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61 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) četrtina2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centov3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) četrt4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) smer5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) del živali7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) krajec8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) četrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) četrtletje2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) razrezati na štiri dele2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) razdeliti na štiri dele3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) nastaniti•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) četrtletno4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) četrtletnik- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I [kwɔ:tə]nounčetrtina, četrt ( a quarter of an hour četrt ure; for quarter the price, for a quarter of fhe price za četrtino cene); četrtina funta (0,113 kg); četrtina milje, tek na četrt milje ( he won the ŋ zmagal je v teku na četrt milje); mera za tkanine, četrtina jarda (22,8 cm); trgovska mera, četrtina stota (28 funtov, 12,7 kg, American 2ɜ funtov, 11,ʌɔ kg; British English 2,91 hl); American Scottish šolsko četrtletje; četrtletje, kvartal; četrtina zaklane živali, ena od štirih nog, hrbet konja; heraldry eno od štirih polj grba; astronomy lunin krajec ( first ŋ prvi krajec, last ŋ zadnji krajec); American četrt dolarja, novec za 25 centov; mestna četrt, kvart ( residential ŋ stanovanjska četrt); stran neba, smer vetra (what quarter is the wind in? iz katere strani piha?, figuratively od kje piha veter?); predel, kraj ( in this ŋ v teh krajih), smer ( in that ŋ v ono smer), stran ( from another ŋ z druge strani); vir ( from a good ŋ iz dobrega vira); družbeni krog ( in government ŋs v vladnih krogih); usnje za peto (čevlja); technical ɔ palce širok kos lesa (v tesarstvu); military (zlasti plural) stan, bivališče ( to be confined to ŋs biti v hišnem priporu); (zlasti military) milost, prizanašanje, pomilostitev ( to find no quarter with ne najti milosti pri); nautical bok krme ( on the port ŋ na levi strani krme); nautical borbeni položaj posadke ( to beat to ŋs sklicati posadko na položaje)to give quarter — izkazati milost, pomilostitiat close quarters — od blizu, v neposrednem stiku (spopadu)II [kwɔ:tə]1.transitive verbrazdeliti na štiri dele; razkosati, razčetveriti (izdajalca); heraldry razdeliti na štiri polja (grb); vzeti pod streho; military (prisilno) nastaniti (at, in a place; to be ŋed at (in) stanovati kje); pretakniti, preiskati teren (lovski psi); nautical določiti borbeni položaj posadke;2.intransitive verbstanovati, živeti (at pri); tekati sem in tja (psi)figuratively to quarter o.s. on s.o. — vseliti se pri kom -
62 dust
1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) prah2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) prah2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) obrisati prah- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes* * *I [dʌst]nounprah; British English smeti; botany cvetni prah; slang denar; figuratively zemlja; figuratively posmrtni ostankito bite the dust — zgruditi se ranjen ali mrtev, iti v krtovo deželoto kick up ( —ali make, raise) a dust — vzdigniti prah, razburitito throw dust into s.o.'s eyes — vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti gaAmerican to give the dust to s.o. — prehite(va)ti kogaAmerican to take s.o.'s dust — zaostajatito make the dust fly — švigniti, energično nastopitidown with the dust! — denar na roko!II [dʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbprah brisati, omesti, oprašiti; potresti; American slang švigniti, zbežati, uitito dust the eyes of s.o. — varati, slepiti kogato dust one's hands of s.o. — ne želeti imeti s kom opravka -
63 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I [hái]adjectivevisok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kajof high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega roduBritish English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalohigh day — beli dan, prazničen danhigh and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhemto leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cediluin high feather — dobre volje, opitwith a high hand — samovoljno, ošabnoto carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnaticolloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljavhigh and mighty — nadut, ošabenhigh period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besenof high standing — visokega stanu, ugledenhigh spirit — razigranost, vedrostin high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"high words — ostre besede, prepirslang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo prevečII [hái]adverbvisoko; močno, zeloto run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti seIII [hái]nounvišina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesafrom on high — od zgoraj, z nebes -
64 hog
