Britisches - Australisches Englisch
| Hier findest du Wörter, die im britischen und australischen Englisch unterschiedliche Bedeutungen haben bzw. verschieden geschrieben werden. |
| Britisches Englisch |
Australisches Englisch |
Deutsch |
| A |
| a good job |
a good lurk |
gute Arbeit haben |
| Absolutely! |
Reckon! |
Absolut! |
| accident |
prang |
Unfall |
| afternoon |
arvo |
Nachmittag |
| aggressive |
aggro |
aggressiv |
| alcohol |
grog |
Alkohol (allgemeines Wort) |
| alcohol |
booze |
Alkohol |
| American |
Yank |
Amerikaner |
| angry |
berko |
böse |
| Australian |
Aussie, Strine |
Australier, australisch |
| B |
| banana |
nana |
Banane |
| beer |
amber (fluid) |
Bier |
| beer glass (285 ml) |
middy, pot |
Bierglas (285 ml) |
| biscuit |
Bickie |
Keks |
| C |
| Car paint |
Duco |
Autolackierung |
| cheap wine |
plonk |
billiger Wein |
| criminal |
bushranger |
Verbrecher |
| chicken |
chook |
Huhn |
| chocolate |
chokkie |
Schololade |
| Christmas |
Chrissie |
Weihnachten |
| D |
| dockworker |
wharfie |
Hafenarbeiter |
| drunk |
pissed |
betrunken |
| E |
| engine (car or boat) |
donk |
Motor (Auto oder Boot) |
| English person |
pom |
Engländer/in |
| Eucalyptus tree |
gum tree |
Eukalyptus Baum |
| evening meal |
tea |
Abendbrot |
| exact information |
good oil |
genaue Informationen |
| excellent |
ace |
toll |
| F |
| far away in the outback |
back of beyond |
weit im Hinterland |
| farm |
station |
sehr große Rinderfarm |
| fast sheep shearer |
ringer (in the country) |
schneller Schafscherer |
| field |
paddock |
Feld |
| food |
tucker |
Essen |
| G |
| game |
brave |
Spiel |
| Go away. |
Shove off. |
Geh weg. |
| H |
| Have you eaten yet? |
Did you eat yet? |
Hast du schon etwas gegessen. |
| Hi. |
G'day mate. |
Grüß dich, Kumpel. |
| hooligan |
larrikin |
Hooligan |
| horses |
neddies |
Pferde |
| How are you? |
How are you going? |
Wie geht es dir? |
| I |
| idiot |
dill, drongo |
Trottel, Idiot |
| information |
oil |
Information |
| it |
she |
es |
| it's fine |
she's apple |
es ist toll |
| K |
| kangaroo |
Roo |
Kängeruh |
| L |
| lavatory |
Loo |
Toilette |
| lavatory (outdoor) |
dunny |
Toilette (draußen) |
| Liquor Shop |
Bottle Shop |
Schnapsladen |
| M |
| Middle of nowhere |
back of bourke |
am Ende der Welt |
| Milk bar (South Wales) |
deli |
Milchbar in South Wales |
| milkman |
milko |
Milchmann |
| money |
lolly (in the country) |
Geld |
| mosquito |
mozzie |
Stechmücke |
| N |
| New Zealander |
kiwi, enzedder |
Neuseeländer |
| nonsense |
piffle |
Unsinn |
| non-stop talk |
earbush (old) |
Erzählen ohne Ende |
| P |
| postman |
postie |
Postbote |
| pub meal |
counter meal |
Kneipenessen |
| R |
| remote desert country |
never-never |
Niemandsland in Australien |
| road for trucking cattle by road train |
beef road |
Straße auf der Lastzüge (road trains), die Vieh transportieren, fahren |
| S |
| sandwiches |
cut lunch |
belegte Brote |
| sausage |
snag |
Wurst, Würstchen |
| shark meat |
flake |
Haifleisch (wird bei fish and chips verwendet) |
| sheep |
jumbuck (mainly in songs) |
Schaf |
| a sheep which has lost all its teeth |
gummy |
zahnloses Schaf |
| sheepdog |
kelpie |
Schäferhund |
| sheepfarmer |
woolgrower |
Bauer auf einer Schaffarm |
| Shut up. |
Belt up. |
Sei still. |
| soldier |
digger |
Soldat |
| sponge cake |
Lamington |
Rührkuchen |
| stony desert |
gibber (used in the west) |
Aboriginal Wort für Steinwüste |
| stupid person |
Alf |
doofer Mensch |
| swiming costume |
bathers |
Badeanzug |
| T |
| tasty food |
num-nums (parent to kid talk ) |
schmackhaftes Essen |
| tea kettle |
Billie |
Teekessel |
| teacher |
chalkie |
Lehrer |
| to complain |
to grizzle |
sich beschweren |
| to give up |
to give it away |
aufgeben |
| to have a look |
to gander |
sich umsehen |
| to hunt for gemstones |
to fossick |
nach Edelsteine suchen |
| toilet |
comfort station |
Toilette |
| tomato sauce |
dead horse (old) |
Tomatensauce |
| trainee on a cattle farm |
Jackaroo |
Azubi auf einer Rinderfarm |
| trousers |
daks, strides |
Hose |
| U |
| underlay |
carpet pad |
Unterlage |
| underpants (men) |
jocks |
Unterhosen (Männer) |
| undertaker |
mortician |
Bestatter |
| V |
| vegetable extract (used for sandwiches) |
vegemite |
Gemüseaufstrich |
| vegetables |
vegies |
Gemüse |
| W |
| waterhole |
billabong |
Wasserloch |
| Well done! |
Good on ya! |
Gut gemacht! |
| worthless person |
dongo |
nutzloser Mensch |
Danke an Alexander, Richard und Marie.
