AmE versus BrE: U-Z

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American English	British English
U
underpass	subway
undershirt	vest
unsweetened cocoa	cocoa powder
V
vacation	holiday
vaccum cleaner	hoover
VCR	video
vest	waistcoat
vocational school	technical college
W
wash up	to wash
windshield	windscreen
wrench	spanner
Y
yard	garden
Z
zip code	post code
zipper	zip

AmE versus BrE, parte 5

Bom dia a todos! Uma vez mais trago para vocês as principais diferenças entre o Inglês Americano e o Britânico no que diz respeito ao vocabulário. Para aqueles que estão estudando pra valer, é sempre bom lembrar que NÃO estou colocando a tradução das palavras: pra isso vocês podem utilizar os dicionários/tradutores disponíveis no Painel Direito do site...
Bom estudo!

American English	British English
P
paddle	bat
pacifier	dummy
a package of cigarettes	a packet of cigarettes
panties	knickers
pants	trousers
paper towel	kitchen roll paper
parentheses	brackets
parka	anorak
parking garage	multi-storey car park
parking lot	car park
pavement	road surface
pay raise	pay rise
phone booth	call box, phone box
photoflash	flashlight
pin	badge
pitcher	jug
police officer	bobby
potato chips	crisps
powdered sugar	icing sugar
president (business)	managing director
prime rate	base rate
principal	headmaster, head teacher
program	programme
public school	state school
Q
quiz	test
R
railroad	railway
raincoat	mackintosh
raisin	sultana
real exciting	really exciting
regular	normal
to rent	to hire
report card	school report
reservation	booking
resume	curriculum vitae
to give s.b. a ride	to give s.b. a lift
roast	joint
rubber, condom	condom
rubbers	wellington boots
rummage sale	jumble sale
running shoes	trainers
S
salary cut	wage cut
sales clerk	shop assistant
Santa Claus	Father Christmas
schedule	timetable
second floor	first floor
semester	term
to set the table	to lay the table
shampoo	bathing foam
shorts	pants, underpants
shot	injection, jab
sick	ill
sidewalk	pavement
silverware	cutlery
Sincerely,	Yours, sincerely
skillet	frying pan
sled	sledge
sneakers	trainers
soccer	football
social security number	national insurance number
station wagon	van
steering wheel	driving wheel
stingy	mean
stock	share
stop lights	traffic lights
store	shop
storey	floor
stove	cooker
streetcar	tram
student	pupil
subway	underground, tube
superstore	store
suspenders	braces
sweater	cardigan
swimsuit	costume
T
tag	label
taxi stand	taxi rank
telephone operator	telephonist
theater	theatre
thread	cotton
thumbtack	drawing pin
tire	tyre
toothpick	cocktail stick
track	platform
track	tracks
traffic circle	roundabout
trailer	caravan
traveled	travelled
trench coat	duffle coat
truck	lorry
trunk	boot
turn signal	indicator
turtle	tortoise
turtle neck	polo neck
tux, tuxedo	dinner jacket
two weeks	fortnight

Exercício: AmE x BrE

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A trip to London Last week I went to London by car. As there was an accident on the M25 I had to take the detour diversion . I stopped in front of a theater theatre to ask for the way. A young man told me to turn right at the crossroads intersection and ask again at the gas station petrol station . There a friendly sales clerk shop assistant told me to take the second exit of the roundabout traffic circle . After I had passed a pedestrian crossing zebra crossing I saw a bookshop bookstore and a large car park parking lot . I parked my car there and walked to the center centre of London.

AmE versus BrE part 4: de K a O

American English	British English
K
kerosene/kerosine	paraffin
kilometer	kilometre
Kleenex	tissue
L
labor	labour
ladies' room	Ladies
ladybug	ladybird
laundry soap	washing up powder
law offices	chambers
lawyer	solicitor, barrister
laid off	redundant
leash	lead
legal holiday	bank holiday
letter opener	paper knife
license plate	number plate
life vest	life jacket
to line	to queue
liter	litre
long distance bus	coach
lost and found	lost property
M
mail	post
mailbox	letterbox
mailman	postman
main street	high street
mashed potatoes	mashed potato
math	maths
Men's Room	Gents
mom	mum
motor (fuel-burning or electrical devices)	engine
motorcycle	motorbike
movie	film
movie theater	cinema
N
Native American	American Indian
neighbor	neighbour
newspaper store	newsagent's
newsstand	bookstall
nightstand	bedside table
notebook	exercise book
O
oatmeal	porridge
one-way ticket	single ticket
overpass	flyover
overtime	extra time

Abraços e bom estudo!

AmE versus BrE part 3: de F a J, mais umas para vocês!

American English	British English
F
face cloth	flannel
fall	autumn
faucet	tap
favorite	favourite
fender	wing
field hockey	hockey
fields day	sports day
to fill out	to fill in
fire department	fire brigade
first floor	ground floor
fish-sticks	fish-fingers
flashlight	torch
flavor	flavour
flight attendant	air hostess
freeway	motorway
freight train	goods train
French fries	chips
from Monday to Friday from Monday through Friday (all of Friday is included)	from Monday to Friday
front desk	reception
frosting	icing
funeral director	undertaker
G
game	match
garbage	rubbish
garbage can	bin, dustbin, wastepaper basket
gas	petrol
gas pedal, accelerator	accelerator
gas station	filling station
gear shift	gear lever
generator	dynamo
German shepherd	alsatian
grade (school levels 1st - 12th) class (top 4 levels 9th - 12th = freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)	class, form
grade school	primary school
ground	earth
ground wire	earth wire
to guess	to suppose, to think
H
hair conditioner	shampoo
hairdresser (women)	hairdresser
ham	gammon
hamburger meat, ground beef	mince meat
harbor	harbour
hardware store	ironmonger
heavy cream	double cream
high school	secondary school, grammar school
highway	main road
hockey	ice-hockey
home, at home	at home
hood	bonnet
human resources department	personnel department
humor	humour
I
to inquire	to enquire
inquiry	enquiry
instalment plan	hire purchase
intermission	interval
intersection (city or country)	crossroads
interstate	motorway
inventory	stock
J
jail	prison
janitor	caretaker
jelly	jam
jewelery	jewellery
John Doe	Joe Bloggs
joint	roast
jump rope	skipping rope

Abraços e bom estudo!