EnglishAmerican Dictionary.docx
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EnglishAmericanDictionary
Here'sthecompleteEnglish-to-AmericanDictionaryinonebigpage.It'sreallyquiteabiteasiertonavigateusingthemainindexpagebutthisoneissimplertoprint.Thisisup-to-dateasof08November2004;forthelatestversiongoto
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abseilv.Abseilingistheartofdanglingonesselffromacliffattheendofaropefor"fun"-apastimewhichescapesmeentirely;givemeScrabbleanyday(oh,wait,that'sclamberingaroundrockstoo,isn'tit).Americanswillknowthisparticularformofsado-masochismbetterasrapel.I'mtoldthewordisderivedfromtheGerman"abseilen",meaningsimply"toropedown".NotsurewhereI'mgoingwiththis,bearwithme.
acceleratorn.Thefoot-pedalonepressestomakethecargofaster.Americanscallitthe"gaspedal".
aerialn.Thisis...well,ultimatelyIthinkit'sjustabentbitofwirebutI'msurethemanufacturerswouldcurseiftheycaughtmedoingthat.It'sthedevicethatgathersradiowavesforyourradioortelevision-Americanscallthem"antenna"(thoughIbelieve"aerial"isinlimiteduseintheUStoo).
aftersn.Pudding(dessert,tosaveyoulookingitup).Ioncewroteherethatwedonotcallappetizers"befores",onlytogetanemailfromanindignantladytellingmeshedidexactlythat.Well,nobodyIknowcallsappetisers"befores".Wecallthemstarters,whichnowIthinkaboutitisjustasbad.
Agan.Anotherbrandnamethathasslippedintothecommonvernacular,Agaisacompanywhoseprimaryproductisthosegiantcookingstovesthatarefilledwithcoalandthewholeofthetopofitgetsveryhotindeed.They'reabitdatednow,butprettymucheveryone'sgrannyhadone.ThenearestUSequivalentis"range",butit'snotfantasticallycloseasanAgaincorporatesacookeraswell,whilstarangemightnot.I'mtold"stove"isbetter-asIdon'tknowanenormousamountaboutthissortofthing,Itendtoprettymuchwritedownanythinganyonetellsme.YoucouldmailmesayinganAga'sUSequivalentwasaLincolnContinentalandI'dprobablystickitinhere.
agonyauntn.Thenewspaperemployeewhorespondspublicallytoreaders'empassionedpleasforhelponawiderangeofissues,butgenerallysex.BestknownintheUSasanadvicecolumnist.
aluminiumn.Okay,soit'snotthemostcrypticoflanguagedifferences,butAmericansspellthis"aluminum".Wepronounceitdifferentlyaswell;weBritsreallydosay"ahl-yoo-minny-um".I'vehadamultitudeofmailaboutthisandasusualalotofitisatodds.IcanatleastsaythatHans豶sted,theDanishgentlemanwhodiscovereditin1824,hadbaseditsnameontheLatinword"alumen",denotingthemineralalum.Thedifferenceinspellingseemstohaveoriginatedwhenveryearlyprintedmaterialadvertisinghistalksonthesubjectcontainedthetwodifferentspellingsinerror.Thegeneralconsensusseemstobethathehadoriginallyusedthe"British"spelling(bourneoutbyInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry'suseofit,andthe"ium"suffixthatalreadygracedmanymetallicelementsatthetime)butasheclearlydidn'tmakeanyeffortstocorrectanyone,perhapshedidn'tcaretoomuch.
anorakn.Aswellasbeingawaterproofjacket,ananorakissomeonewho'salittlebittooknowledgeableaboutonesubject.Generallyasubjectlikeseventeenthcenturyflowerpotsorsteamtrains,ratherthanathleticsexualpositionsorgunfighting.Americans(andalsoBrits,asourlanguagesmergeevercloser)wouldcallthem"geeks".Ihaveafeelingthatit'sbecausetrain-spottersallwearbrightly-colouredanoraks,butI'venorealbasisforthinkingthat.Thisisjustanotherexampleofmefoistingmyhalf-thought-outbiasedviewsonthegeneralpublicviatheone-waymediumoftheweb.Ilovethisdirtytown.
answerphonen.Thedeviceyouplugintoyourtelephonewhichanswersitforyouwhenyou'reout,playinganoh-so-hilariousmessagethatyougotfromtheinternet,recordedfromSeinfeldtormadeupyourselfwhilstpissedandforgotabout.Americanscallthem"answeringmachines",whichisalsousedmorethan"answerphone"intheUKthesedays.
anti-clockwiseadv.Asthephrasesuggests,somethingwhichrunsanti-clockwiseisrotatinginadirectionwhich...err...isn'tclockwise.Americanswillknowthisbetterascounter-clockwise.Ofcourse,anyonewithhalfabraincouldhaveworkedthisoutthemselvesbutneverletitbesaidthatI'monlypayinglip-servicetocompleteness.
anyroadexpl.Verymuchanequivalentof"anyway".Isuppose,ifyouthinkaboutit,"anyroad"prettymuchmeans"anyway",erm,anyway.
arsen.Whatyousiton;verycloseinmeaningtotheAmericanass.Theonlyrealwayinwhichtheydifferisthatyoucouldcallsomeonean"arse"withoutanyadjectiveandwithoutimplyingthatyouthoughts/hewasadonkeyofsomesort.Wealsosay"can'tbearsed"meaningmuchthesameas"can'tbebothered",andnowadaysjust"arse"inasimilarwayto"bollocks!
