Here you will find an extensive list of vocabulary which differ between the two variations of English.
Brits |
Amerikaans |
Nederlands |
|
aerial |
antennae |
antenne |
|
Alsatian |
German shepherd |
herdershond |
|
aluminium |
aluminum |
aluminium |
|
amber (traffic lights) |
yellow |
oranje (verkeerslicht) |
|
American football |
football |
Amerikaans voetbal |
|
anticlockwise |
counterclockwise |
tegen de klok in |
|
apart from |
aside from |
afgezien van |
|
articulated lorry |
trailer truck, semi |
vrachtwagencombinatie |
|
assessor (verzekeringen) |
adjustor |
schade-expert |
|
aubergine |
eggplant |
aubergine |
|
autumn | fall | herfst | |
balaclava |
ski mask |
bivakmuts |
|
(bank)note |
bill |
bankbiljet |
|
barrister |
lawyer |
advocaat (bij hogere rechtbanken) |
|
bath |
tub, bathtub |
badkuip |
|
bathing costume |
bathing suit |
badpak |
|
beach |
shore / beach |
strand |
|
bill |
check / tab |
rekening |
|
bin | (trash) can | prullenbak | |
biscuit |
cookie |
koekje |
|
blank |
gap |
spatie |
|
blank form |
blank |
blanco formulier |
|
bonnet |
hood |
motorkap |
|
book/ make a reservation |
reserve |
boeken, reserveren |
|
booking |
reservation |
reservering |
|
boot |
trunk |
kofferbak |
|
Boxing Day |
- |
2e kerstdag |
|
braces |
suspenders |
bretels |
|
(tea) (break) |
(coffee) break |
pauze |
|
café | diner | café | |
call box |
public telephone booth / phone booth (inf) |
telefooncel |
|
candy floss | cotton candy | suikerspin | |
canteen |
cafeteria |
kantine |
|
car bonnet |
hood |
motorkap |
|
car boot |
trunk |
kofferbak |
|
car park |
parking lot |
parkeerterrein |
|
caravan |
mobile home, trailer |
caravan |
|
casket |
small box |
doosje |
|
certainly |
sure / surely |
vast en zeker |
|
cheque |
check |
cheque, rekening |
|
chips |
French fries |
patat |
|
Christian name(s) |
first name(s) |
voornaam |
|
cinema |
movie theater |
bioscoop |
|
cling film |
plastic wrap |
plastic folie, huishoudfolie |
|
cloakroom |
checkroom |
garderobe |
|
coffin |
casket |
doodskist |
|
convoy |
caravan |
konvooi |
|
cooker | stove | kookplaat | |
cord |
string |
draadje |
|
coriander |
cilantro |
koriander |
|
cot |
crib |
wieg, babybedje |
|
courgette |
zucchini |
courgette |
|
crib |
cheat sheet |
spiekbriefje |
|
crisps |
potato chips |
chips |
|
crossroads |
intersection |
kruising |
|
current account |
checking account |
bankrekening |
|
curriculum vitae |
resumé |
curriculum vitae |
|
curtains | drapes | gordijnen | |
diary |
appointment calendar |
agenda |
|
dinner jacket |
tuxedo |
smoking |
|
diversion |
detour |
omlegging |
|
drawing pin |
thumb tack |
punaise |
|
driving license |
driver’s license |
rijbewijs |
|
dummy |
pacifier |
speen |
|
duvet, eiderdown |
quilt, comforter |
dekbed |
|
earth |
ground |
aarde (elec.) |
|
elastoplast |
band-aid |
pleister |
|
engaged (tel.) |
busy |
in gesprek |
|
estate agent |
realtor /real estate agent |
makelaar |
|
estate car |
station wagon |
station car |
|
expiry date |
expiration date |
houdbaarheidsdatum |
|
film | movie | film | |
fire guard |
fender |
open-haardscherm |
|
fire brigade |
fire department |
brandweer |
|
first floor |
second floor |
eerste verdieping |
|
first floor |
second floor |
eerste verdieping |
|
fish fingers |
fish sticks |
vissticks |
|
fizzy drink | soda | frisdrank | |
flat |
apartment / condominium |
appartement (eigendom) |
|
flex |
cord |
snoer |
|
football |
soccer |
voetbal |
|
fortnight |
two weeks |
14 dagen |
|
french dressing |
italian dressing |
vinaigrette |
|
baguette sandwich |
hero / submarine sandwich |
belegd stokbrood |
|
fruit machine |
slot machine |
gokautomaat |
|
fruit stone, pip |
pit |
pit |
|
full stop |
period |
punt |
|
gateau |
cake |
taart |
|
goose pimples |
goosebumps |
kippevel |
|
green fingers |
green thumb |
groene vingers |
|
ground floor |
first floor |
begane grond, parterre |
|
hairpin |
bobby pin |
haarspeld |
|
hairpin bend |
hairpin corner |
haarspeldbocht |
|
handbag |
purse |
handtas |
|
have a go |
to take a turn |
even proberen |
|
headmaster |
school principal |
rector, schoolhoofd |
|
hoarding |
billboard |
reclamebord |
|
holiday |
