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British-American differences
George Bernard Shaw once said: You should be aware of the differences between British
English and American English so that you can adapt your style of communication to the
situation.
I have prepared the following checklist of British and American differences. Watch out for:

differences in spelling, such as theatre (British English) and theater (American

English)

words that are completely different, i.e. pavement (British English) and sidewalk
(American English)

identical words which have totally different meanings, i.e. second floor in British
English is first floor in American English and

words that can be quite safe in British English but dangerous in American English,
or vice versa, e.g. to knock up means to wake someone up by knocking on their
door in Britain, but to make a woman pregnant in America.

British English

American English

German

accelerator
accepting house
accommodation
adjustable spanner
aerial
aeroplane, plane
afters
afterwards
agony aunt
Alsatian
aluminium
anorak
answerphone, ansaphone
anti-clockwise

gas pedal
acceptance bank
accommodations
monkey wrench
antenna
airplane
dessert
afterward
advice columnist
German shepherd
aluminum
jacket
answering machine
counter-clockwise

Gaspedal
Akzepthaus
Unterkunft
Schraubenschlssel
Antenne
Flugzeug
Nachtisch
nachher
Briefkastentante
Schferhund
Aluminium
Anorak
Anrufbeantworter
gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
Jahreshauptversammlung
auer
Gesellschaftssatzung,
Gesellschaftsvertrag
Sattelschlepper
Assistent/in
Leichtathletik
am Wochenende
Aubergine
Axt
Herbst

annual general meeting (AGM) annual meeting of shareholders

apart from, besides
articles of association

aside from
articles of incorporation, by-laws

articulated lorry
assistant lecturer (uni)
athletics
at the weekend
aubergine
axe
autumn

semi-trailer truck
instructor
track and field
on the weekend
eggplant
ax
fall

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back garden
badge
baked potato

backyard
button
jacket potato

baking sheet/tray
bangers
bank holiday
banknote
bank rate, minimum lending
rate (M.L.R.)
barmy
base rate
bath
bath a baby
bathing costume
beetroot
berk
bespoke
bill
bills payable

cookie sheet
sausages
public/national holiday
bill
discount rate
idiotic
prime rate
bathe
bathe a baby
swimsuit
beet, red beet
idiot
tailor made, customized
check
notes payable

bills receivable
bin
bird
biscuit
black
black grapes
blackpudding
blancmange
blimey
blind
block of flats
bloke
blood group
bobbie
boffin
bog
boiled sweet
bonnet (car)
bonus issue
boot
booze
boozer
bottle bank
braces
break (school)
breakdown truck
breve (music)
bribery
broad bean
brush
building society

notes receivable
trashcan
chick
cookie
boycott
red grapes
blood sausage
vanilla pudding
wow, my goodness
(window) shade
apartment building
guy
blood type
policeman
expert
toilet
hard candy
hood
stock split
trunk
alcoholic drinks
pub
bottle return
suspenders
recess
tow truck
double whole note
payola
lima bean
broom
building and loan association

Garten (hinterm Haus)

Abzeichen, Button
in der Schale
gebackene Kartoffel
Backblech
Wrstchen
Feiertag
Geldschein
Leitzinsen,
Diskontsatz
bekloppt
Eckzins
ein Bad nehmen
ein Kind baden
Badeanzug
Rote Beete
Dussel
mageschneidert
Rechnung
Wechselverbindlichkeiten
Wechselforderungen
Mllereimer, Mlltonne
Mdel, Biene
Keks, Pltzchen
boykottieren
schwarze Weintrauben
Blutwurst
Pudding
verflucht
Jalousie
Wohnblock
Kerl, Typ
Blutgruppe
Polizist
Eierkopf
Toilette
Bonbon
Motorhaube
Aktienteilung
Kofferraum
Alkohol
Wirtschaft
Altglassammelstelle
Hosentrger
Pause
Abschleppwagen
Brevis
Bestechung
dicke Bohne, Saubohne
Handbesen
Bausparkasse (auf

