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    This document provides a comparison of terms in Portuguese, American English, and British English related to food, transportation, games, and other common words. Some key differences highlighted include: zucchini vs courgette, chips vs crisps, hood vs bonnet, checkers vs draughts, parking lot vs car park, Jell-O vs jelly, windshield vs windscreen, trunk vs boot, and suspenders vs braces.

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    This document provides a comparison of terms in Portuguese, American English, and British English related to food, transportation, games, and other common words. Some key differences highlighted include: zucchini vs courgette, chips vs crisps, hood vs bonnet, checkers vs draughts, parking lot vs car park, Jell-O vs jelly, windshield vs windscreen, trunk vs boot, and suspenders vs braces.

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    BrE X AmE

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    This document provides a comparison of terms in Portuguese, American English, and British English related to food, transportation, games, and other common words. Some key differences highlighted include: zucchini vs courgette, chips vs crisps, hood vs bonnet, checkers vs draughts, parking lot vs car park, Jell-O vs jelly, windshield vs windscreen, trunk vs boot, and suspenders vs braces.

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    BrE X AmE

    Portuguese American English British English

    abobrinha zucchini courgette


    algodão-doce cotton candy candy floss
    batata-frita French fries chips
    batata-frita (em saquinho) chips crisps
    berço crib cot
    berinjela eggplant aubergine
    biscoito, bolacha cookie biscuit
    capô hood bonnet
    cinta-liga garters suspenders
    conta (de restaurante) check bill
    cruzamento (trânsito) intersection crossroads
    dama (jogo) checkers draughts
    estacionamento parking lot car park
    farmácia chemist’s drugstore
    fila line queue
    futebol soccer football
    gelatina Jell-o jelly
    geléia jelly jam
    loja de bebidas liquor store license
    mingau de aveia oatmeal porrige
    pára-brisa windshield windscreen
    porta-malas (carro) trunk boot
    pudim pudding custard
    refletor, olho de gato reflectors cat’s eye
    rodovia freeway, expressway motorway
    suspensórios suspenders braces

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