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British, Canadian, American Vocabulary
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להלן מספר שונויות במושגים בין אנגלית בריטית, קנדית ואמריקאית
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| British |
Canadian |
American |
| angry/cross |
angry/upset |
mad |
כועס |
| anywhere |
anywhere |
anyplace |
בכל מקום |
| flat |
flat |
apartment |
דירה |
| autumn |
autumn/fall |
fall |
סתיו |
| barrister |
lawyer |
attorney |
עורך דין |
| beeper, pager |
pager |
beeper |
ביפר |
| bill (restaurant) |
bill |
check |
חשבון |
| biscuit |
cookie |
cookie |
עוגיה |
| blank |
blank |
form |
טופס |
| block of flats |
apartment block |
apartment building |
בנין דירות |
| bonnet |
hood |
hood |
מכסה |
| boot (of car) |
trunk (of car) |
trunk (of automobile) |
תא מטען |
| car |
car |
automobile |
מכונית |
| caravan |
trailer |
trailer |
| cashier |
cashier |
teller |
קופאי |
| chemist |
pharmacy |
drug store |
בית מרקחת |
chips |
French fries/chips |
French fries |
צ'פס |
| chocolate bar |
chocolate bar |
candy bar |
| the cinema |
movies |
the movies |
| clothes peg |
clothes peg |
clothes pin |
אטב כביסה |
| coffin |
coffin |
casket |
| condom |
condom |
rubber |
קונדום |
| crisps |
potato chips |
potato chips |
| crossroads |
intersection |
intersection |
צומת |
| cupboard |
cupboard |
closet |
ארון בגדים |
| cutlery |
cutlery |
silverware |
| diversion |
diversion, detour |
detour |
| drawing-pin |
thumbtack |
thumbtack |
driving licence (c for noun, s for verb) |
driver's licence (c for noun, s for verb) |
driver's license (s for noun or verb) |
רשיון נהיגה |
| dummy (for babies) |
pacifier |
pacifier |
| dustbin |
garbage can, trash can |
ashcan, garbage can, trashcan |
פח אשפה |
| dustman |
garbageman |
garbage collector |
אוסף אשפה |
| engine |
engine |
motor |
מנוע |
| estate agent |
real estate agent |
realtor |
| film |
movie |
movie |
סרט |
| flat |
apartment |
apartment |
דירה |
| flat tyre |
flat tire |
flat |
| flyover |
overpass |
overpass |
| galoshes |
galoshes |
toe rubbers |
| gear-lever |
gearshift |
gearshift |
| Guides |
Guides |
Scouts |
הצופים |
| ground floor |
ground floor, main floor |
first floor |
קומת קרקע |
| handbag |
handbag |
purse |
ארנק |
| holiday |
holiday |
vacation |
חופשה |
| jam |
jam |
jelly |
| jeans |
jeans |
blue jeans |
ג'ינס |
| jug |
jug |
pitcher |
| lift |
elevator |
elevator |
מעלית |
| lorry |
truck |
truck |
משאית |
| luggage |
luggage |
baggage |
| mad |
mad |
crazy |
משוגע |
| main road |
main road, main thoroughfare |
highway |
כביש ראשי |
| maize |
corn |
corn |
תירס |
| maths |
math |
math |
מתמטיקה |
| mobile (phone) |
cellular phone |
cellular |
טלפון נייד |
| motorbike |
motorbike, motorcycle |
motorcycle |
אופנוע |
| motorway |
highway, thoroughfare |
freeway, expressway |
| motorway |
freeway |
freeway |
| napkin |
serviette, table napkin |
napkin |
| nappy |
diaper |
diaper |
| naughts and crosses |
tick-tack-toe |
tic-tack-toe |
איקס עיגול |
| pants |
shorts |
shorts |
מכנסיים |
| pavement |
sidewalk, pavement |
sidewalk |
מדרכה |
| petrol |
gas, gasoline |
gas, gasoline |
דלק |
pocket money |
pocket money |
allowance |
דמי כיס |
| post |
mail, post |
mail |
דואר |
| postbox |
mailbox, post-box |
mailbox |
תיבת דואר |
| postcode |
postal code |
zip code |
מיקוד (דואר) |
| postman |
mailman, letter carrier |
mailman |
דוור |
| pub |
bar, pub |
bar |
פאב |
| public toilet |
bathroom |
rest room |
בית שימוש |
| queue |
line |
line |
תור |
| railway |
railway |
railroad |
מסילת רכבת |
reverse charge |
collect call, reverse the charges |
call collect |
| ring road |
ring road |
beltway |
| road surface |
road surface, asphalt |
pavement |
| roundabout |
roundabout |
traffic circle |
| rubber |
eraser |
eraser |
מחק |
| rubbish |
garbage, trash, refuse |
garbage, trash |
זבל |
| rubbish-bin |
garbage can, trashcan |
garbage can, trashcan |
| saloon (car) |
sedan (car) |
sedan (automobile) |
| shop |
shop, store |
store |
חנות |
| single (ticket) |
one-way (ticket) |
one-way |
כרטיס חד כיווני |
| solicitor |
lawyer |
attorney |
עורך דין |
| somewhere |
somewhere |
someplace |
היכן שהוא |
| spanner |
wrench |
wrench |
| spirits |
spirits |
hard liquor |
| suspenders |
suspenders |
garters |
| sweets |
candy, sweets |
candy |
ממתק |
| tap (indoors) |
tap (indoors) |
faucet |
| tap (outdoors) |
tap (outdoors) |
spigot |
| taxi |
taxi |
cab |
מונית |
| tea-towel |
dish-towel |
dish-towel |
| telly, TV |
TV |
TV |
טלוויזיה |
| third-party insurance |
third-party insurance |
liability insurance |
ביטוח צד ג' |
| timetable |
schedule |
schedule |
לוח זמנים |
| tin |
tin can |
can |
| toll motorway |
toll highway |
turnpike |
| torch |
flashlight |
flashlight |
| trousers |
trousers |
pants |
מכנסיים |
| tube (train) |
subway, metro |
subway |
| underdone |
underdone |
rare |
לא מבושל |
| underground (train) |
subway, metro |
subway |
| underpants |
shorts |
shorts |
תחתונים |
| van |
truck |
truck |
משאית |
| vest |
undershirt |
undershirt |
| waistcoat |
vest |
vest |
| wallet |
wallet |
billfold |
| wellington boots |
rubber boots |
rubbers |
| whisky |
whisky, scotch |
whiskey, scotch |
| windscreen |
windshield |
windshield |
| wing (of car) |
fender |
fender |
| zip |
zipper |
zipper |
רוכסן |
| post code |
post code |
zip code |
מיקוד (דואר) |
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