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Euro English-To-U.S. Translations: Introduction

This article is provided to help users with OEM terminology based on European English standards. These are terms commonly found in repair information

EURO ENGLISH-TO-AMERICAN TRANSLATIONS

European English Term U.S. Term
Aerial Antenna
Aluminium Aluminum
Anticlockwise Counterclockwise
Armour Armor
Atomise Atomize
Authorise Authorize
Backlight Rear Window
Big-end Bearing Rod Bearing
Bonnet Hood
Boot Trunk
Box Spanner Tube Wrench
Bulkhead Firewall
Bush Bushing
Centralise Center
Centralised Centered
Centre Center
Centreline Centerline
Centring Centering
Circlip Snap-ring
Collet Keeper
Colour Color
Crownwheel Ring Gear
Damper Shock Absorber
Decarbonise Decarbonize
Distance Piece Spacer
Drop Arm Pitman Arm
Drop Head Convertible
Earth Ground
Emphasise Emphasize
Equivalant Equivelent
Estate Car Station Wagon
Facia, Fascia Dashboard
Fibre Fiber
Fit Install
Fitment Installation
Fitted Installed
Flyhead Connector
Gasolene Gasoline
Gearbox Transmission
Gearchange Gearshift
Gearlever Shift Lever
Gearstick Shift Lever
Grammes Grams
Grub Screw Setscrew, Allen Screw
Gudgeon Pin Piston Pin
Handbrake Parking Brake
Hood Roof (Convertible)
Immobilise Immobilize
Indicator Turn Signal
Initialise Initialize
Inlet Intake
Kerbside Curbside
Lamp Light
Layshaft Countershaft (Transmission)
Levering Prying
Litre Liter
Manoeuvre Maneuver
Methylated Spirit Denatured Alcohol
Millemetre Millimeter
Minimise Minimize
Moulding Molding
Neighbour Neighbor
Odour Odor
Offer Up Position
Open-ended Spanner Crescent Wrench, Open-end Wrench
Paintwork Paint
Petrol Gasoline, Gas
Pressurise Pressurize
Prise Pry
Programme Program
Quarterlight Quarter Window
Refit Reinstall
Refitment Installation
Renewal Replacement
Ring Spanner Box-end Wrench
Roadwheel Trim Wheelcover
Rocker Cover Valve Cover
Saloon Sedan
Scrivet Screw Rivet
Selector Fork Shift Fork
Selector Rod Shift Rod
Servo Unit Power Brake Booster
Shocker Shock Absorber
Silencer Muffler
Sill Panel Rocker Panel
Small (Little) End Bearing Piston Pin or Wrist Pin Bearing/Bushing
Spanner Wrench
Specialise Specialize
Spilt Spilled
Split Pin Cotter Pin
Squab Backrest, Cushion
Sulphuric Sulfuric
Sump Oil Pan
Swar Meatl Filings or Chips
T4 Land Rover's TestBook/T4
Tappet Valve Lifter
Tickover Idle
Trackrod Tie Rod
Transmission Whole Driveline
Tyre Tire
Underbonnet Underhood
Utilise Utilize
Vapour Vapor
Wheelarch Wheel Well or Opening
Windscreen Windshield
Wing Fender
Wishbone A-arm (Suspension)