10 amerikai szó, ami még a briteket is összezavarja! – szókincs feladattal

Találd meg az itt található 10 amerikai angol szó/kifejezés brit megfelelőjét és magyarázatát.

Here are 10 American words that totally confuse the British:

sophomore- freshman; sneakers; chutes and ladders-chutes;
blinkers; faucet; bangs; station wagon; cilantro; eggplant;
realtor

1. ____________this is the word Americans use for coriander which is an aromatic herb used in cooking is actually the Spanish word for the herb.
    
2. __________this is the American word for fringe which is the hair covering your forehead in America.
    
3. ____________this is a word used to describe a student in their second year and ______________is to describe a student in their first year.
   What confuses Brits about these words is that they don’t understand why they are needed when you can say first year or second year.
    
4. A ____________ is an estate agent in British English. The term real estate agent was shortened to estate agent whereas in America it was shortened to ________.
    
5. _____________an intriguingly misleading name for aubergine. In British English this refers to the color, a blackish purple. This is the same in America but it is called ___________ color.
    
6.  _____________this is an American term for indicators, the lights used on a car to indicate your intention to turn. This word is confusing to Brits because ____________ is the word used for the leather screens attached to a horse’s bridle to prevent it from being startled. The term put your ___________on to a Brit means to go straight ahead and avoid distractions.

7. _______________this is the word used for sports shoes which are trainers in British English. It’s interesting that the Brits called them trainers because they are good shoes to go trainingin whereas the Americans thought they were good for sneaking.

8. _______________known as an estate car in British English. It was given the name because it was used to transport people and luggage between country and states. In America it was used to transport people and luggage to railway stations hence the term _______________.
    
9. _____________ it’s the word Americans use for tap. It originates from the old French word for fausset. As America has a mix of a lot of European cultures some of their different words have remained in the language.
    
10.  _________________________this is ‘snakes and ladders’ the board game. The original Indian game had snakes you slide down and ladders you climbed up. For some reason this was changed in American for __________which are basically slides or toboggans.

     

source: American Words That TOTALLY CONFUSE THE BRITISH!, Destination Tips

keys/megoldások: 1. cilantro; 2. bangs; 3. sophomore-freshman; 4. realtor; 5. eggplant; 6. blinkers; 7. sneakers; 8. station wagon; 9. faucet; 10. chutes and ladders – chutes