Britisches – Australisches Englisch – Deutsch
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 | ||
| bread | damper | Buschbrot |
| 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 |
| flip-flops | thongs | Badelatschen |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| stony desert | gibber (used in the west) | Aboriginal Wort für Steinwüste |
| stupid person | Alf | doofer Mensch |
| sunglasses | sunnies | Sonnenbrille |
| swimming 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 | ||
| 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! |
Danke an Alexander, Matt, Richard, Marie und Paula.