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bum
bumbag
butchers shop

butt
fanny pack
butcher shop

cake tin
camp bed
candy floss
capital gearing

cake pan
cot
cotton candy
leverage

car
caravan
card index
caretaker
car park
car park
car park, multi-storey
carriage forward
carriage inward(s)
carriage outward(s)
carrier bag
cartel
cash on delivery (c.o.d.)
castor
catalogue
catalogue showroom
catapult
centenary

automobile
trailer
card catalog
janitor
parking lot
parking garage
parking structures
freight forward
freight-in
freight-out
shopping bag
trust
collect on delivery
caster
catalog
catalog store
slingshot
centennial

central reservation
certificate of incorporation
chairman
Chancellor of the Exchequer

median (strip)
corporation charter
president
Secretary of the Treasury

change gears (in a car)

chap
chartered accountant

shift gears
guy
certified public accountant

cheerio
cheers
chemists
cheque
chest of drawers
chief accountant

goodbye
thank you
drugstore/pharmacy
check
bureau
chief accounting officer

child
chips
chum
cinema
city centre

kid
French fries
buddie
movie theater
downtown

Gegenseitigkeit),
Hypothekenbank
Hintern
Grteltasche
Metzgerei

Kuchenform
Campingliege; Feldbett
Zuckerwatte
Verhltnis EigenkapitalFremdkapital
Auto
Wohnwagen
Kartei
Hausmeister
Parkplatz
Parkhaus
Parkhaus
unfrei
Eingangsfrachtkosten
Ausgangsfrachtkosten
Tragetasche
Kartell
per Nachnahme
Rolle, Rad
Katalog
Katalogladen
Schleuder
hundertster Jahres-/
Geburtstag, Jahrhundert
Grnstreifen
Grndungsurkunde
Vorsitzende(r)
Schatzkanzler,
Finanzminister
schalten
Kerl
(ffentlich zugelassener
Bilanzbuchhalter/Wirtschaftsprfer
Tschss
Danke
Drogerie, Apotheke
Scheck
Kommode
Leiter/in des
Rechnungswesens
Kind
Fritten
Kumpel
Kino
Innenstadt

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Civil Aviation Authority

class
climbing frame
cloakroom
close/closed company
closing down sale

Federal Aviation Administration

grade
jungle gym
checkroom
close/closed corporation,
closely-held corporation
close-out sale

clothes peg
college staff
colour
company chairman/
chairwoman/chairperson
Competition Commission
compulsory reading
confectionery
confidence trick (con trick)
conscript for military service
conscript
constable
cookery book
copper
corn
corporation tax
cot
cot death
cotton buds
cotton wool
council tax

clothes pin
faculty (of a college)
color
president
Federal Trade Commission
required reading
candy
confidence game
draft
draftee
patrolman/-woman
cookbook
policeman
maize
corporate income tax
crib
crib death
cotton tips, Q-tips
cotton ball
local tax, city tax

counsel for the defence

courgette
court shoes
coverage

public defender
zucchini
pumps
reach

credit note
crib
crib
crib
crisps
crotchet
cum-dividend shares
cupboard
current account

credit memo
pony
cot
crche
potato chips
quarter note
dividend-on stock
closet
checking account

curriculum vitae (CV)

curtains
cushion (on sofa)
custard
Customs and Excise

rsum
drapes
pillow
custard sauce
Bureau of Customs

cut-price goods

cut-rate goods

Bundesluftfahrtbehrde
Klasse
Klettergerst
Garderobe
GmbH mit beschrnkter
Mitgliederzahl
Rumungsverkauf bei
Geschftsaufgabe
Wscheklammer
Lehrkrper
Farbe
Vorstandsvorsitzende(r)
Kartellamt
Pflichtlektre
Swaren
Schwindel
einberufen
Wehrpflichtige(r)
Polizist/in
Kochbuch
Polizist/in
Mais
Krperschaftssteuer
Kinderbett
pltzlicher Kindstod
Wattestbchen
Watte
Gemeindesteuer,
Kommunalabgaben
Pflichtverteidiger/in
Zucchini
Pumps
Berichterstattung in den
Medien
Gutschriftanzeige
Spickzettel
Futterkrippe
Krippe
Chips
Viertelnote
Aktien mit Dividende
Schrank
laufendes Konto,
Girokonto
Lebenslauf
Vorhnge
Kissen
Vanillasoe
Behrde fr Zlle und
Verbrauchssteuern
Sonderangebote

