Британский английский полон интересных словечек, которые обычно не употребляются в американском английском. Некоторые из них забавные, некоторые ― грубые, другие же ― интересные.
Представляем вашему вниманию список слов и выражений, наиболее излюбленных британцами. Зачастую само слово не так впечатляет, как фраза, в которой оно употребляется. В списке ниже представлены британские сленговые фразы и их примерный эквивалент в американском варианте.
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1. The Telly ― Television
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2. Shag ― Screw
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3. Ponce ― Poser
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4. Don’t Get Your Knickers in a Twist ― Don’t Get worked up
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5. Fancy ― Like
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6. Sod Off ― Piss off
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7. Lost the Plot ― Gone Crazy
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8. Fortnight ― Two Weeks
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9. Sorted ― Arranged
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10. Hoover ― Vacuum
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11. Kip ― Sleep or nap
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12. Strawberry Creams ― Breasts
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13. Gentleman’s Sausage ― Penis
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14. (Complete) Tosser ― Idiot
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15. Cock-up ― Screw up
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16. Bloody ― Damn
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17. Give You A Bell ― Call you
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18. Blimey! ― My Goodness
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19. Wanker ― Idiot
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20. Gutted ― Devastated
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21. Bespoke ― Custom Made
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22. Chuffed ― Proud
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23. Zed ― ZZZZZZZ
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24. Absobloodylootely ― YES!
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25. Nosh ― Food
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26. One Off ― One time only
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27. Shambles ― Mess
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28. Arse-over-tit ― Fall over
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29. Brilliant! ― Great!
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30. Dog’s Dinner ― Dressed Nicely
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31. Up for it ― Willing to have sex
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32. On the Pull ― Looking for sex
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33. Plastered ― Drunk
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34. Knob Head ― Idiot/ Dickhead
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35. Chav ― White trash
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36. It`s monkeys outside ― It is very cold
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37. Stag Night ― Bachelor Party
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38. Ace ― Cool!
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39. Plonker ― Idiot
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40. John Thomas ― Penis
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41. Blighty ― Britain
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42. Rubbish ― Garbage or «That’s crap!»
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43. Made Redundant ― Fired from a job
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44. Easy Peasy ― Easy
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45. See a Man About a Dog ― Do a deal or take a dump
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46. Up the Duff ― Pregnant
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47. DIY ― Do It Yourself
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48. Chat Up ― Flirt
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49. Fit ― Hot
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50. Arse ― Ass
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51. Shambles ― bad shape/ plan gone wrong
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52. I’m Off to Bedfordshire ― Going to bed
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53. Her Majesty’s Pleasure ― To be in prison
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54. Horses for Courses ― Won’t work for someone else
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55. Tad ― Little bit
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56. Tenner ― £10
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57. Fiver ― £5
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58. Skive ― Lazy or avoid doing something
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59. Toff ― Upper Class Person
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60. Bee’s Knees ― Awesome
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61. Know Your Onions ― Knowledgeable
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62. Dodgy ― Suspicious
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63. Wonky ― Not right
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64. Wicked ― Cool!
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65. Whinge ― Whine
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66. Bangers ― Sausage
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67. Chips ― French Fries
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68. Daft Cow ― Idiot
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69. Do ― Party
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70. Uni ― College/University
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71. Gobsmacked ― Amazed
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72. Dog’s Bollocks ― Awesome
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73. Chap ― Male or friend
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74. Bugger ― Jerk
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75. Bog Roll ― Toilet Paper
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76. Bob’s Your Uncle ― There you go!
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77. Starkers ― Naked
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78. Bits ‘n Bobs ― Various things
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79. Anorak ― A person weirdly interested in something
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80. Taking the Piss ― Screwing around 32.
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81. Pissed ― Drunk
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82. Loo ― Toilet
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83. Nicked ― Stolen
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84. Nutter ― Crazy Person
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85. Anti-Clockwise ― Counter Clockwise
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86. C of E ― Church of England
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87. Pants ― Panties
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88. Punter ― Customer/ Prostitute’s Client
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89. Scouser ― Someone from Liverpool
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90. Quid ― £
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91. Knackered ― Tired
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