DIFERENÇAS DE VOCABULÁRIO
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| AMERICAN | BRITISH |
| Truck | lorry |
| Elevator | lift |
| Refrigerator | fridge |
| Pants | trousers |
| Sidewalk | pavement |
| metro/subway | tube |
| eggplant | aubergine |
| movies | films |
| movie theater | cinema |
| take out | take away |
| apartment building | apartment block |
| parking lot | car park |
| cafeteria | canteen |
VEJA OUTROS SITES SOBRE DIFERENÇAS ENTRE INGLÊS AMERICANO E BRITÂNICO:
fonte: www.sk.com.br
A light-hearted look at some differences between English as spoken on both sides of the Atlantic. Spelling and pronunciation differences are not included. The contents of this page will change as new information is obtained.
"The British and
Americans are divided by a common language"
George
Bernard Shaw
| Definition | UK Word | USA Word |
| 11th June 1998 | 11/06/98 | 06/11/98 |
| the dot at the end of a sentence | full stop | period |
| unit of paper currency | note | bill |
| mathematics | maths | math |
| the season after summer | autumn | fall |
| day when offices are closed | bank holiday | legal holiday |
| small pointed thing used to pin papers onto walls | drawing pin | thumb tack |
| mark made when something is correct or selected | tick | check |
| the name of the final letter of the alphabet | zed | zee |
| angry | pissed off | pissed |
| Definition | UK Word | USA Word |
| third
piece of a male's suit that goes between the jacket and the shirt |
waist coat | vest |
| what women wear over their legs | tights | (panty) hose |
| what men wear over their legs | trousers | pants |
| a type of soft shoe used in sports or for casual wear | trainers, plimsolls |
sneakers |
| strap to hold up a man's trousers / pants | braces | suspenders |
| item to hold up stockings | suspenders | garters |
| item of clothing worn in house at night | dressing gown | bathrobe |
| a thin cloth from Arabia | muslin | cheesecloth |
| large bag carried by females | hand bag | purse |
| container carried by females for money | purse | pocket book |
| what you put in a baby's mouth | dummy | pacifier |
| what you put around a baby's bottom | nappy | diaper |
| Definition | UK Word | USA Word |
| the area next to a street where pedestrians walk | pavement | sidewalk |
| place to cross a street on foot | pedestrian crossing | crosswalk |
| place from where goods are bought | shop | store |
| place from where medicines are bought | chemist | drug store |
| payment in a restaurant | bill | check |
| place where alcoholic drinks are bought | off licence | liquor store |
| shop / store selling metal goods and tools | ironmonger | hardware store |
| the business part of a city | town centre | downtown |
| law enforcement officer | copper | cop |
| what there was before email | post | |
| code used when sorting mail / post | postal code | zip code |
| telephone call where the person called pays | reverse charge | collect call |
| free telephone call paid by company | free phone | toll free |
| company on the WWW | .co.uk | .com |
| Definition | UK Word | USA Word |
| four wheeled private vehicle | car | automobile |
| front of a car / automobile | bonnet | hood |
| rear compartment of a car / automobile | boot | trunk |
| metal plate with number on a vehicle | number plate | license plate |
| long piece of metal used for radio reception | aerial | antenna |
| metal tool for tightening nuts and bolts | spanner | wrench |
| glass in front of a car | windscreen | windshield |
| metal over the wheel to keep mud off | mud guard (wing) |
fender |
| multi-lane road for cars | motorway | freeway |
| road passing over another | flyover | overpass |
| heavy goods vehicle | lorry | truck |
| fuel for vehicles | petrol | gasoline |
| place to buy fuel | petrol station | gas station |
| area to stop off a major road | lay-by | pull-off |
| metal container in street for unwanted items | skip | dumpster |
| ticket for one journey | single | one way |
| ticket for two journeys: out and back | return | round trip |
| Definition | UK Word | USA Word |
| what you eat with milk, tea or coffee | biscuit | cookie |
| what you put on bread | jam | jelly |
| a gelatinous dessert | jelly | jell-O |
| crunchy thin-sliced fried potatoes | crisps | chips |
| fried stick-shaped potatoes | chips | french fries |
| a large vessel for juice or water | jug | pitcher |
| sweet things given to children to rot their teeth | sweets | candy |
| rolled up cake with jam / jelly in the middle | Swiss roll | jelly roll |
| a sugary liquid like honey | treacle | molasses |
| flavoured ice on a stick | lolly | popsicle |
| soft long green vegetable | marrow | squash |
| meat passed through a device that breaks it up into little pieces | mince | ground meat |
| cereal made from oats, sugar and milk | porridge | oatmeal |
| Swiss cereal made from oats | muesli | granola |
| fluffy sweet item for children | candy floss | cotton candy |
| Definition | UK Word | USA Word |
| arthropod with six legs | insect | bug |
| red insect / bug with black spots | ladybird | ladybug |
| dwelling in a large building | flat | apartment |
| device for obtaining water | tap | faucet |
