[Taal] Taalverschillen tussen GB en US Engels

[Peter van Geelen.]

Er bestaan nogal wat verschillen tussen de twee continenten en hieronder staat een uitgebreide lijst:

GB > US

A
air filter > air cleaner
alignment (headlamp) > aim
Allen screw/key > socket screw/wrench
anticlockwise > counterclockwise


B
bottom/top gear > low / high gear
bottom/top yoke > bottom/top triple clamp
bush > bushing


C
carburettor > carburetor
catch > latch
circlip > snap ring
clutch drum > clutch housing


D
dip switch > dimmer switch
disulphide > disulfide
dynamo > DC generator


E
earth > ground
end float > end play
engineer's blue > machinist's dye
exhaust pipe > header


F
fault diagnosis > trouble shooting
float chamber > float bowl
footrest > footpeg
fuel/petrol tap > petcock


G
gaiter > boot
gear box > transmission
gearchange > shift
gudgeon pin > wrist/piston pin


I
indicator > turn signal
inlet > intake
input shaft or mainshaft > mainshaft


K
kickstart > kickstarter


L
lower leg > slider


M
mudguard > fender


N
number plate > license plate


O
output or layshaft > countershaft


P
panniers > side cases
paraffin > kerosene
petrol > gasoline
petrol/fuel tank > Gas tank
pinking > pinging


R
rear suspension unit > rear shock absorber
rocker cover > valve cover


S
selector > shifter
self-locking pliers > vise-grips
side or parking lamp > parking or auxiliary light
side or prop stand > kick stand
silencer > muffler
spanner > wrench
split pin > cotter pin
stanchion > tube
sulphuric > sulfuric
sump > oil pan
swinging arm > swingarm


T
tab washer > lock washer
top box > trunk
torch > flashlight
two/four stroke > two/four cycle
tyre > tire


V
valve collar > valve retainer
valve collets > valve Cotters
vice > vise


W
wheel spindle > axle
white spirit > stoddard solvent
windscreen > windshield