British vs American - British

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Words that are used in British English



autumn
autumn - podzim
BrE
/'ɔ:təm/
AmE
/'ɔ:t̬əm/

noun - the season of the year that comes after summer


banknote
banknote - bankovka
BrE
/'bæŋknəʊt/
AmE
/'bæŋknoʊt/

noun, British English - a single piece of paper money


car park
car park - parkoviště
BrE
/'kɑ:pɑ:k/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpɑ:rk/

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


cinema
cinema - kino
BrE
/'sɪnəmə/
AmE
/'sɪnəmə/

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


crisps
crisps - bramborové lupínky, čipsy
BrE
/'krɪsps/
AmE
/'krɪsps/

noun, British English - thin fried potato pieces


film
film - film
BrE
/'fɪlm/
AmE
/'fɪlm/

noun, British English - a story you can see in the cinema, on TV, video, DVD etc.


flat
flat - byt
BrE
/'flæt/
AmE
/'flæt/

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


high street
high street - hlavní ulice
BrE
/'haɪstri:t/
AmE
/'haɪstri:t/

noun, British English - the main street in a town, with shops etc.


chemist
chemist - lékárna
BrE
/'kemɪst/
AmE
/'kemɪst/

noun, British English - a shop where you can buy medicine, shampoo, soap etc.


chemist
chemist - lékárník
BrE
/'kemɪst/
AmE
/'kemɪst/

noun, British English - a person who sells medicine, shampoo, soap etc.


chips
chips - hranolky
BrE
/'tʃɪps/
AmE
/'tʃɪps/

noun, British English - fried long thin pieces of potatoes


knickers
knickers - kalhotky
BrE
/'nɪkəz/
AmE
/'nɪkərz/

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


lift
lift - výtah
BrE
/'lɪft/
AmE
/'lɪft/

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


lorry
lorry - nákladní auto, náklaďák
BrE
/'lɒri/
AmE
/'lɑ:ri/

noun, British English - a large car that carries loads rather than passengers


motorway
motorway - dálnice, silnice pro motorová vozidla
BrE
/'məʊtəweɪ/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərweɪ/

noun - a wide road with more lanes where cars can drive at higher speeds


pavement
pavement - chodník
BrE
/'peɪvmənt/
AmE
/'peɪvmənt/

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


petrol
petrol - benzín
BrE
/'petrəl/
AmE
/'petrəl/

noun, British English - fuel used in motor cars


petrol station
petrol station - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa
BrE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/
AmE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/

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


rubber
rubber - guma (na gumování)
BrE
/'rʌbə/
AmE
/'rʌbər/

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


state school
state school - státní škola
BrE
/'steɪtˌsku:l/
AmE
/'steɪtˌsku:l/

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


tap
tap - kohoutek (vodovodní etc.)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

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


traffic lights
traffic lights - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'træfɪklaɪts/
AmE
/'træfɪklaɪts/

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


trousers
trousers - kalhoty
BrE
/'traʊzəz/
AmE
/'traʊzərz/

noun - a piece of clothing that covers the legs


underground
underground - metro, podzemní dráha
BrE
/'ʌndəgraʊnd/
AmE
/'ʌndərgraʊnd/

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


waistcoat
waistcoat - vesta, vestička (u obleku)
BrE
/'weɪstkəʊt/
AmE
/'weɪstkoʊt/

noun, British English - a kind of jacket without sleeves that men wear as a part of a suit




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