Friday 27 September 2013

British English and American English - T


British English
American English
takeaway (food)
takeout; to go
tap
faucet
taxi
cab, taxi, taxi cab
taxi rank
taxi stand
tea towel
dish towel
teleprinter
teletypewriter
telly (informal), TV
television, TV
term
semester
terrace house
row house
the cinema
the movies
The Plough
Big Dipper
theatre
theater
theatre
theater
third-party insurance
liability insurance
tick
check, check mark
ticket tout
scalper
tights
pantyhose
timber
lumber
timetable
schedule
tin
can
titbit
tidbit
to bath
to bathe
to fill in
to fill out
to hire
to rent
to lay the table
to set the table
to queue
to line up
to ring
to call
to wash
wash up
toffee apple
candy apple
toilet, loo
bathroom, rest room
toll motorway
toll road, turnpike
torch
flashlight
touch wood
knock on wood
tournament
tourney
town centre
city centre
downtown, city center
trade fair
trade show
trade union
labor union
trading estate
industrial park
traffic police
traffic cops
trainers
sneakers
tram
streetcar; cable car
transport cafe
truck stop
travelled
traveled
trolley
shopping cart, cart
trousers
pants, trousers
tumour
tumor
twelve-bore
twelve-gauge
tyre
tire

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