American English vs. British English
American English vs. British English Dictionary jest obszernym zbiorem różnic występujących pomiędzy tymi dwoma rodzajami języka angielskiego. Różnice z zakresu słownictwa pogrupowane są alfabetycznie, aby ułatwić znalezienie właściwego odpowiednika w obu językach.
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| aisle |
gangway |
przejście |
| antenna, aerial |
aerial (TV, radio) |
antena |
| anyplace, anywhere |
anywhere |
gdziekolwiek |
| apartment |
flat |
mieszkanie |
| appetizer |
entrée |
przystawka |
| argue (v) |
quarrel |
kłócić się |
| argument |
quarrel, row |
kłótnia |
| absorbent cotton |
cotton wool |
wata higroskopijna |
| ad (advertisement) |
advert, ad |
reklama |
| ailment, sickness, illness |
illness |
choroba |
| ale, beer |
bitter, beer, ale |
piwo |
| amusement park |
fun fair |
wesołe miasteczko |
| ash can, trash car, garbage can |
dust-bin |
pojemnik na śmieci |
| attorney (at law) |
solicitor, barrister |
adwokat |
| automobile, car |
car |
samochód |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| baggage, luggage |
luggage |
bagaż |
| baked potato |
jacket potato |
ziemniaki w mundurkach |
| baking pan |
baking tin |
forma do pieczenia |
| balcony |
dress circle |
Theat. pierwszy balkon |
| ball-point pen |
biro |
długopis |
| band-aid |
elastoplast |
plaster z opatrunkiem |
| bangs |
fringe |
równo obcięta grzywka |
| bar |
pub |
pub |
| barber shop |
hairdresser |
fryzjer |
| to bathe |
to bath |
wy|kąpać się, wziąć, brać kąpiel |
| bathrobe |
dressing gown |
szlafrok |
| bathroom / toilet |
bathroom |
łazienka |
| bathroom, rest room |
toilet, loo |
toaleta, ubikacja |
| bathtub |
bath |
wanna |
| battery |
accumulator |
akumulator |
| beauty shop |
hairdresser |
salon kosmetyczny lub piękności |
| bedspread |
duvet |
kołdra |
| beer |
lager |
piwo pełne jasne |
| bell pepper |
pepper |
papryka o wydłużonych strąkach |
| bill |
note |
banknot |
| billfold |
wallet |
portfel |
| bleachers |
terraces |
odkryta trybuna |
| blender |
mixer |
mixer |
| blender |
liquidizer |
mikser |
| bobsled |
bobsleigh |
bobslej |
| boiled egg |
hard cooked egg |
jajko gotowane |
| bookstore |
bookshop |
księgarnia |
| to broil |
to grill |
opie|c, -kać [meat] |
| brown bread |
wholemeal bread |
razowy chleb |
| buck |
quid |
funciak |
| buddy |
mate |
kumpel |
| bug |
insect |
owad |
| bulletin board |
notice board |
tablica informacyjna |
| busy |
engaged |
zajęty |
| cab, taxi |
taxi |
taxi |
| to call |
to ring |
za|dzwonić |
| caboose (railroad) |
brake van |
wagon mieszkalny dla załogi pociągu towarowego |
| candy |
sweets |
słodycze |
| cart (in supermarket) |
trolley |
wózek |
| cereal |
porridge, cereal |
płatki zbożowe |
| check in |
book in |
za|meldować się (w hotelu) |
| checking account |
current account |
rachunek bieżący |
| checkers (game) |
draughts |
warcaby |
| checkroom |
left-luggage office,
left-luggage room,
checkroom |
przechowalnia bagażu |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| can |
tin |
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| candy store |
sweet shop |
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| carpet pad |
underlay |
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| cart |
trolley |
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| cash register |
till |
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| catalog |
catalogue |
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| cellular, cell |
mobile (phone) |
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| center |
centre |
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| check |
cheque, bill |
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| checkers |
draughts |
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| checking account |
current account |
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| checkroom |
cloakroom |
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| cigarette |
fag |
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| closet |
cupboard, wardrobe |
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| clothes dryer |
tumble dryer |
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| >clothespin |
clothes peg |
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| color |
colour |
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| commercial |
advertisement |
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| congress |
parliament |
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| connect somebody |
to put sb. through |
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| cookie |
biscuit |
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| corn |
maize |
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| costumes |