| container for household waste | rubbish bin | trash can |
| portable battery-operated light source | torch | flashlight |
| the floor of a building that is level with the ground | ground floor | first floor |
| the floor of a building that is one level above the ground | first floor | second floor |
| device for carrying people between floors of a building | lift | elevator |
| place where films / movies can be seen | cinema | movie theatre |
| a type of house connected to one other | semi-detached house | duplex |
| Definition | UK Word | USA Word |
| a self contained section of television | programme | show |
| popular cult sci-fi TV programme / show | Dr Who | Star Trek |
| game played on chess board | draughts | checkers |
| contest between two teams | match | game |
| game played by two teams with bats and balls | cricket | baseball |
| player
who throws a ball at another player holding a bat |
bowler | pitcher |
| bar on a pivot for children | see-saw | teeter-totter |
| simple game of O and X | noughts and crosses |
tic tac toe |
| a collection of playing cards | pack | deck |
| a portable telephone | mobile | cellular, cell |
| Word | UK Usage | USA Usage |
| Asian | person of Indian,
Pakistani, Bangladeshi origin |
person of Japanese,
Vietnamese, Korean, Philippino origin |
| ass | a donkey | human posterior |
| bathroom | a room containing a bath or shower | a room containing a toilet |
| bill | amount to pay for a service | a piece of paper currency |
| bomb | success | disaster |
| buns | sticky cake | human posterior |
| bum | human posterior | unemployed, down-and-out |
| chips | What Americans call "French fries" | What the British call "crisps" |
| fag | cigarette | male homosexual |
| fanny | external female sex organs | human posterior |
| football | soccer | gridiron |
| hamper | picnic basket full of food | basket for dirty clothes |
| homely | pleasant | ugly |
| Indian | person from the Indian sub-continent |
indigenous American |
| jelly | gelatinous dessert | fruit preserve |
| mad | not sane | angry |
| mean | stingy | aggressive |
| pants | worn under trousers | worn over underwear |
| pissed | drunk | angry |
| presently | soon | now |
| public school | fee-paying school | state school |
| queen | the head of state | male homosexual |
| rubber | implement to erase pencil marks | male contraceptive |
| semi | semi-detatched house | tractor-trailer |
| smart | well dressed | clever |
| spunk | slang for male sexual emission | full of "get up and go" |
| suspenders | hold up stockings | hold up trousers / pants |
| tea | drink served hot with milk | drink served cold with lemon |
| tramp | unemployed, down-and-out | derogatory term for a
female of "easy virtue" |
| vest | a garment worn under a shirt | the third part of a
three piece suit worn between the shirt and jacket |
| wash up | wash dishes after a meal | wash face and hands |
© 1997 Kryss Katsiavriades
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| Spelling differences in 35 catagories | |
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| 1-5: Greek (classic) spellings simplified |
22-31: Pronunciation simplifications
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Here is a list of 492 American and British words that are spelt differently.
I (mostly) used two dictionaries to cross check the words, chosen as the best to reflect contemporary usage of generally used words. These are the standard collegiate or desk dictionaries that contain typically up to about 200,000 definitions:
I've not included historical words (compleat). I've only included words where there are differences (no compelled); I've not listed words that often confuse people (complection). I have included some where a differing variant may exist but it seems too infrequent or disputable to note (such as advertise or advisor or arguement). And I've not included words like accessorize because although W10 lists -ise as a British variant, the COD doesn't list it.
I originally compiled this from a list of over 180 words sent to me by Dan Tilque, the news:alt.usage.english FAQ, and many other various sources.
I had previously used (WII) Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary, 1988 (also about 200,000 definitions) for the American side, but revamped the list using W10.
Ideally, there would simply be a unique spelling for each side, but often they both figure to some extent on both sides. Dictionaries list variants in a variety of ways:
and sometimes word2, however it is designated, is parenthesised.
I have inferred from the dictionaries the following three levels of variants, and indicate them as follows:
| word1 or word2 | completely synonymous, equal variants |
| word1, word2 | word1 is the more common or usual variant |
| word1 (word2) | word2 is a much less frequent variant than word1 |
The dictionaries tend to agree generally but sometimes differ in the details. For instance, both COD and WII say spelled or spelt (W10 says spelt is chiefly British). Whereas, COD says oenolgy, indicating enology is the American, but WII say it's oenology, and that enology is a variant. W10 says enology, and that oenolgy is a variant.
