Pragmatics

British English | American English |
A | |
accelerator | gas pedal, accelerator |
advertisement | commercial |
aerial (TV, radio) | antenna, aerial |
air hostess | flight attendant |alsatian | German shepherd |
Amercian Indian | Native American |
anorak | parka |
anywhere | anyplace,anywhere |
at home | home, at home |
aubergine | eggplant |
autumn | fall, autumn |
B ||
baking tin | baking pan |
bank holiday | legal holiday |
barrister | lawyer |
base rate | prime rate |
bath | bathtub |
to bath | to bathe |
bathroom | bathroom (in privatenRäumen)/toilet |
bedside table | nightstand |
bill | check |
bin | garbage can |
biro | ball-point pen |
biscuit | cookie |
bobsleigh | bobsled |
bonnet | hood |
booking | reservation |bookshop | bookstore |
bookstall | newsstand |
boot | trunk |
braces | suspenders |
brackets | parentheses |
C | |
candy floss | cotton candy |
car park | parking lot |
caravan | trailer |caretaker | janitor |
casualty department | emergency room |
catalogue | catalog |
centre | center |
chambers | law offices |
chemist's shop | drugstore |
cheque | check |
chips |French fries |
cinema | movie theater |
city centre | downtown |
cloakroom | checkroom |
clothes peg | clothespin |
coach | long distance bus |
cocktail stick | toothpick |
cocoa powder |unsweetened cocoa |
coffin | casket, coffin |
colour | color |
condom | rubber, condom |
cooker | stove |
costume | swimsuit |
cosy | cozy |
cot (Baby) | crib |
cotton | thread |crisps | potato chips |
crossroads | crossroad (Land)
intersection (Stadt und Land) |
cupboard | closet |
current account | checking account |
curriculum vitae | resume |
cutlery | silverware|
D | |
dialogue | dialog |
dinner jacket | tux, tuxedo |
directory enquiries | directory assistance |
diversion | detour |
doctor's surgery | doctor's office |
double cream | heavy...