Cómo se dice «ascensor» en inglés según el país

elevator (EE. UU.), lift (Reino Unido), elevator (Canadá) y lift / elevator (Australia).

El ascensor es elevator en Estados Unidos, Canadá y Filipinas. En Reino Unido, India y Nueva Zelanda se dice lift, y en Australia se oyen las dos.

Palabra por país

País	Cómo se dice allí (definición en inglés)
🇺🇸 Estados Unidos	elevatorA permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
🇬🇧 Reino Unido	liftA mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
🇨🇦 Canadá	elevatorA permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
🇦🇺 Australia	liftA mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.elevatorA permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
🇳🇿 Nueva Zelanda	liftA mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
🇮🇳 India	liftA mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
🇵🇭 Filipinas	elevatorA permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.

🇺🇸 Estados Unidos · elevator

«Let's take the elevator to the tenth floor.»

Subamos en ascensor al décimo piso.

🇬🇧 Reino Unido · lift

«The lift is out of order.»

El ascensor está dañado.

🇮🇳 India · lift

«Take the lift to the third floor.»

Sube en ascensor al tercer piso.

Fuente: Wikcionario en inglés (CC BY-SA 4.0). Los ejemplos y las explicaciones son nuestros. Más diferencias entre el inglés de cada país.