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bank1 n 1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) an institution offering certain financial services, such as the safekeeping of money, conversion of domestic into and from foreign currencies, lending of money at interest, and acceptance of bills of exchange 2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the building used by such an institution 3. a small container used at home for keeping money 4. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) the funds held by a gaming house or a banker or dealer in some gambling games 5. (Group Games / Card Games) (in various games) a. the stock, as of money, pieces, tokens, etc., on which players may draw b. the player holding this stock 6. any supply, store, or reserve, for future use a data bank a blood bank vb 1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to deposit (cash, cheques, etc.) in a bank 2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (intr) to transact business with a bank 3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (intr) to engage in the business of banking 4. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to hold the bank in some gambling games See also bank on [probably from Italian banca bench, moneychanger's table, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German banc bench] bank2 n 1. a long raised mass, esp of earth; mound; ridge 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a slope, as of a hill 3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the sloping side of any hollow in the ground, esp when bordering a river the left bank of a river is on a spectator's left looking downstream 4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a. an elevated section, rising to near the surface, of the bed of a sea, lake, or river b. (in combination) sandbank mudbank 5. (Mining & Quarrying) a. the area around the mouth of the shaft of a mine b. the face of a body of ore 6. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the lateral inclination of an aircraft about its longitudinal axis during a turn 7. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Also called banking camber cant superelevation a bend on a road or on a railway, athletics, cycling, or other track having the outside built higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force on vehicles, runners, etc., rounding it at speed and in some cases to facilitate drainage 8. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) the cushion of a billiard table vb 1. (when tr, often foll by up) to form into a bank or mound 2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) (tr) to border or enclose (a road, etc.) with a bank 3. (tr, sometimes foll by up) to cover (a fire) with ashes, fresh fuel, etc., so that it will burn slowly 4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to tip laterally about its longitudinal axis or (of an aircraft) to tip in this way, esp while turning 5. to travel round a bank, esp at high speed 6. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) (tr) Billiards to drive (a ball) into the cushion [of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic bakki hill, Old Danish banke, Swedish backe] bank3 n 1. an arrangement of objects, esp similar objects, in a row or in tiers a bank of dials 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a. a tier of oars in a galley b. a bench for the rowers in a galley 3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a grade of lightweight writing and printing paper used for airmail letters, etc 4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Telephony (in automatic switching) an assembly of fixed electrical contacts forming a rigid unit in a selector or similar device vb (tr) to arrange in a bank [from Old French banc bench, of Germanic origin; see bank1] Bank a mound, pile, or ridge; a group or series of objects; an amount or stock of money; a batch of paper money. See also balk, bar, heap, mass. Examples: bank of ants; of books, 1577; of clouds, 1626; of electric lights; of fog, 1848; of hill ants, 1747; of judges [a full court in which the judges are “in bank”]; of mist, 1840; of money, 1878; of mussels, 1861; of oars, 1884; of organ keys, 1884; of oysters, 1861; of rememberances, 1576; of sand; of snow; of swans [on the ground].
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bank1 noun 1. financial institution, building society, merchant bank, repository, high-street bank, depository I had money in the bank. verb bank on something rely on, trust (in), depend on, look to, believe in, count on, be sure of, lean on, be confident of, have confidence in, swear by, reckon on, repose trust in She is clearly banking on her past to be the meal ticket for her future. bank with someone deal with, do business with, have an account with, be a customer of My husband has banked with them since before the war. bank2 noun 2. mound, banking, rise, hill, mass, pile, heap, ridge, dune, embankment, knoll, hillock, kopje or koppie (S. African) resting indolently upon a grassy bank 3. mass, accumulation a bank of fog off the north-east coast verb bank3 Translations bank1 [bæŋk] A. N 1. [of river