Many spelling differences are the result of simplifying obsolete spellings that in many cases are vestiges of other languages, such as French, Latin or Greek. This practice, more common in American, was one of Webster’s stated aims. American much more readily drops hyphens and spaces in compound words (lemongrass), and in these compounds the variations between American and British seem innumerable. (Does anal-retentive have a hyphen?)
| A special note about ize/ise spellings. When I look at UK literature (personal letters, magazines, postings, books, etc.) I find in actuality the -ise form is used. COD generally lists the -ize form as the regular spelling, with -ise form as the variant. The reason is that the -ize form in the UK is not only accepted but, seemingly in the case of COD, the recommended form. Since the -ise form is the one used by the natives, I presume that the -ise form is the actually accepted and current spelling in the UK, whereas the -ize word is an acceptable but less often used variant. |
Feedback:Please send any additions. Also any ideas for better categorising a group or word (for instance, where should omelette and glamour go?). Furthermore, if you feel strongly that a variant is more (or less) frequent than indicated, holler (regional differences notwithstanding). |
| amoeba, ameba | amoeba |
| diarrhea | diarrhoea |
| edema | oedema |
| enology, oenology | oenology |
| esophagus (oesophagus) | oesophagus |
| estrogen (oestrogen) | oestrogen |
| estrus (oestrus) | oestrus |
| fetal (foetal) | foetal |
| fetid, foetid | fetid, foetid |
| fetor, foetor | fetor |
| fetus (foetus) | foetus |
| gonorrhea | gonorrhoea |
| homeopath | homoeopath |
| homeostasis | homoeostasis |
| maneuver, -verability, -vering | manoeuvre, -vrability, -vring (-vreing) |
| menorrhea | menorrhoea |
| penology | penology (poenology?) |
| eon, aeon | aeon, eon |
| aesthete, esthete | aesthete |
| aesthetic, esthetic | aesthetic |
| anemia | anaemia |
| anemic | anaemic |
| anesthetic, -thesia, -thetist | anaesthetic, -thesia, -thetist |
| archaeology, archeology | archaeology |
| cesarean (caesarean) cesarian (caesarian) | caesarean, caesarian |
| cesium | caesium |
| diaeresis, dieresis | diaeresis |
| encyclopedia, encyclopaedia | encyclopedia, encyclopaedia |
| ether | ether (aether) |
| fecal (faecal) | faecal |
| feces (faeces) | faeces |
| gynecology | gynaecology |
| hemo- | haemo- |
| hemoglobin | haemoglobin |
| hemolysis | haemolysis |
| hemophilia | haemophilia |
| hemorrhage | haemorrhage |
| hemorrhoid | haemorrhoid |
| leukemia | leukaemia |
| medieval, mediaeval | medieval, mediaeval |
| orthopedics, orthopaedics | orthopaedics |
| paean (pean) | paean |
| paleobotany | palaeobotany |
| Paleocene | Palaeocene |
| paleoclimatology | palaeoclimatology |
| paleogeography | palaeogeography |
| paleography | palaeography |
| paleolithic | palaeolithic |
| paleomagnetism | palaeomagnetism |
| paleontology | palaeontology |
| Paleozoic | Palaeozoic |
| pedagogy | paedagogy |
| pederast | pederast, paederast |
| pediatrician | paediatrician |
| pediatric | paediatric |
| pediatrics | paediatrics |
| pedophile | paedophile |
| pedophilia | paedophilia |
| primeval | primeval (primaeval) |
| syneresis, synaeresis | synaeresis |
| synesthesia, synaesthesia | synaesthesia |
| eurythmy, eurhythmy | eurhythmy |
| apothegm | apophthegm |
| analyze | analyse |
| autolyze | autolyse |
| catalyze | catalyse |
| dialyze | dialyse |
| electrolyze | electrolyse |
| hemolyze | haemolyse |
| hydrolyze | hydrolyse |
| paralyze | paralyse |
| photolyze | photolyse |
| plasmolyze | plasmolyse |
| psychoanalyze | psychoanalyse |
| pyrolyze, pyrolize | pyrolyse |
| bisulfate | bisulphate |
| disulfide | disulphide |
| sulfate | sulphate |
| sulfide | sulphide |
| sulfur, sulphur | sulphur |
| trisulfate | trisulphate |
| burned, burnt | burnt, burned |
| dreamed, dreamt | dreamt, dreamed |
| knelt, kneeled | knelt (kneeled) |
| leaned | leaned, leant |
| leaped, leapt | leaped, leapt |
| learned | learned, learnt |
