Tuesday, December 12, 2006

English to english dictionary



Bloke(Uk slang)=Guy,fellow,Chap(UK)-Dude(Us-Slang)(wiktion_ry)
Bird(UK slang)=Girl,Chick(Us),Lass(ie)
a woman considered sexually attractive~
Mate(UK,Australia,New Zealand)=Buddy(US,Canada)
Dollar$=(slang)Buck-Pound£=(slang) Quid not from squid :)..from Latin quid what, something’, neuter singular of quis‘who’.(quis-quis-quid)
Gas(oline)(US)=Petrol(ium)(UK,Aus)
Automobile(US)-Car driver=Motorcar(UK)-Motorist
Apartment(US)=Flat(UK)
Thickhead=stupid(thick as a brick)
Nick=(UK)to steal,to arrest,cut on a surface
Pants(US)=Trousers(UK) but knickers(UK)=underpants(US)(panties)for females
Fag(UK)=Cigarette(US)
Chips(US)=Crisps(UK)Spud(UK)=potato
Cookie(US)=Biscuit(UK)from latin through french bis twice + coctus, cooked(Muffin,Scone-UK)
Snog=(US)Make out, French kiss,~australian "pash"(from passion)
Pissed=(british slang=Drunk) - Pissed (off)(american slang =Angry)
to take the piss out of sb(british slang)=to take the mickey(US slang)=to ridicule=to mock
The American fella pissed some Brits off..the blokes thought that the Guy was trying to take the piss out of them,as you can see in the comments:)
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List of American words,not widely used in the United Kingdom


List of British words,not widely used in the United States


List of words having different meaning in British and American English

20 comments:



  1. UK ------------------------- US

    Accelerator = gas pedal,accelerator
    accumulator = battery
    advertisement = commercial
    Aerial = Antenna
    American Indian = Native American
    aubergine = eggplant
    autumn = fall
    barrister,solicitor = attorney
    (laywer)
    to bath = to bathe
    booking = reservation
    bobby = police officer
    bonnet = hood
    boot = trunk
    brackets = parentheses
    caravan = trailer
    car park = parking lot
    chemist's = drug store
    colour = color
    dialogue = dialog
    dummy = pacifier
    dustbin = garbage can
    engaged = busy
    engine = motor
    entrée = appetizer
    extra time = overtime
    Father Christmas =Santa Claus
    Fortnight = two weeks
    Film = movie
    Holiday = Vacation
    hoover = vacuum cleaner
    jam =jelly
    jug = pitcher
    Lift = Elevator
    Lorry = Truck
    mackintosh = raincoat
    motorway = freeway
    paraffin = kerosene-ine
    Pavement = Sidewalk (Aus – footpath)
    prison = jail
    porridge = oatmeal
    post = mail
    Postal code = Zip code
    state school = public school
    Telly = TV

    Differences Between American and British English

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  2. pou na deis difference pou exoun apo massachusetts mexri tenessee, apo west coast mexri midwest, apo boston mexri new york even

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  3. :)

    Ηi Kozanite trolly Bird...
    Got pounds up there?....

    What 's goin on with Kozanite Dollar?
    ----------------------------
    Differences in globalization
    will be merged...

    A lot of the above words are being
    used by Americans, Brits
    who communicate with one another ...

    We,the non-english native speakers
    can pick up whatever phrases we 'd like to use
    :-)

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  4. Btw
    Let's have a look ..

    Northern New England
    ayuh, ayup: "yes"

    Newyorkese
    bodega(spanish): a convenience store.
    hero: submarine sandwich.
    youse: you (plural, but also singular).

    North Dakota

    uffda: Norwegian slang for crap. {e.g. "Uffda that stinks!")

    Michigan
    Davenport =(sofa,)

    Minessota
    Pop: the common name used for carbonated beverages.


    Midland
    for here: in the question "for here or to go?" Other regions use the phrase "to stay or to go?"

    hoosier: someone from Indiana; also a hick or a redneck, low class.

    husker: someone from Nebraska.
    suckers: lollypop

    Southern Louisiana

    Flying Horses: Carousel, Merry-Go-Round
    How's your mama an 'em: How is your family (mother and them)

    West

    Potlatch: a social gathering

    Regional vocabularies of American English.

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  5. Does anybody of non-native speakers say Bloke?
    Everybody say the american Dude,now.



    Holywood rules..

    The yankees impose their
    americanisms on the britishmen
    and the other anglophones..

    Why we call it english?

    Is it not american,anymore?
    :-/

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  6. That 's not true
    Americans also use british
    terms like wanker(jerk)..
    and bollocks(testicles)...
    international use of the term in this sense is in the title of the British Sex Pistols album
    "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"


    "Wanker" has been used openly in British and Australian film and television productions in reference to the second term of use (ie; an idiot in the perjorative sense.)

    Although "Wanker" is the 53,492nd most common surname in the United States,the term has been picked up and used extensivly by American television producers and writers who use it freely to mean a simpleton, not , apparently, realising it is taboo slang and not appropriate to the use or context - much less the target audience- to which it is applied.

    Wanker - wikipedia

    A word that could be much offensive to some place,is not to another one.
    :-\

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  7. Καλά, σε καμμιά δεκαριά χρόνια που στα states θα μιλούν όλοι spanglish (ήδη η μισή Καλιφόρνια τέτοια μιλάει), τέτοια λεξικά θα είναι ...obsoletos!

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  8. Ego leo se 40 hronia
    tha yparxei mia xekathari
    nea angliki glossa

    Katagrafetai i profitia su
    kai to 2016,edhó
    thamaste na ta poume...
    otan tha milame kai emeis
    greeklish,e?...

    :-)
    A short Spanglish conversation:

    * Anita: "Hola, good morning, cómo estás?"
    * Mark: "Well, y tú?"
    * Anita: "Todo bien. Pero tuve problemas parqueando mi carro this morning."
    * Mark: "Sí, I know. Siempre hay problemas parqueando in el área at this time"

    Spanglish:)

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  9. kai gw nomizw tha yparxei mia pio omoiomorfi aggliki kai apo ekei kai pera spanglish, greeklish (freezaran ta leikia kai den mporw na parw to carro,), ktl ktl

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  10. Hasta la vista, baby!, που 'λεγε κι ο κυβερνήτης της Καλιφόρνια!!!

    Greeklish σε καμμιά δεκαριά χρόνια;
    Hasta na pan sto diaolo!

    Υ.Γ. Κι αν μιλάμε ...κινέζικα;;; :-)))

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  11. Αντίστοιχο συγκριτικό μεταξύ κρητικής- κυπριακής- επτανησιακής πότε θα ανέβει; :)

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