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death/estate duty
debenture
debit note
defence
demister
Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Transport
Department for Work and
Pensions
Department of Trade and
Industry
deposit account
dialling tone
diary
dice
different from
director
directory enquiries
diversion
dodgem
dole, to be on the
dolls house
dosshouse
double cream
down-market, to go

inheritance tax
debenture bond
debit memo
defense
defroster
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Department of Transportation
Depart of Labor

Erbschaftssteuer
Schuldverschreibung
Belastungsanzeige
Verteidigung
Defroster
Umweltministerium

Department of Commerce

draughts
drawing pin
dressing gown
drinks trolley
driving licence
dual carriageway

checkers
thumb tack
robe
drinks cart
driver(s) license
divided highway

dummy
dustbin
dustman
duvet
dux

comforter, pacifier
trash can, garbage can
garbage man/collector
comforter
valedictorian

Wirtschaftsministerium,
Handelsministerium
Sparkonto
Freizeichen
Terminkalender
Wrfel
anders als
Hauptabteilungsleiter/in
Fernsprechauskunft
Umleitung
Autoskooter
von der Frsorge leben
Puppenhaus
Obdachlosenheim
Schlagsahne
sich dem Massenmarkt
zuwenden
Damespiel
Reizwecke
Hausmantel
Getrnkewagen
Fhrerschein
Schnellstrae (a major
road on which the 2
streams of traffic are
separated)
Schnuller
Mlltonne
Mllmann
Deckbett
Abschiedsredner/in

employ, engage (a person)

engaged
engaged tone
estate agent
estate car
excise duty

hire
busy
busy signal
realtor
station wagon
excise tax

ex-dividend shares
expiry date

dividend-off stock
expiration date

time account/deposit
dial tone
date book
die
different than
vice-president
directory assistance
detour
bumper car
to be on relief
dollhouse
flophouse
whipping cream
trading down

Verkehrsministerium
Arbeitsministerium

einstellen
besetzt
Besetztzeichen
Grundstcksmakler/in
Kombi
Warensteuer,
Verbrauchssteuer
Aktien ohne Dividende
Verfallsdatum

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(face) flannel, facecloth

fag
fail in an exam
fair copy
family
fellow, chap
film
finance director
fire brigade
first floor
fish fingers
fishmongers
fixed assets

washcloth
cigarette
flunk
final copy
folks
guy
movie
chief financial officer
fire department
second floor
fish sticks
fish store
non-current assets

fizzy drink
flan
flat
(block of flats)
flat mate
flat to let
flat tyre
flex
flexitime
football
football boots
Foreign Office

soda, pop
pie
apartment
(apartment-house)
roommate
apartment for rent
flat
cord
flextime
soccer
cleats
State Department

Foreign Secretary
forklift truck
form, class
former
fortnight
franking machine
Freefone
French bean
friendly society

Secretary of State
forklift
grade
one-time
two weeks
postage meter
toll-free 800 number
snow peas
benefit society

fringe
full stop
funfair
funnel

bangs
period
carnival
smokestack

Waschlappen
Zigarette
durchfallen
Reinschrift
Familie
Mann, Typ
Kinofilm
Finanzdirektor/in
Feuerwehr
1. Etage
Fischstbchen
Fischgeschft
Sachanlagen,
Anlagevermgen
Brause
Kuchen
Wohnung
(Wohnblock)
Mitbewohner
Wohnung zu vermieten
(Reifen)panne
Schnur, Kabel
Gleitzeit
Fuball
Fuballschuhe
Auswrtiges Amt/
Auenministerium
Auenminister/in
Gabelstapler
Klasse
ehemalig
vierzehn Tage
Frankiermaschine
gebhrenfreier Anruf
grne Bohnen
VersicherungsVerein auf Gegenseitigkeit (VaG)
Pony (Haar)
Punkt
Kirmes
Schornstein

