British and American English: Vocabulary and Crime Terms
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Key Differences Between British and American English Vocabulary
- Flat - Apartment
- Flyover - Overpass (paso elevado)
- Football - Soccer
- Garden - Yard
- Handbag - Pocketbook
- Holiday - Vacation
- Jelly - Jello (gelatina)
- Lift - Elevator
- Lorry - Truck
- Mad - Crazy, insane
- Marvellous - Marvelous
- Motorbike - Motorcycle
- Motorway - Highway (carretera)
- Nappy - Diaper (pañales)
- Number plate - License plate (matrícula)
- Pavement - Sidewalk
- Petrol - Gasoline
- Post - Mail
- Pub - Bar
- Public toilet - Restroom
- Pyjama - Pajamas
- Queue - Line (cola, fila)
- Railway - Railroad
- Rubber - Eraser (goma)
- Rubbish - Garbage
- Shop - Store
- Sweets - Candy
- Tap - Faucet (grifo)
- Timetable - Schedule (horario)
- Tin - Can (lata)
- Torch - Flashlight (linterna)
- Autumn - Fall
- Barrister - Attorney (abogado)
- Biscuit - Cookie
- Bonnet - Hood (capó)
- Boot - Trunk (maletero)
- Taxi - Cab
- Car park - Parking lot
- Chips - Fries
- Dummy for baby - Pacifier (chupete)
- Dungarees - Overalls (peto)
- Dustman - Garbage collector (basurero)
- Film - Movie
- Trainers - Sneakers
- Travelling - Traveling
- Trousers - Pants
- Tube - Subway
- Tyre - Tire (neumático)
- Waistcoat - Vest (chaleco)
- Wardrobe - Closet
- Windscreen - Windshield (parabrisas)
- Zip - Zipper (cremallera)
Verb - Noun - Adjective - Adverb Formation
- Sadden - Sadness - Sad - Sadly
- (none) - Happiness - Happy - Happily
- Stress - Stress - Stressing, Stressed - Stressedly
- (to rob a house) Burgle - Burglary, Burglar - Burgled - (none)
- (to falsify) Forge - Forgery, Forger - Forged - (none)
- (to abduct) Kidnap - Kidnapping - Kidnapped - (none)
- (street robbery) Mug - Mugger, Mugging - Mugged - (none)
- (to kill) Murder - Murder, Murderer - Murdered - (none)
- Pickpocket - Pickpocket, Pickpocketing - Pickpocketed - (none)
- (to steal) Rob - Robber, Robbery - Robbed - (none)
- (to have a hunch) Suspect - Suspect, Suspicion - Suspicious - Suspiciously
- (larceny) Theft - Victim - Victimized - (none)
- (to testify) Witness - Witness - (none) - (none)
- (skyjacking) Hijack - Hijacking, Hijacker - Hijacked - (none)
- (violate) Rape - Rape, Rapist - Raped - (none)
- (traffic illegally) Smuggle - Smuggling, Smuggler - Smuggled - (none)
- (to corrupt) Bribe - Bribery, Briber - Bribed - (none)
- Blacken - Blackness - Black, Blackish - (none)
- Whiten - Whiteness - Whitish, White - (none)
- Redden - Redness - Red, Reddish - (none)
- (none) - Yellowness - Yellow, Yellowish - (none)
- Darken - Darkness - Dark - Darkly
- Lighten - Lightness - Light - Lightly
- Worry - Worry - Worried, Worrying - Worriedly, Worryingly
- Sicken - Sickness - Sick - (none)
- (none) - Illness - Ill - (none)
- Call - Call - Called, Calling - (none)
- Refuse - Refusal - Refused, Refusing - (none)
- Arrive - Arrival - Arrived, Arriving - (none)
- Fasten - Fast - Fastness - (none)
- Imprison - Prison, Prisoner - Imprisoned - (none)
- Equip - Equipment - Equipped - (none)
- Lengthen - Length - Long - (none)
- Detect - Detective, Detector - Detected - (none)
- Effect - Effect - Effective - Effectively
- Sense - Sense - Sensual - Sensually
- Hang - Hanger - Hung - (none)
- Fictionalize - Fiction - Fictional - Fictionally
- Love - Love - Loved, Loving, Lovely - Lovingly
Legal Terms: Court and Trial Vocabulary
Culprit (culpable), Arrest (detener), Statement (declaración), Trial (juicio), Court (tribunal), Judge (juez), Verdict (veredicto), Jury (jurado), Fine (multar, multa), Witness chair (sitio del testigo), Judge stand (estrado del juez), Defendant (acusado), Lawyer (abogado), Prosecutor team (abogados de acusación), Jury stand (estrado del jurado), Guilty (culpable), Accuse (acusar), Convict (condenar), Get away (librarse)