British Slang 2 Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
A
post
2
Q
small, tight (like a room)
A
compact
3
Q
Allen key
A
Allen wrench
4
Q
aluminum
A
aluminium
5
Q
anise
A
aniseed
6
Q
rhinestone
A
diamante
7
Q
checkers
A
draughts (game)
8
Q
thumbtack
A
drawing pin
9
Q
robe, bathrobe
A
dressing gown
10
Q
drunk driving
A
drink-driving
11
Q
liquor cabinet
A
drinks cupboard
12
Q
cocktail party
A
drinks party
13
Q
driver’s license
A
driving license
14
Q
divided highway
A
dual carriageway
15
Q
pacifier (for a baby)
A
dummy
16
Q
drop cloth
A
dust sheet
17
Q
garbage can, trash can
A
dustbin
18
Q
ground (electrical)
A
earth
19
Q
busy (of a phone)
A
engaged
20
Q
real estate agent, realtor
A
estate agent
21
Q
unlisted
A
ex-directory
22
Q
parochial school
A
faith school
23
Q
fiscal year
A
financial year
24
Q
fire company/department
A
fire brigade/service
25
second floor
first floor
26
fish stick
fish finger
27
wall-to-wall carpeting
fitted carpet
28
washcloth
flannel
29
apartment
flat
30
flextime
flexitime
31
switchblade
flick knife
32
overpass
flyover
33
soccer
football
34
bangs (hair)
fringe
35
American plan (in hotels)
full board
36
period (punctuation)
full stop
37
yard, lawn
garden
38
leverage (finance)
gearing
39
gearshift
gear lever
40
freight train
good train
41
wax paper/waxed paper
greaseproof paper
42
green thumb
green fingers
43
broiler
grill
44
first floor
ground floor
45
groundskeeper
groundsman
46
barrette
hairslide
47
Thrown away
Binned