garden
gearbox
gear lever/gear stick
gherkin
gift token
ginger nut
give up

yard
transmission
gear shift
pickles
gift certificate
ginger snap
quit

Garten
Getriebe
Schaltknppel
Gewrzgurke
Geschenkgutschein
Ingwerpltzchen
aufgeben

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give way
gobsmacked
golden handshake
goods train
government
gradient
grate
greaseproof paper
ground floor
groundsheet
grill
guillotine
gut fish

yield
speechless
golden parachute
freight train
administration
grade
shred
waxed paper
first floor
ground cloth
broil
paper cutter
clean fish

Vorfahrt achten
platt
Abfindung
Gterzug
Regierung
Neigung
raspeln, reiben
Pergamentpapier
Erdgescho
Zeltbodenplane
grillen
Hebeschneidmaschine
(Fisch) ausnehmen

half six, half past six

hall of residence
handbag
handbill, handout
handbrake
hand luggage
hard shoulder
haricot beans
haulier
headmaster/headmistress
heated rear window
hen night

six thirty, half past six

dormitory, dorm
purse
dodger
emergency/parking brake
carry-on baggage
breakdown lane
navy beans
hauler
principal
rear defroster
bachelorette night

hill-walking
hire (a car)
hire purchase
hoarding

hiking
rent (a car)
installment plan
billboard

hob
holdall
holiday
holidaymaker
homosexual
hood (car)
hoover
hot money
household appliances
house-trained
hyphen

stove, cooktop
duffle bag
vacation
vacationer
fag
convertible top
vacuum cleaner
funk money
home appliances
house-broken
dash

halb sieben
Studentenwohnheim
Handtasche
Flugblatt
Handbremse
Handgepck
Seitenstreifen
Gartenbohne
Spediteur
Schuldirektor(in)
beheizte Heckscheibe
Party fr die Braut vor
der Hochzeit
Bergwandern
(ein Auto) mieten
Ratenkauf
Plakatwand,
Reklametafel
Kochfeld
Reisetasche
Urlaub
Urlauber
homosexuell
Verdeck
Staubsauger
heies Geld
Hausgerte
stubenrein
Bindestrich

ice lolly
icing
icing sugar
ill
income support
indicator

popsicle
frosting
powdered sugar
sick
welfare benefits
turn signal, blinker

Eis am Stiel
Zuckergu
Puderzucker
krank
Sozialhilfe
Richtungsanzeiger,
Blinker

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induction

introduction

industrial estate
Inland revenue
insect
ironmonger
ironmongery
issuing house/bank

industrial park
Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.)
bug
hardware dealer
hardware
investment bank

jacket potato

baked potato

jam
jelly
jemmy
jewellery
joint
jug
jumble sale
jumper
junk shop

jelly
jello
jimmy
jewelry
beef roast
pitcher
yard sale
sweater
junk store

kennel
kip
kit (sports)
knackered/shattered
knickers
knock up (to wake up)

doghouse
nap
uniform
tuckered out
womens underpants/panties
knock up (to make pregnant)

know-all

know-it-all

ladder
ladderproof
ladybird
lay of the land

run
runproof
ladybug
lie of the land

layby
leading article, editorial
lecturer (uni)
lemon squeezer
lend
letter box
life assurance
lift
limited (liability) company (Ltd.)

truck stop, rest area

editorial
assistant professor
juicer
loan
mail slot
life insurance
elevator
closed corporation (Inc.)

liquidiser
liver sausage

electric blender
liverwurst

Einarbeitung,
Einweisung
Gewerbegebiet
Finanzamt
Insekt
Eisenwarenhndler/in
Eisenwaren
Emissionsbank,
Investmentbank

