to rent — àðåíäîâàòü, ñäàâàòü â íàåì, ñíèìàòü êâàðòèðó rent — àðåíäà, àðåíäíàÿ ïëàòà flat (BrE) — êâàðòèðà apartment (AmE) — êâàðòèðà
advertisement ad is short for "advertisement" — îáúÿâëåíèå living room (AmE) = sitting room (BrE) — ãîñòèíàÿ ancestors — ïðåäêè
granny short for "grandmother" — áàáóøêà by the way — êñòàòè
major — îñíîâíàÿ ñïåöèàëüíîñòü â àìåðèêàíñêèõ êîëëåäæàõ
to major in — ñïåöèàëèçèðîâàòüñÿ â ...
underground (BrE) = subway (AmE) — ìåòðî
tenant — àðåíäàòîð, êâàðòèðîñúåìùèê
utilities — êîììóíàëüíûå óñëóãè, êîììóíàëüíûå ïëàòåæè
superintendent — êîìåíäàíò
Compare and mind the difference:
1. In AmE the word "flat" means "ïðîáèòàÿ ïîêðûøêà àâòîìîáèëÿ èëè âåëîñèïåäà", so if you are in New York, the phrase
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"I've got a flat" means "ó ìåíÿ êîëåñî ïðîáèòî", while in London it means "ó ìåíÿ åñòü êâàðòèðà".
2. In America you use the word "subway", in Britain you use "underground", but in London the underground is called "the T\ibe", and in Washington D.C. the subway system is called "the Metro".
3. The word "house" means "äîì, ÷àñòíûé äîì", the word "building-" means "äîì, ìíîãîýòàæíûé, ìíîãîêâàðòèðíûé äîì".