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articn.Anabbreviationfor"articulated",thisis(inAmerican-speak)anF-offtruckora"semi".The"articulated"partofitreferstothefactthatitbendsinthemiddle.
auberginen.Thelargepurplepear-shapedvegetablesthatweonthissideoftheAtlanticknowasaubergineswhatNorthAmericanswillrecogniseaseggplants.
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bagsiev.TobagsiesomethingistostakeyourclaimforitinthesamewaythatAmericanswouldclaim"dibbs"onsomethingor"call"it.Asusual,whenmyhopelessgraspofthelanguagefailsmeIshallresorttoexamples.You'dhearitinsentenceslike"Ibagsiethebackseat"or"Bagsiefirstshotonthedodgems!
".It'saratherchildlikesentiment;youwouldbelesslikelytohear"IbagsiebeingFinancialDirector".Itdoesn'tseemridiculouslyfar-fetchedthatit'sderivedfrom"bagsI",withthe"bag"meaningtocatchsomething.Buthey,whocantell.
bairnn.Scottish.Baby.Hasverymuchthesameconnotationasbubtionbutisusedinreferencetoaslightlyyoungeragerange.Bairnsreallyarebabies;bubtionscouldbejustunderdevelopedtoddlers.Bairnisalsousedmoreoften.IamtoldthatitisderivedfromtheSwedishword"barn",whichmeansboth"child"and"children".
bampotn.Scottish.Thisisawonderfulword.Muchasthesoundsuggests,abampotisapersonwhoisclumsilyidiotic.Aswithalotofourless-than-complimentarywords,itisn'treallyoffensive-it'susedmoreingoadingfunthananythingelse.
bangv.BangingcanbeusedintheUKtorefertothebeautifulactofprocreation.Agentlemanwhoisparticularlyimpressedwithhislady-friend'sabilitiesinthebeautifulactofprocreationmayuseaphraselike"shebangslikeabarndoor".
bangersn.Sausages.Probablymostoftenheardinthenameofthedish"Bangersandmash"(i.e.sausagesandmashedpotato,butIhopetogodyouworkedthatoutyourself).Socalled,I'mtold,becausetheymakepoppingnoiseswhenyoucookthem.
bankholidayn.Ididthisunderholiday.I'mnottypingitalltwice,sogetclicking.
bapn.1.Asmallbread-roll.2.Modernslangforawoman'sbreast-youmighthear"getyourbapsoutlove"orthelike.
barmyadj.Idiotic,really.Youmightdescribeyourfather'splantopioneerthefirstcivillianmoonlandingusingnothingbutstuffhe'dcollectedfromajunkyardas"barmy".Well,ofcourse,unlessthejunkyardhehadinmindwasoutthebackofCapeKennedyandhehadfundingfromChina.IbelieveitderivesfromthefactthattherewasapsychiatrichospitalinaplacecaledBarming,nearMaidstoneinKent.
barnetn.Yourhair.AnoherexampleofCockneyRhymingSlangthat'sslippedintothecommonvernacular-"BarnetFair"/"Hair".BarnetisanareaofLondon.
barneyn.Anargument.Notsurewherethisonecomesfrom-I'veafaintideathatitmightberhymingslang,butanigglingbeliefthatit'sAustralian.Anyideas?
barristern.ThisisasortoflawyerintheUK.Ithinkit'sacourtlawyer,butI'mnot100%sure.
bashonexpl.Okay,Iknowthatthisisanotherphrasesneakinginhere.It'smydictionary,damnit.To"bashon"istopressonregardless-tokeepstrugglinginthefaceofadversity.Nothingtodowithhittingpeople.
beaverv.OK,stoptittering.InBritishEnglish,tobeaverawayistoworkbusily.However,thesedaysyou'dhavedifficultysayingitwithoutachorusofsniggersfromthepeanutgallery,aswealsoallknowtheAmericandefinition.It'sthesortofthingyourgrandmothermightsayatChristmasdinnerthatwouldmaketheyoungergenerationschokeontheirsoup.
bellendn.Thisistheendofone'snob,whichdevoidofaforeskinlooksnotcompletelyunlikeachurchbell.Ifyoudon'thaveonetoexamine,askafriendorneighbour.
bendern.1.Abigdrinkingsession.2.Becareful,becausethiswordisalsoaratherderogatorytermforahomosexual.Ibelieveitderivesfromthephrase"gender-bender",thoughacontributorpointsouttomethatitcouldequallyeasilyrefertothe,erm,positionadopted.
berkn.AnotherfriendlyUK"idiot"wordandonewhichimpliesadegreeofclumsiness.Ialwaysthink(nodoubtmistakenly)thatthesearebestexplainedbyexample-"Look,youberk,Isaidtobendit,notbustit".InoneofthemostenlighteningemailsI'vehadsincestartingthedictionary,Iamtoldthatthewordoriginallyderivesfromtherhymingslang"BerkelyHunt"-let'sjustsaythat,inthewordsofmycontributor,"itdoesn'tmeanpunt".
bespokeadj.Somethingdescribedas"bespoke"ismadeespeciallyforaparticularclient'srequirements..Thesedaysit'smostlikelytobeseenusedtodescribecomputersoftware,butitcouldcoveranythingfromlimousinestosuits.Americanswouldprobablysay"tailormade"or"customized".
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