(in der Schale)

gebackene Kartoffel
Konfitre
Wackelpudding
Brech-/Stemmeisen
Schmuck
Braten
Krug
Flohmarkt
Pullover
Ramschladen

Hundehtte
Schlfchen
Zeug, Sachen
geschafft, kaputt
Schlpfer
aufwecken/ein Kind
anhngen
Besserwisser,
Neunmalkluger

Laufmasche
laufmaschensicher
Marienkfer
Sachlage, Lage der
Dinge
Parkbucht, Rastplatz
Leitartikel
Dozent/in
Zitronenpresse
leihen
Briefkasten
Lebensversicherung
Aufzug
Gesellschaft mit
beschrnkter
Haftung (GmbH)
Mixgert
Leberwurst

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livery
lodger
lollipop
loo
lorry
luggage
(luggage van)

company colors
roomer
sucker
restroom
truck
baggage
(baggage car)

Firmenfarben
Untermieter/in
Lutscher
Klo
Lastwagen
Gepck
(Gepckwagen)

mackintosh
main subject
manager

raincoat, windbreaker
major
director

managing director (M.D.)

manoeuvre
mark

chief executive officer (CEO)

maneuver
grade

match
maths, mathematics
meet
mince, minced meat
minim (music)
mobile phone
momentarily

game
math
meet with
ground beef
half note
cell phone, cellie
momentarily

motorway
mouse mat
mudguard
muesli
multiple store
mum

freeway, highway, expressway

mouse pad
fender
granola
chain store
mom

Regenmantel
Hauptfach
leitende(r)
Angestellte(r)
Geschftsfhrer/in,
Feldzug
korrigieren und
benoten
Spiel
Mathematik
sich treffen mit
Hackfleisch
halbe Note
Handy
BE fr einen Augenblick/
AE jeden Augenblick
Autobahn
Mausmatte
Schutzblech
Msli
Filialgeschft
Mutter, Mutti

nappy
national insurance
neat (of a drink)
newspaper cutting
notice board
nought
number plate

diaper
social security
straight
newspaper clipping
bulletin board
zero
license plate

Windel
Sozialversicherung
pur, unverdnnt
Zeitungsausschnitt
schwarzes Brett
Null
Nummernschild

of course
Office of Fair Trading

sure
Better Business Bureau

off-licence

liquor store

old-age pensioner (OAP)

omnibus
one-man business
operative
optional
ordinary shares, equities

senior
tram
sole proprietorship
operator
elective
common stock

(Aber) Natrlich
Amt fr
Verbraucherschutz
Wein- und
Spiritiuosenhandel
Rentner/in
Autobus
Einzelnunternehmen
Maschinist/in
WahlStammaktien

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or nearest offer (o.n.o.)

outgoings
owners equity, shareholders
equity, net worth

or best offer (o.b.o.)

expenditures
proprietors capital, net equity

Verhandlungsbasis
Ausgnge
reiner Wert eines
Betriebs

packet
pack of cards
packet of cigarettes
page(boy)
pants
paraffin (oil)
parcel
past
pavement
pay-as-you-earn (P.A.Y.E.)

pack, package
deck of cards
pack of cigarettes
bellboy, bellhop
underpants
kerosene
package
after, past
sidewalk
withholding tax

pedestrian precinct
pedlar
pension scheme
pensioner
personnel
personnel manager
perspex
petrol(eum)
petrol station
picnic area
pig
pigtails
pilchards
pint

pedestrian zone
peddler/pedler
pension plan
senior
human resources
director of human resources
plexiglass
gas(oline)
gas station, filling station
rest stop
hog
braids
sardines
pint

pip
pissed

seed, pit
pissed

pitch
placement
plait
planning permission
plaster
plough
plough back
policeman/-woman
police station
polo neck
polythene
positive/reverse discrimination

field
internship
braid
zoning permission
bandage or Band-Aid
plow
plow back
patrolman/-woman
station house
turtle neck
polyethylene
affirmative action