vacation |
vakantie |
|
hood |
top (of a convertible, etc.) |
bovenkant (sportwagen, etc.) |
|
hoover |
vacuum (cleaner) |
stofzuiger |
|
icing sugar |
confectionery sugar |
suikerglazuur |
|
indicator |
blinker, turn signal |
richtingaanwijzer |
|
interval |
intermission, break |
pauze |
|
jacket |
coat |
colbert |
|
knickers |
panties |
slip, onderbroek (vrouwen) |
|
lift |
elevator |
lift |
|
limited company |
private corporation |
BV |
|
lorry | truck | vrachtwagen | |
luggage | baggage | bagage | |
maths |
math |
wiskunde |
|
mobile phone | cellphone | mobiele telefoon | |
motorway | freeway | snelweg | |
mudguard |
fender |
spatbord |
|
muslin |
cheesecloth |
kaasdoek |
|
nappy | diaper | luier | |
net curtains |
underdrapes, sheers |
vitrage |
|
note |
bill |
biljet (geld) |
|
opposite |
across from |
tegenover |
|
oven cloth |
pot holder |
ovenwant |
|
overtake |
pass |
inhalen |
|
pack of cards |
deck of cards |
stok, pak kaarten |
|
packed lunch |
sack lunch, brown bag lunch |
lunchpakket |
|
tights |
pantyhose |
panty |
|
pavement |
sidewalk |
troittoir, stoep |
|
petrol(eum) |
gas(oline) |
benzine |
|
pit |
hole, mine |
put, mijn |
|
plaits |
braids |
vlechten |
|
plaster, elastoplast |
band-aid |
pleister |
|
plus-fours |
knickers |
plus-fours |
|
police | cops | politie | |
porch |
stoop |
portiek, portaal |
|
post box |
mail box |
postbus |
|
post code | zip code | postcode | |
postman |
mail man |
postbode |
|
pram (perambulator) |
baby carriage, baby buggy |
kinderwagen |
|
professor |
full professor |
hoogleraar |
|
property |
real estate |
onroerend goed |
|
public convenience |
comfort station, restrooms |
openbare toiletten |
|
public school |
private school |
partikuliere school |
|
public toilet | restrooms | openbare wc | |
puncture outfit |
patch kit |
bandenplaksetje |
|
pushchair |
stroller |
buggy |
|
put through |
connect |
doorverbinden |
|
quay |
wharf, pier, dock |
kade |
|
queue, to |
stand in line, line up |
in de rij staan |
|
railway |
railroad |
spoorlijn |
|
railway carriage |
railroad car |
wagon |
|
removal man |
moving man, movers (mv) |
verhuizer |
|
removals + znw |
moving + znw |
verhuis-+ znw |
|
return ticket |
round trip ticket |
retourtje |
|
reverse charges (ww) |
call collect |
- |
|
roundabout |
traffic circle |
verkeersplein |
|
rubber |
eraser |
gummetje |
|
rubbish |
garbage |
troep, rommel, vuil |
|
rubbish bags |
trash bags, garbage bags |
vuilnisbakzakken |
|
rucksack |
backpack |
rugzak |
|
shopping centre | shopping mall | winkelcentrum | |
soft drink |
soda |
frisdrank |
|
solicitor |
lawyer, attorney |
advocaat |
|
spanner |
wrench |
sleutel |
|
squash |
fruit drink |
vruchtensap |
|
stalls |
orchestra seats |
stalles |
|
state school |
public school |
openbare school |
|
sticking / sticky plaster |
adhesive bandage, band-aid |
pleister |
|
subway |
underground walkway |
ondergrondse vop |
|
surveyor |
house appraiser |
deskundige |
|
suspender belt |
garter belt |
jarretelle-gordel |
|
suspenders |
garters |
jarretelles |
|
sweets | candies | snoep | |
sweet shop |
candy store |
snoepwinkel |
|
sweetner |
sweet ‘n’ low |
zoetje |
|
take / have a bath |
bathe / take a bath |
baden |
|
tap |
faucet |
kraan |
|
taxi | cab | taxi | |
tea towel |
dish towel |
theedoek |
|
tights |
panty hose, nylons |
panty |
|
timetable | schedule | (tijds)rooster | |
tin |
can / tin can |
blikje |
|
to collect |
to pick up |
ophalen |
|
tomato sauce | ketchup | ketchup | |
torch | flash light | zaklamp | |
trailer |
towed goods carrier |
trailer |
|
trainers | sneakers | gympen, sportschoenen, sneakers | |
trolley |
cart |
winkelwagentje |
|
trousers | pants | lange broek | |
trunk |
large suitcase |
koffer |
|
turning |
turn |
afslag |
|
underground (railway) |
subway |
metro |
|
undertaker |
mortician |
begrafenisondernemer |
|
vest |
tee shirt, t-shirt |
hemd |
|
waistcoat |
vest |
gilet, vest |
|
wardrobe | closet | kledingkast | |
wet paint |
fresh paint |
natte verf |
|
wire |
cord |
elektriciteitsdraad |
|
zapping |
channel surfing |
zappen |
|
zebra crossing |
pedestrian crossing (ped xing) |
zebra, voetgangersoversteekplaats |