fancy dress |
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| cotton candy |
candy floss |
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| cozy |
cosy |
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| crib |
cot |
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| crosswalk |
zebra crossing |
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| crosswalk |
pedestrian crossing |
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| cab, taxi |
taxi |
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| can |
tin, can |
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| candy |
sweets |
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| car (railway passenger) |
coach, carriage |
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| cart (in supermarket) |
trolley |
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| checking account |
current account |
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| circle (traffic) |
roundabout |
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| city hall, town hall |
town hall, guild hall |
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| clerk |
shop assistant |
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| commuter |
season ticket holder |
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| cook book |
cookery book |
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| corn |
maize |
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| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| deck of cards |
pack of cards |
talia kart |
| detour |
diversion |
objazd |
| dialog |
dialogue |
dialog |
| diaper |
nappy |
pielucha |
| dill cucumber |
pickled cucumber |
ogórek konserwowy |
| directory assistance |
directory enquiries |
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| dish washing liquid |
wash up liquid |
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| doctor's office |
doctor's surgery |
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| downtown, center city |
city centre |
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| draft |
draught |
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| drain |
plug hole |
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| driver's license |
driving licence |
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| drugs, medicine |
medicine |
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| drugstore |
chemist's shop |
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| drunk driving |
drink driving |
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| duplex |
semi-detached house |
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| eggplant |
aubergine |
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| davenport |
large sofa |
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| dead end |
cul de sac |
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| dentures, false teeth |
false teeth |
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| depot |
bus/train station |
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| derby hat |
bowler |
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| desk clerk, room-clerk, clerk |
reception clerk |
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| detour |
road diversion, traffic diversion, detour |
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| dining car, diner |
restaurant carriage, dining carriage |
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| dishpan |
washing-up bowl, dishpan |
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| district attorney, state's attorney |
public prosecutor |
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| distributor (merchandise) |
stockist, distributor |
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| domestic mail, local mail |
inland mail |
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| dormitory |
student hall |
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| druggist |
chemist |
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| dry-goods store |
draper's shop |
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| dumb-waiter |
service lift |
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| dumb, stupid, silly |
stupid, silly |
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| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| elementary school |
primary school |
szkoła podstawowa |
| elevator |
lift |
winda |
| emergency room |
casualty department |
izba przyjęć |
| engine (fuel-burning devices) |
engine |
silnik |
| eraser |
rubber |
gumka |
| everyplace, everywhere |
everywhere |
wszędzie |
| Excuse me. |
Sorry. |
Przepraszam |
| expiration date |
expiry date |
data ważności |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| face cloth |
