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|Center
|Centre
|Centre
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|Construction
|Roadworks
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|Number plate
|Number plate
|For number plate restrictions - not currently in use in UK
|For number plate restrictions - not currently in use in UK
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|Parking lot
|Car park
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|Railroad||Railway||
|Railroad||Railway||
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|Railroad crossing||Level crossing||
|Railroad crossing||Level crossing||
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|Tire
|Tyre
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|Unplowed
|Unplowed

Revision as of 07:39, 3 July 2022

Introduction

Yes, we really do 'translate' Waze into UK English, but actually localisation is about many other country setting such as fuel types and prices, tolls and passes.

Resources

Wazer2Wazer localisation guide

Waze localisation website

Common translations

Waze English (US) English (UK) Comment
Center Centre
Construction Roadworks
Gas Fuel e.g. 'Gas prices' and 'Gas type'
Gas station Petrol station
Licence plate Number plate For number plate restrictions - not currently in use in UK
Parking lot Car park
Railroad Railway
Railroad crossing Level crossing
Tire Tyre
Unplowed Ungritted e.g. 'Unplowed road'
%ize %ise e.g. organization, personlized