[hoɡ] 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) prašič2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) basati se2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) polastiti se•- hogwash- go the whole hog* * *I [hɔg]nounzoology prašič, merjasec; economy svinja za zakol (preko 60 kg); British English dialectal ovca pred prvim striženjem; nautical metla za ribanje; papirniško mešalo; American papirniško stepalo; zgrešen lučaj (balinanje s kamni na ledu); figuratively umazanec, požrešnež, pohlepnež, svinjaa hog in armour — volk v ovčji koži, podel človek v lepi oblekiAmerican on the hog — bankrotiranII [hɔg]1.intransitive verbzgrbiti hrbet, zgrbiti se; colloquially voziti brezobzirno;2.transitive verbizpodrezati konju grivo; slang nagrabiti -
65 hump
1. noun1) (a large lump on the back of an animal, person etc: a camel's hump.) grba2) (part of a road etc which rises and falls in the shape of a hump.) grbina•- humpback2. adjective(rising and falling in the shape of a hump: a humpback bridge.) grebenast* * *I [hʌmp]noungrba, grbina, griček, izboklina, holmecBritish English slang slaba volja, pobitost; American slang tempo; humorously the Hump — Himalaja, AlpeII [hʌmp]transitive verbzgrbiti (često z up); potreti, spraviti v slabo voljo; American slang potruditi se; Australian nositi na hrbtu, na ramah -
66 lid
[lid]1) (a cover for a pot, box etc: He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside.) pokrov2) (an eyelid: The infection has not affected the eye itself although the lid is swollen.) očesna veka* * *[lid]nounpokrov (očesna) vekabotany poklopec trosnika; zoology škržni poklopec; American slang klobuk; American slang omejitev, zapora, ustavitev; British English slang this puts the lid on — to presega vse mejeAmerican slang to clamp a lid on — prepovedati (širjenje vesti) -
67 local
['ləukəl](belonging to a certain place or district: The local shops are very good; local problems.) lokalen- locally- locality
- locate
- location
- on location* * *I [lóukəl]adjective ( locally adverb)lokalen, krajeven, mesten, tukajšnjieconomy local bill — domicil menicemedicine local an(a)esthesia — lokalna anastezijaAmerican military local aid post — vojaško obvezovališče, kraj prve pomočiII [lóukəl]nounlokalni vlak; lokalna novica; American krajevni program (radio, TV); meščan, krajan; krajevna, poštna znamka; British English colloquially izpit v krajevni šoli pred univerzitetno komisijo; American colloquially plural krajevno moštvo -
68 neck
I [nek] noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.) vrat2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.) ovratnik3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.) vrat•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck II [nek] verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) ljubkovati* * *I [nek]nounvrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso); anatomy vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice; geography ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska; printing konus tiskarske črketo break one's neck — zlomiti si vrat; American nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti seto crane one's neck — (at, for) stegovati vratneck and neck division — glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasovslang to get ( —ali catch) it in the neck — biti hudo kaznovan, trpetineck and heel — docela, trdno (vezati)neck and neck — bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enakto save one's neck — rešiti se, rešiti si glavoto take s.o. by the neck — zgrabiti koga za vratneck and crop — popolnoma, kot dolg in širokto throw s.o. out neck and crop — na pete na glavo koga ven vrečito tread on s.o.'s neck — zaviti komu vratto win by a neck — zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)American colloquially neck of the woods — soseščinaII [nek]1.intransitive verb American slangljubimkati;2.transitive verbzaviti vrat (kuri), obglavititechnical to neck down — proti koncu zmanjšati premerIII [nek]nounBritish English zadnji snop požetega žita -
69 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) postaviti2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) vreči3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) pasti4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) zibati se5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) intonirati2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) igrišče2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) višina tona3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stopnja4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) stojnica5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) met6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) zibanje (ladje)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) katran- pitch-dark* * *I [pič]nounmineralogy smola (zemeljska), katran; botany drevesna smolaII [pič]transitive verbsmoliti, namazati s smolo, katraniziratiIII [pič]nounmet (žoge), lučaj (balinske krogle), metanje; nautical zibanje ladje; nagnjenost, strmec, strmina (strehe); višina, stopnja; music višina tona, uglašenost (glasbila); figuratively (najvišja ali najnižja) točka, najvišja stopnja, vrh, vrhunec; British English stojnica (uličnega prodajalca); economy ponudba blaga na tržišču; American slang hvalisanje blaga, reklamni oglas; American slang čenče, blebetanje; sport igrišče, (kriket) polje med vrati; razmak med luknjicami (na filmu), razmak med žlebiči (na gramofonski plošči)pitch level — višina tona, glasuto queer s.o.'s pitch — prekrižati komu načrteAmerican slang I get the pitch — razumemslang what's the