post
postal vote
postbox, letter box
postcode

mail
absentee ballot
mailbox
zip code

Paket
Kartenspiel
Schachtel Zigaretten
Page, Hoteljunge
Unterhosen
Paraffin
Pckchen, Paket
nach (Uhrzeit)
Brgersteig
Quellensteuer, Lohnsteuerabzugsverfahren
Fugngerzone
Hausierer
Altersversorgung
Rentner
Personal
Personalchef
Acrylglas
Benzin
Tankstelle
Restplatz
Schwein
Zpfe
Sardinen
BE 20 fluid ounces/
AE 16 fluid ounces
Kern
BE betrunken/
AE verrgert
Feld, Platz
Praktikum
Zopf
Baugenehmigung
Pflaster
Pflug
reinvestieren
Polizist/in
Polizeiwache
Rollkragen
Polythylen
Quotenregelung,
Gleichstellungsprogramm
Post
Briefwahl
Briefkasten
Postleitzahl

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poste restante
postman
potholing
pram
prawn
preference shares
press-up
prise, prize
prison
private limited company

general delivery
mail/letter carrier
caving, spelunking
baby carriage, baby buggy, stroller
shrimp
preferred stock
push-up
pry
penitentiary
private limited corporation

professor
profit-and-loss account
(P&L a/c)

full professor

programme
provision
proxy

program
reserve
power of attorney

proxy

attorney

income statement

pub(lic house)
bar
public convenience
restroom
public limited company (P.L.C.) publicly-held corporation,
open corporation
public prosecutor
district attorney
public relations
public affairs
public school
private school
public holiday
holiday
public transport
public transportation

postlagernd
Postbote
Hhlenforschung
Kinderwagen
Garnele, Krabbe
Vorzugsaktien
Liegesttz
aufbrechen
Gefngnis
Gesellschaft mit beschrnkter Haftung
Professor
Gewinn- und
Verlustrechnung
Programm
Rckstellung
Handlungsvollmacht,
Prokura
Prokurist(in),
Handlungsbevollmchtigte(r)
Kneipe
Toilette

pudding
puncture
purse
pushchair
pyjamas

dessert
flat
change purse, coin purse, wallet
stroller, baby buggy
pajamas

Aktiengesellschaft
Staatsanwalt
ffentlichkeitsarbeit
Privatschule
ffentlicher Feiertag
ffentliche Verkehrsmittel
Nachtisch
Reifenpanne
Portemonnaie
Sportwagen
Schlafanzug

quaver (music)
queue

eighth note
line

Achtelnote
Schlange

railway
rails
randy
rasher of ham
rate of stock turnover
read (subject at a university)
receptionist
redundancy

railroad
tracks
horny
slice of ham
rate of inventory turnover
study
desk clerk
severance

redundancy payment

severance payment

Bahn
Gleis(e)
scharf, geil
Schinkenscheibe
Lagerumschlag
studieren
Empfangsdame
Arbeitslosigkeit nach
Rationalisierung
Entlassungsabfindung

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reel
retail price index (R.P.I.)
return ticket
revenue reserves
reverse-charge call
reverse charges

spool
consumer price index (C.P.I.)
round-trip ticket
retained earnings
collect call
call collect

ring
rise (in salary)
road haulage

call
raise
trucking/truckage

roadway
roast potato

pavement (paved road)

oven browned potato

roller blind
roundabout
rowing boad
rowlock
rubber
rubbish
rucksack

roller shade
traffic circles, rotaries
row boat
oarlock
eraser
trash, garbage
backpack

sack
sailing dinghy
saloon
scheme
school leaver
scribbling block/pad
season ticket
second floor
see-saw
self-catering
Sellotape
semibreve (music)
semiquaver (music)
send
senior lecturer

dismiss, fire
sailboat
sedan
plan
graduate
scratch pad
commutation ticket
third floor
teeter-totter, teeterboard
no meals included
Scotch tape
whole note
sixteenth note
mail
associate professor

share capital
share (price) index
shares
shop
shop assistant
shopping arcade/precinct
shop-soiled

