BrE

/ə'waɪl/

AmE

/ə'waɪl/

adverb - for a very short time

BrE

/'kɒmbætˌzəʊn/

AmE

/'kɑ:mbætˌzoʊn/

noun - a dangerous district or neighbourhood with a very high crime rate

BrE

/ˌkræʃ ə'pɑ:ti/

AmE

/ˌkræʃ ə'pɑ:rt̬i/

verb - to come uninvited to a party

BrE

/'dɜ:ti/

AmE

/'dɜ:rt̬i/

adjective - indecent and/or offensive

BrE

/ɪ'lektrɪk/

AmE

/ɪ'lektrɪk/

adjective - using electricity

BrE

/'faɪt/

AmE

/'faɪt/

verb - to have an argument, to argue

BrE

/'hɜ:t/

AmE

/'hɜ:rt/

verb - to cause somebody to feel pain, to injure

BrE

/ɪn'seɪn/

AmE

/ɪn'seɪn/

adjective - very foolish

BrE

/'dʒəʊk/

AmE

/'dʒoʊk/

noun - a short funny story with a punchline that should make people laugh

BrE

/'lu:nətɪk/

AmE

/'lu:nətɪk/

noun - a very foolish person

BrE

/'mædnəs/

AmE

/'mædnəs/

noun - foolish behaviour

BrE

/prɪ'tend/

AmE

/prɪ'tend/

verb - to act like something is true but it is not, to act in a deceptive way

BrE

/'pru:v/

AmE

/'pru:v/

verb - to show that something is true

BrE

/'sætɪsfaɪ/

AmE

/'sæt̬ɪsfaɪ/

verb - to make somebody happy; to be enough for something

BrE

/'seɪv/

AmE

/'seɪv/

verb - to protect from death or from damage

BrE

/'strændɪd/

AmE

/'strændɪd/

adjective - unable to leave a place

BrE

/'træʃ/

AmE

/'træʃ/

verb - to severely criticize someone

BrE

/ˌtɜ:n'aʊt ðə 'laɪt/

AmE

/ˌtɜ:rn'aʊt ðə 'laɪt/

verb - to make the light stop shining