pitch? — kaj se godi?IV [pič]1.transitive verbpostaviti (tabor, šotor, stojnico); zabiti, zasaditi (kole itd.); metati, vreči, zalučati (žogo, kovance itd.); naložiti (seno z vilami); postaviti v bojni red; določiti (po višini, vrednosti); (govor itd.) uglasiti, prilagoditi (on čemu); izraziti na poseben način, s posebnim stilom; music uglasiti (glasbilo), intonirati (pesem); sport meriti na cilj, zamahniti; figuratively usmeriti (misli; toward k); nasuti (cesto), tlakovati, asfaltirati; določiti adut (pri začetku igre); ponuditi, razstaviti, hvaliti blago; slang pripovedovati, izblebetati;2.intransitive verbpasti kakor dolg in širok; nautical zibati se (ladja); sport podati žogo metalcu, metati; nagniti se (streha); utaboriti seto pitch a story — pripovedovati laži, debele tvesti, izmisliti si zgodbofiguratively to pitch one's tent — naseliti seto pitch a yarn — debele tvesti, pripovedovati neverjetno zgodbo -
70 pony
['pəuni]plural - ponies; noun(a small horse: The child was riding a brown pony.) poni- pony-trekking* * *I [póuni]nounponi, konjiček; plural slang dirkalni konji; British English slang 2ɜ funtov; American slang oslovski most, pripomoček za prepisovanje v šoli; American colloquially šilce (žganja); majhen predmet (žepnega formata)II [póuni]transitive verbAmerican slang prepisovati v šoli s pomočjo oslovskega mostuto pony up — plačati (račun itd.) -
71 precinct
['pri:siŋkt]1) ((often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries): the cathedral precincts.) ograjen prostor2) ((especially American) an administrative district: a police precinct.) okoliš•* * *[prí:siŋkt]nounograjeno zemljišče, ograjen prostor (British English zlasti okrog cerkve); American administrativna enota, volilna enota, policijska postaja, policijski okoliš; plural okolica, področje; plural figuratively meje, območjewithin the precincts of — v mejah česa, znotraj česa -
72 river
['rivə](a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; ( also adjective) a river animal.) reka- riverside* * *I [rívə]1.nounreka; potok (tudi figuratively); figuratively velika množinathe river Thames British English reka TemzaHudson River American reka Hudsonup the river — po reki (vodi) navzgor, proti vodito cross the river — iti čez reko, figuratively umretito sell s.o. down the river American slang popolnoma koga na cedilu pustiti, prevarati, izdati, zlorabitito send s.o. up the river American slang vtakniti koga v ječo, v zapor;2.adjectiverečniriver rat slang tat, ki deluje zlasti na rečnih bregovihII [rávə]nouncepilec (lesa, drv); kdor cepi, kolje, trga -
73 schedule
['ʃedju:l, ]( American[) 'sked-] 1. noun(a statement of details, especially of timing of activities, or of things to be done: a work schedule for next month.) načrt2. verb(to plan the time of (an event etc): The meeting is scheduled for 9.00 a.m.) načrtovati* * *British English [šédju:l], American [skédžul]1.nountabela; seznam, popis; urnik; načrt, plan; razpored, program; formular; American vozni red; archaic listina, dokumentaccording to schedule — po načrtu, kot domenjenoon schedule — o pravem času, točnoschedule of creditors economy seznam upnikovto file one's schedule figuratively bankrotiratithe train runs to schedule — vlak prihaja, dospe točno;2.transitive verbsestaviti (vnesti v) seznam (popis, tabelo); napraviti razpored, program; načrtovati, planirati; vnaprej določiti; klasificirati; dodati dostavek zakonu (listini)the ship is scheduled to sail on June 20 — ladja odpluje (po voznem redu) 20. junijahe is already scheduled to come here — je že predvideno, da pride (on) sem -
74 shave
[ʃeiv] 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) briti (se)2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) stružiti3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) oplaziti2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) britje- shaven- shavings* * *I [šéiv]transitive verb(o)briti, na kratko ostriči; skobljati, oblati (les); (o)strgati (kožo)to shave o.s. — (o)briti se; intransitive verb (o)briti se, (o britvi) rezati; smukniti ali švigniti tik ob, iti čisto mimo, oplaziti; za las zgrešiti; rahlo se dotakniti; American striči, skubsti, goljufatito shave an egg figuratively skušati izbiti iz koga poslednji dinarto shave a note American kupiti vrednostne papirje za mnogo manjšo ceno, kot je zakonska obrestna mera; pri prodaji vrednostnih papirjev vzeti večjo obrestno mero, kot je to zakonsko dovoljeno;II [šéiv]nounbritje; oplazenje; ostružek; zlezenje (pri izpitu), tesno uitje; British English sleparija, trik; American oderuške obresti; technical skobljenje; strgaloa clean shave colloquially čista goljufijashave hook technical strgulja, strgačato have a shave — dati se obriti, (o)briti seI had a close (near) shave figuratively za las sem ušel (nesreči)a good lather is half the shave figuratively dober začetek je polovica opravljenega dela -
75 ticket