stock capital
index of stocks
stock
store
sales clerk
shopping mall
shop-worn

shorthand
shorthand writer
side boards
sieve
silencer
single cream

stenography
stenographer
sideburns
sifter
muffler
light cream

Spule
Einzelhandelspreisindex
Rckfahrkarte
Gewinnrcklagen
R-Gesprch
ein R-Gesprch
anmelden
anrufen
(Gehalts)erhhung
Gterkraft- und Fernverkehr
Strae
Kartoffel in Fett im
Backofen gebraten
Springrollo
Kreisverkehr
Ruderboot
Dolle
Radiergummi
Mll, Abfall
Rucksack

entlassen
Segelboot
Limousine
Plan
Schulabgnger/in
Notizblock
Zeitkarte
2. Etage
Wippe
Selbstversorgung
Tesafilm
ganze Note
Sechzehntelnote
schicken
Dozent/in (in hherer
Position)
Aktienkapital
(nationaler) Aktienindex
Aktien
Geschft
Verkufer/in
Einkaufszentrum
angestaubt, leicht
beschdigt
Kurzschrift
Stenograf/in
Koteletten
Sieb
Schalldmpfer
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single ticket
skip
skirting board
skive
sleeper (railway)
sleeping partner

one-way ticket
dumpster, trash bin
baseboard
playing hookie
tie
silent partner

sleeping policeman
slip road

speed-bump/hump
ramp

slowcoach
soft toy
sole trader
solicitor
sorry
sorry?, pardon?
source and application of
funds statement
spanner (adjustable -)
sparking plug
speciality
spirits
spring onion
stabilisers
stag night

slowpoke
stuffed animal
sole proprietor
lawyer, attorney
excuse me
Excuse me?
fund(s) flow statement

stalagmite, stalagtite
stand/run for election
starter
Stationery Office,
Her Majestys
stationmaster
Statistics, Office of National
steady on
stilettos

flowstone
run for election
appetizer

monkey wrench
spark plug
specialty
liquour
green onion
training wheels
bachelor party

US Government Printing Office

station agent
Census Bureau
hold your horse!
pumps, high heels

stock
inventory
stocktaking
inventory
stock turnover
inventory turnover
stock-car racing
demolition derby
stone
pit
streetwise
street-smart
subscriber trunk dialling (S.T.D.)direct distance dialing
subsidiary subject
minor
subway
underground street crossing,
underpass
suggest so. for a job
slate so.
sultanas
golden raisins/seedless white
raisins
summer time
daylight (saving) time, (DST)
sunrise
sun-up
sunset
sundown
surgery (doctors/dentists)
doctors/dentists office

Einzelfahrkarte
Container
Fuleiste
schwnzen
Schwelle
stiller Teilhaber/
Gesellschafter
Bodenschwelle
Autobahnauffahrt/
-ausfahrt
Transuse
Stofftier
Einzelunternehmer
Rechtsanwalt
Entschuldigung!
Wie bitte?
Mittelherkunfts- und
Verwendungsrechnung
Schraubenschlssel
Zndkerze
Spezialitt
Spirituosen
Frhlingszwiebel
Sttzrder
Saufabend des
Brutigams
Stalagmit, Stalagtit
fr ein Amt kandidieren
Vorspeise
Staatsdruckerei
Bahnhofsvorsteher/in
Statistisches Amt
Sachte!
Schuhe mit Pfennigabstzen
Ware
Inventur
Lagerumschlag
Stockcarrennen
Stein
gewieft
Selbstwhlferndienst
Nebenfach
Unterfhrung
jmdn. vorschlagen
Sultaninen
Sommerzeit
Sonnenaufgang
Sonnenuntergang
Arzt-/Zahnarztpraxis