flannel |
myjka do twarzy |
| fall, autumn |
autumn |
jesień |
| faucet |
tap |
kurek, kran |
| favorite |
favourite |
ulubiony |
| fender |
wing |
zderzak |
| field hockey |
hockey |
hokej na trawie |
| fields day |
sports day |
dzień sportu |
| fill out |
fill in |
wypełnić |
| fire department |
fire brigade |
straż pożarna |
| first floor |
ground floor |
parter |
| fish-sticks |
fish-fingers |
paluszek rybny |
| flashlight |
torch |
latarka |
| flavor |
flavour |
smak |
| flight attendant |
air hostess |
stewardessa |
| freeway |
motorway |
autostrada |
| freight train |
goods train |
pociąg towarowy |
| French fries |
chips |
frytki, chipsy |
| front desk |
reception |
recepcja |
| frosting |
icing |
zlodowacenie, gołoledź, oblodzenie |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| game |
match |
mecz |
| garbage |
rubbish |
śmieci |
| garbage can |
bin, dustbin |
kosz na śmieci |
| gas |
petrol |
benzyna |
| gas pedal, accelerator |
accelerator |
pedała gazu |
| gas station |
filling station |
stacja benzynowa |
| gear shift |
gear lever |
dźwignia zmiany biegów |
| generator |
dynamo |
prądnica |
| German shepherd |
alsatian |
owczarek niemiecki |
| grade school |
primary school |
szkoła podstawowa |
| ground |
earth |
ziemia |
| ground wire |
earth wire |
uziemienie |
| guess (v.) |
to suppose, to think |
przypuszczać |
| glasses, eyeglasses |
spectacles, glasses |
okulary |
| glue |
gum, glue |
klej |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| ham |
gammon |
szynka |
| hamburger meat, ground beef |
mince meat |
mięso mielone |
| harbor |
harbour |
port |
| hardware store |
ironmonger |
sklep z wyrobami żelaznymi |
| heavy cream |
double cream |
śmietanka kremówka |
| high school |
secondary school, grammar school |
szkoła średnia, gimnazjum |
| highway |
main road |
droga główna |
| hockey |
ice-hockey |
hokej na lodzie |
| home, at home |
at home |
w domu |
| hood |
bonnet |
maska samochodu, pokrywa |
| human resources department |
personnel department |
dział kadr, kadry |
| humor |
humour |
humor |
| hard cider |
rough cider, cider |
jabłecznik |
| hard liquor, liquor |
spirits |
alkohol, wódka |
| highway patrolmen |
mobile police |
drogówk |
| hogpen, pig pen |
pigsty |
chlew |
| hog raiser |
pig breeder |
hodowca świń |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| inquire |
enquire |
dowiadywać się |
| inquiry |
enquiry |
dowiadywanie się, pytanie |
| instalment plan |
hire purchase |
kupno na raty |
| intermission |
interval |
przerwa, pauza |
| intersection (city or country) |
crossroads |
skrzyżowanie |
| interstate |
motorway |
autostrada |
| inventory |
stock |
inwentarz, spis |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| jail |
prison |
więzienie |
| janitor |
caretaker |
dozorca |
| jelly |
jam |
dżem |
| jewelery |
jewellery |
biżuteria |
| John Doe |
Joe Bloggs |
przeciętny człowiek, Jan Kowalski |
| joint |
roast |
pieczeń |
| jump rope |
skipping rope |
skakanka |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| kerosene / kerosine |
paraffin |
nafta |
| kilometer |
kilometre |
kilometr |
| Kleenex |
tissue |
chusteczka higieniczna |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| labor |
labour |
praca, robota |
| ladies' room |
Ladies |
damska toaleta |
| ladybug |
ladybird |
biedronka |
| laundry soap |
washing up powder |
proszek do prania |
| law offices |
chambers |
kancelaria adwokacka |
| lawyer |
solicitor, barrister |
prawnik |
| laid off |
redundant |
zwolniony |
| leash |
lead |
smycz |
| legal holiday |
bank holiday |
święto państwowe |
| letter opener |
paper knife |
nóż do cięcia papieru |
| license plate |
number plate |
tablica rejestracyjna |
| life vest |
life jacket |
kamizelka ratunkowa |
| to line up |
to queue |
stać w kolejce |
| liter |
litre |
litr |
| long distance bus |
coach |
autokar |
| lost and found |
lost property |
przedmiot znaleziony |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| mail |
post |
poczta |
| mailbox |
letterbox |
skrzynka na listy |
| mailman |
postman |
listonosz |
| main street |
high street |
główna ulica |
| mashed potatoes |
mashed potato |
puree ziemniaczane |
| math |
maths |
matematyka |
| Men's Room |
Gents |
toaleta dla panów |
| mom |
mum |
mama, mamusia |
| motor |
engine |
silnik |
| motorcycle |
motorbike |
motocykl |
| movie, film |
film |
film |
| movie theater |
cinema |
kino |
| molasses |
treacle |
melasa, syrop cukrowy |
| postal order |
postal order |
przekaz pocztowy |
| monkey wrench |
adjustable spanner, monkey wrench |
klucz francuski |
| muffler (automobile) |
silencer |
tłumik samochodowy |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| Native American |
American Indian |
Indianin |
| nauseated |
ill |
czujący mdłości |
