British vs American - American

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Words that are used in American English



apartment
apartment - byt
BrE
/ə'pɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:rtmənt/

noun, American English - the rooms that you use to live in, usually in a large building where many people live


bill
bill - bankovka
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/

noun, American English - a single piece of paper money


druggist
druggist - lékárník
BrE
/'drʌgɪst/
AmE
/'drʌgɪst/

noun, American English - a person who works in a shop where you can buy medicines, shampoos, soaps etc.


drugstore
drugstore - lékárna, drogerie
BrE
/'drʌgstɔ:/
AmE
/'drʌgstɔ:r/

noun, American English - a shop that sells medicine, soap, cosmetics, etc.


elevator
elevator - výtah
BrE
/'eləveɪtə/
AmE
/'eləveɪt̬ər/

noun - a machine that can take you from one floor of a building to another


eraser
eraser - guma
BrE
/ɪ'reɪzə/
AmE
/ɪ'reɪsər/

noun, American English - a small object which you can use to remove something which you have written in pencil


fall
fall - podzim
BrE
/'fɔ:l/
AmE
/'fɔ:l/

noun, American English - the season of the year that comes after summer


faucet
faucet - kohoutek (např. vodovodní)
BrE
/'fɔ:sət/
AmE
/'fɔ:sət/

noun, American English - a kind of handle that you use to let water flow into the washbasin, bath etc.


freeway
freeway - dálnice
BrE
/'fri:weɪ/
AmE
/'fri:weɪ/

noun, American English - a wide road that connects large cities, usually with several lanes for each direction


French fries
French fries - hranolky
BrE
/'frentʃˌfraɪz/
AmE
/'frentʃˌfraɪz/

noun - fried long thin pieces of potatoes


gas
gas - benzín
BrE
/'gæs/
AmE
/'gæs/

noun, American English - the kind of fuel that is used in motor cars


gas station
gas station - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa
BrE
/'gæssteɪʃn/
AmE
/'gæs steɪʃn/

noun, American English - the place where you can buy fuel for your car


chips
chips - čipsy, bramborové lupínky
BrE
/'tʃɪps/
AmE
/'tʃɪps/

noun, American English - fried thin pieces of potatoes


main street
main street - hlavní ulice
BrE
/'meɪn stri:t/
AmE
/'meɪn stri:t/

noun, American English - the most important street in a town, with shops etc.


movie
movie - film
BrE
/'mu:vi:/
AmE
/'mu:vi/

noun, American English - a story you can see in the cinema or on video or DVD


panties
panties - kalhotky
BrE
/'pæntiz/
AmE
/'pænt̬iz/

noun, American English - women's underwear that covers the parts between the waist and the top of the legs


pants
pants - kalhoty
BrE
/'pænts/
AmE
/'pænts/

noun, American English - a piece of clothing that covers the legs


parking lot
parking lot - parkoviště
BrE
/'pɑ:kɪŋˌlɒt/
AmE
/'pɑ:rkɪŋˌlɑ:t/

noun, American English - a place where you can park a car


public school
public school - státní škola
BrE
/'pʌblɪkˌsku:l/
AmE
/'pʌblɪkˌsku:l/

noun, American English - a school that is for everyone, usually owned by the government


sidewalk
sidewalk - chodník
BrE
/'saɪdwɔ:k/
AmE
/'saɪdwɔ:k/

noun, American English - a hard area along the side of the road used for walking


stoplights
stoplights - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪts/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪts/

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red


subway
subway - metro, podzemní dráha
BrE
/'sʌbweɪ/
AmE
/'sʌbweɪ/

noun, American English - a kind of train that travels in tunnels under a city and stops at regular intervals for people to get in or out


theatre
theatre - kino
BrE
/'θɪətə/
AmE
/'θɪət̬ər/

noun, American English - a building where you go to see a film


truck
truck - náklaďák, kamion, nákladní auto
BrE
/'trʌk/
AmE
/'trʌk/

noun, American English - a large road vehicle that is used for carrying goods, a lorry


vest
vest - vesta
BrE
/'vest/
AmE
/'vest/

noun, American English - a kind of jacket without sleeves




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