['tikit]1) (a piece of card or paper which gives the holder a certain right, eg of travel, entering a theatre etc: a bus-ticket; a cinema-ticket.) vozovnica, vstopnica2) (a notice advising of a minor motoring offence: a parking-ticket.) globni listek3) (a card or label stating the price etc of something.) listek s ceno* * *I [tíkit]nounvstopnica; vozovnica; listek; etiketa, napis; izobesek; znak na blagu, listek z oznako cene; priznanica, potrdilo o prejemu; dostavnica (za izročeno blago); listek za oddano prtljago; srečka; kratka notica; vozniško, letalsko dovoijenje; military British English slang odpust (iz vojske); American politics program stranke, kandidatna lista; uradni kandidat; glasovnica; colloquially ("ta") pravo, pravšnothat's the ticket! — to je ("ta") pravo!ticket of leave — začasna odpustnica (zapornika, kaznjenca)the proper ticket — pravo blago, prava stvarnot quite the ticket — ne ravno tisto pravo; ne ravno tisto, kar iščemomixed ticket — American politics kompromisna volilna listareturn ticket — railway povratna vozovnicastraight ticket — volilna lista, na kateri so kandidati samo ene stranketo get one's ticket — slang biti odpuščen iz vojskeII [tíkit]transitive verbetiketirati; dati listek (ceno, žig) na blago, označiti blago; American izročiti (komu) vozovnico, vpisati (koga) kot udeleženca vožnje (potovanja) -
76 broad
[bro:d]1) (wide; great in size from side to side: a broad street.) širok2) (from side to side: two metres broad.) v širino3) (general; not detailed: We discussed the plans in broad outline.) splošen•- broaden- broadly
- broad daylight
- broad-minded
- broadside on* * *I [brɔ:d]adjective širok, obsežen, (ob)širen, prostoren; figuratively brez predsodkov, širokogruden, svobodomiseln; glaven, osnoven; jasen; splošen; biten; surov, nespodobenit's as broad as it is long — oba razloga sta enako tehtna, eno ni nič boljše od drugegaAmerican colloquially broad place in the road — mesteceBritish English colloquially broad mob — goljufivi kvartopirciII [brɔ:d]nounširina; rečno jezero; American slang prostitutka; plural igralne karteIII [brɔ:d]adverb široko; popolnoma; odkrito; splošno -
77 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) zrno2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) koruza•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) kurje oko* * *I [kɔ:n]nounzrno; žito; British English pšenica; American koruza; Scottish Irish oves; colloquially whisky; slang staromodni nazori, glasba, humorII [kc:n]1.transitive verbnasoliti; zrnati; z zrnjem pitati; z žitom posejati;2.intransitive verbvzkliti (žitarice)III [kɔ:n]nounkurje oko; žuljto tread on s.o.'s corns — dražiti, žaliti koga -
78 dresser
1) (a kitchen sideboard for holding dishes.) kredenca2) ((American) a chest of drawers for holding clothes sometimes with a mirror.)* * *[drésə]nounkomornik, -nica; kirurgov(a) asistent(ka); British English kuhinjska kredenca; American predalnik, toaletna mizica -
79 football
1) (a game played by kicking a large ball: The children played football; ( also adjective) a football fan.) nogomet2) (the ball used in this game.) nogometna žoga* * *[fútbɔ:l]nounBritish English nogomet; nogometna žogaAmerican (ameriški) rugby; American association football — nogomet -
80 heft
[heft]1.nounAmerican & British English dialectalteža; American colloquially glavnina; figuratively vpliv, pomembnost;2.transitive verb colloquiallydvigniti, potežkati (z roko), oceniti
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American English — 1. general. Fowler in Modern English Usage (1926) did not include an entry on American English and said little on the subject, although he cast occasional aspersions on so called ‘undesirable aliens’ (such as belittle). Since then attitudes to… … Modern English usage
American English — n. the English language as spoken and written in the U.S. and as distinguished esp. from BRITISH ENGLISH; American … English World dictionary
American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… … Wikipedia
American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which … Wikipedia
American English — US English redirects here. For the political organization, see U.S. English (organization). For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). English language prevalence in the United States. Darker shades of blue indicate higher… … Wikipedia
American and British English pronunciation differences — Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into: * differences in accent (i.e. phoneme inventory and realisation ). Accents vary widely within AmE and within BrE, so the features… … Wikipedia
American English — 1. noun a) The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English and that of other places. b) The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with British… … Wiktionary
American English (song) — Single infobox Name = American English Artist = Idlewild from Album = The Remote Part Released = June 2002 Format = 7 , CD Recorded = ? Genre = Alternative Length = 4:36 Label = Parlophone Producer = Dave Eringa Last single = You Held the World… … Wikipedia
American/English — Infobox Album | Name = American/English Type = Album Artist = Acoustic Alchemy Released = March 29 2005 (USA) April 11 2005 (UK) Recorded = 2005 at: Higher Ground Studios, London, UK Hansa Haus Studios, Bonn, Germany Genre = Smooth Jazz Length =… … Wikipedia
American English — /əˌmɛrɪkən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say uh.merikuhn ingglish) noun 1. the English language as used in the United States, including all varieties whether regional or social. Compare Black English. 2. the major dialects of the English language broadly identified… …
American English — n. United States English, U.S. English, form of the English language which is used in the United States (as opposed to British English) … English contemporary dictionary