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suppose
swede
sweet
sweetcorn
sweets
sweet shop
Swiss roll
switch selling

figure, guess
turnip
dessert
corn, maize
candy
candy store
jelly roll
bait and switch selling

annehmen
Steckrbe
Nachtisch
Mais
Sssigkeiten
Swarenladen
Biskuitrolle
Kundenwerbung durch
Sonderangebote/Lockvogelangebote

takeaway
tap
tarmac
taxi
telephonist, switchboard
operator
telly
temperature
term
terrace(d) house
testimonial
third-year student/student
in his/her third year
tick
tie
tights
timetable
tin
tinned fruit
tin-opener
toilet
toll road
torch
tracksuit
trade union
trainers
training manager

take-out
faucet, tap
asphalt
cab, hack

Essen zum Mitnehmen

Wasserhahn
Asphalt
Taxi

switchboard operator
TV
fever
semester
row house, town house
(letter of) recommendation
junior

Telefonist(in)
Fernseher
Fieber
Semester
Reihenhaus
Arbeitszeugnis
Student(in) im 3. Jahr

check mark, check

necktie
panty-hose
schedule
can
canned fruit
can-opener
rest room, bathroom
turnpike
flashlight
sweats
labor union
sneakers, running shoes
director of educational services

tram
tramp
transport
travelling
treacle
Treasury, Her Majestys
trolley
trousers
trunk-call
tube
truncheon
trunk call

streetcar
hobo
transportation
traveling
molasses
Department of the Treasury
shopping cart
pants
toll call
subway
nightstick, club
long-distance call

Hkchen
Krawatte
Strumpfhose
Fahrplan
Dose
Dosenobst
Dosenffner
Toilette
Mautstrae
Taschenlamp
Trainingsanzug
Gewerkschaft
Turnschuhe
Leiter/in des Ausbildungs- und
Schulungswesens
Straenbahn
Land/Stadtstreicher
Transport
Reisen
Sirup
Finanzminsterium
Einkaufswagen
Hosen
Ferngesprch
U-Bahn
Schlagstock, Knppel
Ferngesprch

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TV channel
typing pool
tyre

TV station
word-processing (W.P.) pool
tire

Fernsehsender
Schreibzentrale
Reifen

underground
underlay

subway
carpet pad

unemployment benefit
unit trust

unemployment compensation
mutual fund

up-market, to go

trading up

U-Bahn
Unterlage (unter
Teppich)
Arbeitslosengeld
offener Aktienfonds/
Investmentfonds
anspruchsvollere
Produkte anbieten

value-add tax
veranda(h)
verge
vest
vice

sales tax
porch
soft shoulder
undershirt
vise

Mehrwertsteuer
Veranda
begraster Seitenstreifen
Unterhemd
Schraubstock

wages office
waistcoat
wallet
(wash) basin, sink
washing-up bowl
wash ones hands and face
waste-paper basket
watch glass
watch strap
Wellingtons
white grapes
windscreen
wing (of a car)
wing mirror
within
works manager
wrench

payroll office
vest
billfold
sink
dish pan
wash up
waste basket
crystal
watchband
rubber boots, galoshes
green grapes
windshield
fender
side mirror
inside of
plant manager
pliers

Lohnbro
Weste
Brieftasche
Waschbecken
Splschssel
sich waschen
Papierkorb
Uhrglas
Uhrarmband
Gummistiefel
grne Weintrauben
Windschutzscheibe
Kotflgel
Seitenspiegel
innerhalb
Werksleiter
Schraubenschlssel

yacht
yell

sailboat
holler

Yacht
schreien

zed
Zimmer (frame)
zip

zee
walker
zipper

Z
Gehgert
Reiverschluss

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Grammar
British English

American English

Americans often use the simple past where the British use the present perfect:
He has just arrived.
He has already done that.
I have got that.

He just arrived.
He already did that.
I got that.

Americans use gotten for the past participle of get:

Ive got to know him very well.

Ive gotten to know him very well.

Americans often use different prepositions:

You can reach me on 138495.
Lets meet at the weekend.
Mark works Monday to Friday.
He works in a shop in Mayfield Avenue.

You can reach me at 138495.

Lets meet on the weekend.
Mark works Monday through Friday.
He works in a shop on Mayfield Avenue.