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English | Australian | US |
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Car | ||
bonnet | bonnet | hood |
boot | boot | trunk |
?? | bumper bar | bumper |
?? | mud guard | fender |
?? | windscreen | windshield |
?? | petrol | gas |
?? | bitumen | asphalt |
?? | sealed road | paved road |
?? | gravel | road metal |
?? | ute, utility | pickup truck |
?? | give a lift | give a ride |
?? | semi(-trailor) | big rig |
?? | car park | parking lot |
?? | bowser | gas pump |
lorry | truck | truck |
motorway | freeway | freeway |
car, motor | car | car, auto(mobile), vehicle
[1] ^ Although an Australian would say that a car is a vehicle, they would not ask "do you have a vehicle?" |
silencer | muffler | muffler |
Office | ||
?? | rubber | eraser |
?? | backboard duster | blackboard eraser |
?? | sticky tape | scotch tape |
?? | biro | pen |
?? | post a letter | mail a letter |
?? | display on notice board | post a notice |
?? | postman | mailman |
?? | drawing pins | thumbtacks |
?? | golfballs (selectric typewriter) | elements |
ground floor | ground floor | first floor (Oz floors are US floors less 1) |
lift | lift (building) | elevator |
?? | notice board | bulletin board |
lavetory | toilet | washroom, restroom |
CV | CV, resume | resume |
Food | ||
?? | biscuit | cookie, cracker |
?? | burghul | bulgur |
?? | scone | biscuit (nearest equivalent, made with yeast instead of self-raising) |
sweet | lolly | candy |
?? | icy pole | popsicle, ice pop |
?? | plain flour | all purpose flour |
?? | whole meal (bread) | wheat, whole wheat |
?? | castor sugar | confectionary sugar |
?? | rockmelon | cantaloupe |
?? | paw paw | papaya |
?? | shallots, spring onions | green onions, scallions |
?? | capsicum | bell pepper |
swede | swede | rutabaga (turnip) |
?? | silver beet | Swiss chard |
?? | sultanas | yellow raisins |
?? | jam | jam, jelly |
?? | jelly | jello |
chips | chips | French fries |
crisps | chips | potato chips |
?? | fairy floss | cotton candy |
?? | soft drink | soda, pop, soda pop, "coke" |
?? | ginger ale | root beer |
?? | lemonade | 7-up |
?? | American style lemonade | lemonade |
?? | tomato sauce | ketchup |
?? | entree | appetizer |
?? | main course | entree |
?? | tea time, morning tea, afternoon tea | coffee break |
?? | black or white coffee or tea | coffee or tea with or without cream, coffee light |
?? | serviette | napkin |
?? | scroggin | gorp, trail mix |
?? | tucker | grub |
?? | make a sandwich | make or fix a sandwich |
?? | packed lunch | sack lunch or box lunch |
?? | jug | pitcher |
?? | schooner, midi, pot | small, large beer |
?? | restaurant bill | restaurant check, restaurant bill |
?? | shout a round | buy everyone drinks |
tin | tin | can |
?? | mince steak | ground beef |
?? | chicken, chook | chicken |
?? | meat pie | --- |
?? | pastie | --- |
?? | pavlova | --- |
?? | sausage roll | --- |
?? | lamington | --- |
?? | pudding | --- |
?? | stew | --- |
?? | to bake under an open grill, i.e., bake and grill food simultaneously | broil |
?? | flavoursome | flavorful |
University | ||
?? | 1st year, 2nd year etc | freshman, sophomore, junior, senior |
?? | university, uni | college, school |
?? | at university | in college |
?? | postgrad(uate) | grad(uate) student |
?? | thesis | dissertation |
?? | supervisor | adviser |
read (a subject) | study (a subject) | study (a subject) |
?? | term | quarter |
autumn | autumn | fall |
?? | sit in on course | audit course |
?? | primary school | elementary school |
?? | maths | math |
?? | stats | stat |
headmaster | headmaster, principal | principal |
Home | ||
?? | flat | apartment, condominium |
?? | kitchen tidy | trash can |
?? | rubbish bin | trash can |
?? | bucket | pail |
