Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
flat:
apartment
flutter:
a bet
football:
soccer
force:
waterfall (Lake District)
fortnight:
two weeks
fringe:
hair bangs
Frogs:
French people
fruit machine:
slot machine
full Monty:
whole shebang; everything
gallery:
balcony
gammon:
ham
gangway:
aisle
gaol:
jail (same pronunciation)
gateau (or gateaux):
cake
gear lever:
stick shift
geezer:
dude (slang for young man)
ginger-haired:
redhead
give way:
yield
glen:
narrow valley (Scotland)
goods wagon:
freight truck
green fingers:
green thumbs
grizzle:
grumble, fuss (especially by a baby)
gutted:
deeply disappointed
half eight:
8:30 (not 7:30)
hash sign:
pound sign, as on a phone
heath:
open treeless land
hen night:
bachelorette party
High Street:
Main Street (in a generic sense)
hire:
rent, as in a car or bike
hire car:
rental car
hob:
stove burner