| neighbor |
neighbour |
sąsiad |
| newspaper store |
newsagent's |
kiosk z gazetami |
| newsstand |
kiosk, newsstand |
kiosk gazetowy |
| nightstand |
bedside table |
stolik nocny |
| notebook |
exercise book |
zeszyt |
| near-sighted |
short-sighted, nearsighted |
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| nightstick |
truncheon |
pałka gumowa |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| oatmeal |
porridge |
owsianka |
| one-way ticket |
single ticket |
bilet w jedną stronę |
| overpass |
flyover |
wiadukt, estakada |
| overtime |
extra time |
nadgodziny |
| office (doctor's or dentist's) |
surgery |
gabinet lekarski |
| oil pan (automobile) |
sump |
miska olejowa |
| operating cost |
running expense, operating cost |
koszty bieżące, wydatki bieżące |
| outlet, socket |
power point |
gniazdko sieciowe, kontakt |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| pacifier |
dummy |
smoczek |
| package of cigarettes |
packet of cigarettes |
paczka papierosów |
| panties |
knickers |
majtki |
| pants |
trousers |
spodnie |
| paper towel |
kitchen roll paper |
papierowy ręcznik |
| parentheses |
brackets |
nawiasy |
| parka |
anorak |
skafander, kurtka sportowa |
| parking garage |
multi-storey car park |
wielopiętrowy garaż |
| parking lot |
car park |
parking |
| pavement |
road surface |
nawierzchnia drogi |
| pay raise |
pay rise |
podwyżka |
| phone booth |
call box, phone box |
budka telefoniczna |
| photoflash |
flashlight |
flesz |
| pin |
badge |
odznaka |
| pitcher |
jug |
dzbanek |
| police officer |
bobby |
policjant |
| potato chips |
crisps |
chrupki, frytki |
| powdered sugar |
icing sugar |
cukier puder |
| president (business) |
managing director |
dyrektor naczelny |
| prime rate |
base rate |
bazowa stopa oprocentowania |
| principal |
headmaster, head teacher |
dyrektor szkoły |
| program |
programme |
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| public school |
state school |
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| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| quiz |
test |
test |
| quotation marks |
inverted commas, quotation marks |
cudzysłów |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| railroad |
railway |
kolej |
| raincoat |
mackintosh |
płaszcz przeciwdeszczowy |
| raisin |
sultana |
rodzynek |
| regular |
normal |
normalny |
| rent (v.) |
to hire |
wynajmować |
| report card |
school report |
wykaz ocen |
| reservation |
booking |
rezerwacja |
| resume |
curriculum vitae |
życiorys, curriculum vitae, cv |
| give sb a ride |
give s.b. a lift |
podwieść kogoś |
| roast |
joint |
pieczeń |
| rubbers |
wellington boots |
kalosze |
| rummage sale |
jumble sale |
wyprzedaż rzeczy używanych |
| running shoes |
trainers |
buty do biegania |
| raise (in pay) |
rise |
podwyżka |
| rare (of meat) |
underdone, rare |
niedopieczony |
| recess (school) |
break |
przerwa wakacyjna |
| reform school |
borstal |
poprawczak, zakład poprawczy |
| restroom, ladies' room, men's room, toilet, lavatory |
lavatory, WC, toilet |
toaleta, ubikacja |
| roadster |
two seater |
samochód otwarty |
| rock garden |
rockery |
ogród skalny |
| roomer, tenant, lodger |
lodger, tenant |
lokator |
| rooster |
cock |
kogut |
| roundhouse (railroad) |
running shed, roundhouse |
parowozownia |
| round-trip ticket |
return ticket |
bilet w obie strony |
| rumble seat |
dickey-seat |
siedzenie składane, wąskie siedzenie z tyłu |
| run (in a stocking) |
ladder |
oczko |
| American English |
British English |
Znaczenie |
| salary cut |
wage cut |
obniżka płac |
| sales clerk |
shop assistant |
sprzedawca, ekspedient |
| Santa Claus |
Father Christmas |
Święty Mikłaj |
| schedule |
timetable |
harmonogram, rozkład zajęć |
| second floor |
first floor |
piewsze piętro |
| semester |
term |
semestr |
| set the table |
lay the table |
nakrywać do stołu |
| shorts |
pants, underpants |
majtki |
| shot |
injection, jab |
zastrzyk |
| sidewalk |
pavement |
chodnik |
| silverware |
cutlery |
sztućce |
| skillet |
frying pan |
patelnia |
| sled |
sledge |
sanie, sanki |
| sneakers |
trainers |
trampki |
| soccer |
football |
piłka nożna |
| social security number |
national insurance number |
numer ubezpieczenia |
| station wagon |
van |
samochód kombi |
| steering wheel |
driving wheel |
kierownica |
| stingy |
mean |
skąpy, chytry |
| stock |
share |
akcja, udział |
| stop lights |
traffic lights |
sygnalizacja świetlna |
| store |
shop |
sklep |
| story |
storey |
piętro, kondygnacja |
| stove |
cooker |
piec |
| streetcar |
tram |
tramwaj |
| student |
pupil |
uczeń |
| subway |
underground, tube |
metro |
| superstore |
store |
supermarket |
| suspenders |
braces |
szelki |
| sweater |
cardigan |
sweter |
| swimsuit |
costume |
kostjum kąpielowy |
