Chips to the British = French Fries to the Americans Chips to the Americans = Crisps to the British

Правильный перевод зависит от ситуации, в которой это слово употребляется.. CHIPS- кусочки, ломтики, чипсы, деньги (сл.) Tom and Mary are watching TV and eating potato chips.Том и Мэри смотрят телевизор и едят картофельные чипсы. And I got fresh chips and what appears to be a dust void on the sill with a feathering pattern on either side of the void. Тут свежие стружки лака, и, похоже, пыль сметена с подоконника с перьеобразными следами с другой стороны. Здесь есть ещё множество примеров.http://www.dictionarist.com/english-russian/chips

Potato chips and French fries seem to be the same thing (cut slivers of potatoes fried in hot oil). But I think it has got to do with the size and dimensions of the cut. Potato chips are usually very flat (maybe 2~3 milimeters) and usually round. Chips however, usually means the fat chunky ones (5~7 mm in thick, square cross section and about 2~3 inches long). French fries are usually thinner, 3~5 mm thick and 2~3 inches long. The dimensions differ across the globe, as with the names. Any foodies here that can shed some light here as well?