Differences in words

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)
given name(s), forename(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