip code
postman
mailman, mail carrier, letter carrier
pub
bar
public toilet
rest room, public bathroom
railway
railroad
return (ticket)
round-trip
reverse charge
collect call
ring road
beltway, freeway/highway loop
road surface
pavement, blacktop
roundabout
traffic circle, roundabout
rubber
eraser
rubbish
garbage, trash
rubbish-bin
garbage can, trashcan
saloon (car)
sedan
shop
shop, store
silencer (car)
muffler
single (ticket)
one-way
solicitor
lawyer, attorney
spanner
wrench
sweets
candy
taxi
taxi, taxi cab
tea towel
dish towel
telly (informal), TV
television, TV
third-party insurance
liability insurance
timetable
schedule
tin
can
toll motorway
toll road, turnpike
torch
flashlight
trousers
pants, trousers
tube (train)
subway
underground (train)
subway
vest
undershirt
waistcoat
vest
wallet
wallet, billfold
wellington boots
rubber boots, rain boots
whisky
whisky/whiskey
windscreen
windshield
zip
zipper


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