| skinned | skinned [skint] |
| smelled, smelt | smelt, smelled |
| spelled | spelt, spelled |
| spilled, spilt | spilt, spilled |
| spoiled, spoilt | spoilt, spoiled |
| fit | fit, fitted |
| forecast | forecast, forecasted |
| gotten, got | got |
| knit | knitted |
| lit | lighted |
| wed | wedded |
| draft, -fty | draught, -ghty (only air current, drawing of liquid) |
| draftsman | draughtsman, draftsman (one who makes drawings) |
| plow (plough), -man, -share | plough, -man, -share |
| snowplow | snowplough |
| dryly (drily) | drily (dryly) | |
| gypsy, gipsy | gypsy, gipsy | |
| jibe (gybe) | gybe | (nautical) |
| siphon, syphon | siphon (syphon) | |
| tire | tyre | (on vehicles only) |
| tyke, tike | tyke (tike) | |
| tyro | tiro (tyro) |
| amid, amidst | amid, amidst |
| among, amongst | among, amongst |
| while | while, whilst |
| accoutre, accouter | accoutre | |
| accouterment, accoutrement | accoutrement | |
| amphitheater | amphitheatre | |
| caliber, calibre | calibre | |
| center | centre | |
| centerboard | centreboard | |
| centerfold | centrefold | |
| centering | centring, centreing | |
| fiber, fibre | fibre | |
| fiberboard, fibreboard | fibreboard | |
| fiberglass, fibreglass | fibreglass | |
| goiter | goitre | |
| liter (litre) | litre | |
| louver, louvre | louvre, louver | |
| luster, lustre | lustre | (brilliance) |
| maneuver, -verability, -vering | manoeuvre, -vrability, -vring (-vreing) | |
| meager, meagre | meagre | |
| meter | metre | (unit of measurement) |
| miter, mitre | mitre | |
| niter | nitre | |
| ocher, ochre | ochre | |
| philter, philtre | philtre | |
| reconnoiter, reconnoitre | reconnoitre | |
| saber, sabre | sabre | |
| saltpeter | saltpetre | |
| scepter | sceptre | |
| sepulchre, sepulcher | sepulchre | |
| somber, sombre | sombre | |
| specter, spectre | spectre | |
| theater, theatre | theatre | |
| titer, titre | titre |
| arbor | arbour | |
| ardor | ardour | |
| armor | armour | |
| armorer | armourer | |
| armory | armoury | |
| behavior | behaviour | |
| behavioral | behavioural | |
| candor | candour | |
| clamor | clamour | |
| clangor | clangour | |
| color | colour | (and all derivative words) |
| demeanor | demeanour | |
| dolor | dolour | (literary) |
| enamor | enamour | |
| endeavor | endeavour | |
| favor | favour | |
| favorite | favourite | |
| favoritism | favouritism | |
| fervor | fervour | |
| flavor | flavour | |
| glamor, glamour | glamour | |
| harbor | harbour | |
| honor | honour | |
| humor | humour | |
| labor | labour | |
| misdemeanor | misdemeanour | |
| neighbor | neighbour | |
| neighborhood | neighbourhood | |
| neighborly | neighbourly | |
| odor | odour | |
| parlor | parlour | |
| pavior, paviour | pavior or paviour | |
| rancor | rancour | |
| rigor | rigour | |
| rumor | rumour | |
| savior, saviour | saviour | |
| savor, savour | savour | |
| savory, savoury | savoury | |
| splendor | splendour | |
| succor | succour | |
| tumor | tumour | |
| valor | valour | |
| vapor | vapour | |
| vigor | vigour |
| bolt | bolt (boult) | (metal pin) |
| citrus | citrous | (adj) |
| font | font, fount | |
| mold, mould | mould | (rot and form) |
| molding, moulding | moulding | (ornamental wood or stone) |
| molt (moult) | moult | |
| smolder, smoulder | smoulder |
| gram | gram (gramme) | |
| kilogram | kilogram (kilogramme) | |
| program, programme | programme | (verb) |
| program | programme | (noun) |
| program | program (programme) | (computer) |
| programmed, programed | programmed | |
| programmer, programer | programmer | |
| programming, programing | programming |
| check | cheque | (banking only) |
| checker | chequer, checker | (pattern) |
| analogue or analog | analogue |
| catalog, catalogue | catalogue |
| dialogue, dialog | dialogue |
| demagogue, demagog, -goged, -goging | demagogue, -gogued, -goguing |
| epilogue, epilog | epilogue |
| homologue, homolog | homologue |
| monologue, monolog | monologue |
| pedagogue, pedagog | pedagogue |
| prologue, prolog | prologue |
| renege | renege (renegue) |
| synagogue, synagog | synagogue |
