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C2

Anglais britannique et américain

Grammaire, orthographe et vocabulaire : have got / have, colour / color, flat / apartment.

Grammaire

PointUKUS
PossessionHave you got a car?Do you have a car?
Present perfect / prétéritI've just eaten.I just ate. (courant)
Participe de getgotgotten (= obtenu, devenu)
Noms collectifsThe team are playing well. (possible)The team is playing well.
Prépositionsat the weekend, different to / fromon the weekend, different from / than
SubjonctifI suggest he should go.I suggest he go.

Orthographe

UKUS
colour, favour, honourcolor, favor, honor
centre, theatre, metrecenter, theater, meter
realise, organise (aussi -ize)realize, organize
travelled, cancelledtraveled, canceled
defence, licence (nom)defense, license
programme, catalogueprogram, catalog

Test yourself

  1. Version américaine de « colour » ?
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    color
  2. Version britannique de « center » ?
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    centre
  3. Que signifie « first floor » en anglais américain ?
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    le rez-de-chaussée
  4. Version UK courante de « Do you have a pen? »
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    Have you got a pen?