Perbedaan pemakaian Bahasa Inggris di USA dan di Great Britain.
UNITED STATES GREAT BRITAIN
alumnus / alumni graduate
(tamatan, alumni)
anyplace anywhere
(dimana saja)
apartment flat
(apartemen)
attorney barrister,
solicitor (pengacara, ahli hukum)
automobile (motor)
car (mobil)
baby-carriage, baby-buggy pram
(kereta bayi)
bar pub
(tempat minum-minum)
billboard hoarding
(papan iklan)
billfold wallet
(dompet lipat)
broiler grill
(alat pemanggang)
cab taxi
(taksi)
call collect reverse
charges (when telephonning) (pulsa ditanggung sipenerima)
can tin
(kaleng)
candy sweets
(permen)
checkers draughts
(permainan dam)
closet cupboard
(lemari dinding)
coin-purse purse
(dompet wanita yang memiliki penjepit)
cookie biscuit
(kue kering, biskuit)
corn maize
(jagung)
crazy mad
(gila)
crib cot
(tempat tidur bayi)
cuffs turn-ups
(on trousers) (manset)
dessert sweet
(hidangan pencuci mulut)
detour diversion
(jalan memutar)
diaper nappy
(popok bayi)
dish-towel tea-towel
(lap piring)
divided highway dual
carriageway (jalan raya bercabang)
drug store chemist('s) (toko obat)
elevator lift
(lif)
eraser rubber
(penghapus)
expressway motorway
(jalan raya dengan banyak jalur)
faculty staff
(of a university) (staf pengajar di perguruan tinggi)
fall autumn
(musim gugur)
faucet tap
(indoors) (keran air)
fender wing
(of a car) (spatbor, sayap roda)
first floor ground
floor (lantai dasar)
flashlight torch
(senter, obor)
flat flat
tyre, puncture (ban bocor)
freeway motorway
(jalan raya bebas bea)
garbage can dustbin,
rubbish-bin (tempat sampah)
garbage collector dustman
(tukang pungut sampah)
gas, gasoline petrol (bensin)
gear-shift gear-lever, gear-stick (perseneling)
generator dynamo (generator)
highway main road (jalan raya)
hobo tramp (gelandangan)
hood bonnet (of a car) (kap penutup mesin mobil)
intermission interval (in an entertainment) (interval, jeda)
intersection crossroads (persimpangan jalan)
janitor caretaker (penjaga gedung)
kerosene paraffin (minyak tanah)
liquor store off-license (toko penjual minuman
keras)
mad angry (marah)
mail post (pos)
mailbox postbox (kotak pos)
mailman, mail carrier postman (tukang pos)
math maths (matematika)
mean nasty, vicious (of a person) (jahat,
nakal, licik)
motor engine (mesin)
movie film (film)
the movie the cinema (bioskop)
muffler silencer (peredam bunyi knalpot)
noplace nowhere (tidak kemana2)
oil-pan sump (tempat penampung oli dibawah
mesin)
one-way single (ticket) (tiket satu kali
jalan)
optometrist oculist, optician ( tukang kaca
mata)
overpass flyover (jalan layang )
pacifier dummy (for a baby) ( dot bayi)
pants trousers (celana panjang)
panty-hose tights (celana ketat berbahan tipis)
patrolman constable (policeman) (polisi
patroli)
pavement road
surface (aspal)
peek peep
(mengintip)
pitcher jug (kendi)
pocketbook, purse handbag (tas wanita)
potato chips crisps (kripik kentang)
private hospital nursing home (panti jompo)
railroad (car) railway (carriage) (rel kereta api)
raincoat mackintosh, raincoat (jas hujan)
raise rise (in salary) (kenaikan gaji)
realtor estate agent (makelar barang tak
bergerak)
rest room public toilet (tolilet umum)
round-trip return (ticket) (tiket bolak balik)
rubber condom (male contraceptive) (kondom)
rubbers gumshoes, welington boots (sepatu
bot)
run ladder (in tights) (lubang pada
celana ketat)
schedule timetable (jadwal)
school school,
college, university (universitas, sekolah)
sedan saloon
(car) (mobil sedan)
shorts underpants
(celana dalam))
shoulder verge (of a road) ( bahu jalan,
pinggir jalan)
sick ill
(sakit)
sidewalk pavement (trotoar)
sneakers gymshoes, tennis-shoes (sepatu olah
raga)
someplace somewhere
(disuatu tempat)
spigot tap
(outdoors) (keran air diluar rumah)
spool of thread reel of cotton (segulung benang)
stingy mean
(opposite of "generous") (pelit)
store shop
(toko)
stove cooker
(kompor)
stroller push-chair (for a baby) (kereta anak
untuk jalan2)
subway tube, underground (train) (kereta
api bawah tanah)
suspenders braces
(bretel, tali selempang)
sweater jersey, jumper, pullover, sweater
(baju hangat)
thread cotton
(benang)
thumbtack drawing-pin (paku tindis)
tidbit titbit
(1. penganan kecil, 2. berita yang menarik)
traffic circle roundabout
(budaran)
trailer caravan
(kendaraan yang ditarik mobil lain)
trash, garbage rubbish (sampah)
trashcan dust-bin, rubbish-bin (tempat
sampah)
truck van,
lorry (truk)
trunk boot
(of a car) (tempat barang pada mobil)
turnpike toll motorway (jalan tol)
undershirt vest (kaos dalam)
vacation holiday(s) (liburan)
vest waistcoat
(rompi)
wheat corn,
wheat (gandum)
windshield windscreen
(of a car) (wiper mobil)
wreck crash (of a vehicle) (rongsokan kendaraan,
bangkai kendaran)
wrench (monkey wrench) spanner (adjustable spanner) (kunci inggris)
zipper zip
(ritsleting)
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