| travelogue, travelog | travelogue |
| connection | connection, connexion |
| deflection | deflection, deflexion |
| flexion (flection) | flexion |
| genuflection | genuflection, genuflexion |
| inflection | inflection, inflexion |
| reflection | reflection, reflexion |
| retroflection | retroflexion |
| advertise (-ize listed as Brit. var. in W10) | advertise | |
| aggrandize | aggrandize, aggrandise | |
| Americanize | Americanise, Americanize | |
| apologize | apologise, apologize | |
| appetizer, -zing | appetiser, -sing, appetizer, -zing | |
| apprise | apprise | (to inform) |
| apprize | apprize (archaic) | (appraise, esteem) |
| atomize | atomise, atomize | |
| burglarize | burgle, burglarise, burglarize | |
| capitalize | capitalise, capitalize | |
| categorize | categorize, categorise | |
| characterize | characterise, characterize | |
| civilize | civilise, civilize | |
| civilization | civilisation, civilization | |
| colonize | colonize, colonise | |
| computerize | computerise, computerize | |
| criticize | criticize, criticise | |
| dramatize | dramatise, dramatize | |
| economize | economise, economize | |
| empathize (-ise listed as Brit. var. in W10) | empathize | |
| emphasize | emphasize, emphasise | |
| equalize | equalise, equalize | |
| extemporize | extemporize, extemporise | |
| finalize | finalize, finalise | |
| gizmo, gismo | gismo, gizmo | |
| glamorize, glamourize | glamorise, glamorize, glamourise, glamourize | |
| harmonize | harmonise, harmonize | |
| hospitalize | hospitalise, hospitalize | |
| initialize | initialise, initialize | |
| liberalize | liberalize, liberalise | |
| merchandise, merchandize | merchandise | |
| memorize | memorise, memorize | |
| memorialize | memorialise, memorialize | |
| mobilize | mobilise, mobilize | |
| monopolize | monopolise, monopolize | |
| motorize | motorise, motorize | |
| naturalize | naturalise, naturalize | |
| normalize | normalize, normalise | |
| organize | organise organize | |
| oxidize | oxidise, oxidize | |
| parameterize or parametrize | parametrize, parametrise | |
| parenthesize | parenthesize, parenthesise | |
| pasteurize | pasteurise, pasteurize | |
| polarize | polarise, polarize | |
| popularize | popularise, popularize | |
| pulverize | pulverise, pulverize | |
| realize | realise, realize | |
| recognize | recognise, recognize | |
| romanize | romanise, romanize | |
| satirize | satirise, satirize | |
| stabilize | stabilize, stabilise | |
| standardize | standardise standardize | |
| surprise, surprize | surprise | |
| symbolize | symbolise, symbolize | |
| sympathize | sympathise, sympathize | |
| tantalize | tantalize, tantalise | |
| vaporize | vaporise, vaporize (yep! not vapourise) |
| balk | baulk (balk) | |
| cauldron (caldron) | cauldron (caldron) | |
| calk (caulk) | (metal shoe grip) | |
| caulk (calk) | caulk | (goop to stop up boat leaks) |
| gauge (gage) | gauge |
| defense | defence | |
| license, licence | license | (verb) |
| license, licence | licence | (noun) |
| offense, offence | offence | |
| practice, practise | practise, practice | (noun) |
| practice, practise | practise | (verb) |
| pretense, pretence | pretence | |
| vise | vice | (tool for holding work) |
| adapter, adaptor | adaptor, adapter |
| adviser, advisor | adviser (advisor disputed) |
| propeller, propellor | propeller |
| employee, employe | employee |
| fagot, faggot | faggot | (bundle of sticks) |
| fagoting, faggoting | faggoting | (embroidery) |
| wagon | wagon, waggon |
| appall, appal | appal |
| distill, distil | distil |
| enroll, enrol | enrol |
| enrollment | enrolment |
| enthrall, enthral | enthral |
| excelling (exceling) | excelling |
| fulfill, fulfil | fulfil |
| fulfillment | fulfilment |
| install, instal | install, instal |
| installment, instalment | instalment |
| instill, instil | instil |
| propelled (propeled) | propelled |
| rebelling (rebeling) | rebelling |
| skillful | skilful |
| thralldom or thraldom | thraldom (thralldom) |
| willful, wilful | wilful |
| barreled, -ling, barelled, -lling | barelled, -l |