?? | tap | faucet, spigot |
?? | letter box | mail box |
?? | verandah | porch, deck |
pavement | footpath | sidewalk |
?? | lounge (suite) | sofa |
?? | wardrobe | closet |
?? | dresser, dressing table | sideboard |
?? | cutlery | silverware |
?? | freezer | freezer, icebox |
?? | kitchen bench | kitchen counter |
?? | laundry trough | laundry tub |
?? | clothes hoist | clothes line |
clothes peg | clothes peg | clothes pin |
?? | billy (usually a blackened tin pot used on a bushwalk) | pot |
?? | billy tea (tea made in a billy on a bushwalk) | |
?? | estate agent | realtor |
?? | block of land | lot of land |
?? | cubby house | tree house, play house |
?? | (baby's) dummy | pacifier |
?? | lane | alley |
?? | tomahawk | hatchet |
?? | cotton wool | absorbent cotton |
?? | (council) rates | local taxes |
?? | tidy up room, house | pickup room, house |
Duvet | doona, continental quilt | comforter |
Clothes | ||
?? | jumper | sweater |
?? | polo neck (jumper) | turtle neck (sweater) |
?? | singlet | tank top, athletic shirt |
?? | nappy | diaper |
?? | sanitary towels | sanitary napkins |
?? | hair pins | bobby pins |
?? | press studs | snaps |
?? | track suit | sweat suit, sweats |
?? | clothes horse | clothes rack (?) |
?? | reel of cotton | spool of thread |
?? | zip | zipper |
trousers | pants | pants |
Hardware | ||
spanner | spanner | wrench |
?? | torch | flashlight |
?? | oxie welder | torch |
?? | fortnight | two weeks |
?? | Saturday week etc | a week from Saturday |
?? | dollar note | dollar bill |
Country | ||
?? | bushwalk | hike |
?? | station | ranch |
?? | droving | muster, roundup |
?? | swagman, swaggie (not derogatory) | bum, pan handler (derogatory) |
?? | jackaroo | cowboy |
?? | jilleroo | cowgirl |
?? | woop woop | boondocks, boonies |
?? | behind the black stump, back of Bourke | podunk |
?? | bush bashing | brush busting |
?? | outback | --- |
?? | walkabout | --- |
Expressions | ||
?? | write to (something) | write (someone) |
Music | ||
?? | semi-quaver | sixteenth note |
?? | quaver | eighth note |
?? | crotchet | quarter note |
?? | mimim | half note |
?? | semi breve | whole note |
?? | breve | double note |
Other | ||
?? | barrack for team | root for team |
?? | sport | sports |
?? | stocks (ski) | poles |
?? | football | Australian rules |
?? | gridiron, American football | football |
?? | hockey | field hockey |
?? | ice hockey | hockey |
?? | noughts and crosses | tic tac toe |
?? | newspaper cuttings | newspaper clippings |
queue | queue | line |
?? | quay | wharf |
?? | busker | street artist |
?? | unreliable | flaky, flake out |
?? | home and hosed | home free |
?? | homely | homey |
?? | plain | homely |
?? | glandular fever | mono (nuclesis) |
?? | rsi (repetition strain injury) | repetitive stress syndrome (less serious), carpal tunnel syndrome (more serious, may even require surgery) |
?? | cinch | sure thing |
?? | g'day | hi, howdy |
?? | ta-ta, seeya | take care, take it easy |
?? | ta, thanks | thanks |
?? | good on you | good for you |
?? | good work | good job |
?? | poker machine | slot machine |
?? | lawyer, solicitor | attorney |
?? | door-to-door salesman | solicitor |
?? | aluminium | aluminum |
?? | chemist's | drug store |
?? | caretaker | janitor |
?? | warder | prison guard |
?? | (train) engine | locomotive |
?? | shareholder | stockholder |
?? | disembark (from plane) | deplane |
?? | sus (that's a bit sus) | suspect |
?? | sus out (we'll have to sus it out) | check out |
?? | tick off (items in a form) | check off |
?? | tick off (the teacher caught the boy and ticked him off) | scold, dress down |
parcel | parcel | package |
time table | time table | schedule |
mobile (phone) | mobile (phone) | cell(phone) |
mohican (hairstyle) | mohawk | mohawk |