etc] → orilla f; (= small hill) → loma f; (= embankment) → terraplén m; (= sandbank) → banco m; (= escarpment) → escarpa f; [of clouds] → grupo m; [of snow] → montículo m; [of switches] → batería f, serie f; [of phones] → equipo m, batería f; [of oars] → hilera f 2. (Aer) → inclinación f lateral B. VT 1. (also bank up) [+ earth, sand] → amontonar, apilar; [+ fire] → alimentar(con mucha leña o carbón) 2. (Aer) → ladear C. VI 1. (Aer) → ladearse 2. to bank up [clouds etc] → acumularse bank2 [bæŋk] (Comm, Fin) A. N (Fin) → banco m; (in games) → banca f (also savings bank) → caja f de ahorros Bank of England → Banco m de Inglaterra Bank of International Settlements (US) → Banco m Internacional de Pagos Bank of Spain → Banco m de España to break the bank → hacer saltar or quebrar la banca D. CPD bank acceptance N → letra f de cambio bank account N → cuenta f bancaria bank balance N → saldo m this won't be good for my bank balance → esto no será bueno para mi situación financiera bank bill N (Brit) → letra f de cambio (US) → billete m de banco bank book N → libreta f (de depósitos); (in savings bank) → cartilla f bank card N → tarjeta f bancaria bank charges NPL (Brit) → comisión f bank clerk N (Brit) → empleado/a m/f de banco bank credit N → crédito m bancario bank deposits NPL → depósitos mpl bancarios bank draft N → letra f de cambio bank giro N → giro m bancario bank holiday N (Brit) → fiesta f, día m festivo, (día m) feriado m (LAm) bank loan N → préstamo m bancario bank manager N → director(a) m/f de banco bank rate N → tipo m de interés bancario bank robber N → ladrón m de banco bank run N (US) → asedio m de un banco bank statement N → estado m de cuenta bank transfer N → transferencia f bancaria bank on VI + PREP → contar con don't bank on it → sería prudente no contar con eso, no puedes estar tan seguro de eso bank up VT [+ earth, sand] → amontonar, apilar; [+ fire] → alimentar(con mucha leña o carbón) BANK HOLIDAY El término bank holiday se aplica en el Reino Unido a todo día festivo oficial en el que cierran bancos y comercios, que siempre cae en lunes. Los más destacados coinciden con Navidad, Semana Santa, finales de mayo y finales de agosto. Al contrario que en los países de tradición católica, no se celebran las festividades dedicadas a los santos. bank [ˈbæŋk] n (= financial institution) → banque f to have money in the bank → avoir de l'argent à la banque I had £10,000 in the bank → J'avais 10.000 livres à la banque. it won't break the bank → ça ne va pas me (or te or nous ) ruiner investment bank, savings bank, internet bank (= border) [river] → bord m; [lake] → bord m, rive f; [canal] → bord m He walked along the river bank → Il longeait le bord de la rivière. BUT Il marchait le long de la rivière. (= mound) → talus m; [earth] → talus m de remblai; [snow] → banc m We sat down on a grassy bank → Nous nous sommes assis dans l'herbe sur un talus. (= row) [computers, monitors, dials] → rangée f vi [plane] → virer sur l'aile vt (= earn) [+ amount] → gagner bank on vt fus (= rely on) [+ event, fact] → miser sur, tabler sur; [+ person] → compter surto bank on sb to do sth → compter sur qn pour faire qch to bank on sb's doing sth, to bank on sb doing sth I was banking on your coming today.; I was banking on you coming today → Je comptais sur ta visite aujourd'hui. to bank on doing sth → compter faire qch bank account n → compte m bancaire, compte m en banque bank balance n → solde m bancaire bank card n → carte f d'identité bancaire bank charges npl → frais mpl de banque bank clerk n (British) → employé(e) m/f de banque bank draft n → traite f bancaire bank: bank acceptance n → Bankakzept nt bank account n → Bankkonto nt bank balance n → Kontostand m bank bill n (Brit: Fin) → Bankwechsel m, → Banktratte f bankbook n → Sparbuch nt bank card n → Scheckkarte f bank charge n → Kontoführungsgebühr f bank cheque, bank check (US) n → Bankscheck m bank clerk n → Bankangestellte(r) mf bank code number n → Bankleitzahl f bank deposit n → Bankeinlage f bank draft n → Bankwechsel m, → Banktratte f bank: bank giro n → Banküberweisung f bank holiday n (Brit) → öffentlicher Feiertag; (US) → Bankfeiertag m bank: bank loan bank manager banknote n → Banknote f, → Geldschein m bank rate n (Brit) → Diskontsatz m bank reference n (for new customer etc) → Bankauskunft f bank robber n → Bankräuber(in) m(f) bank robbery n → Bankraub m bankroll (esp US) bank: bank sort code n → Bankleitzahl f bank statement n → Kontoauszug m bank transfer n → Banküberweisung f bank1 n (of earth, sand) → Wall m, → Damm m; (Rail) → (Bahn)damm m; (= slope) → Böschung f, → Abhang m; (on racetrack) → Kurvenüberhöhung f; bank of snow → Schneeverwehung f (of river, lake) → Ufer nt; we sat on the banks of a river/lake → wir saßen an einem Fluss/See or Fluss-/Seeufer (in sea, river) → (Sand)bank f bank2 vi where do you bank? → bei welcher Bank haben Sie Ihr Konto?; I bank with Lloyds → ich habe ein Konto or ich bin bei Lloyds bank3 bank [bæŋk] 1. n d. (Aer) → virata 2. vt (money) → depositare in banca 3. vi a. → servirsi di una banca they bank with Pitt's (Comm) → sono clienti di Pitt's where do you bank? → qual è la sua banca? b. (Aviat) → inclinarsi in virata bank on vi + prep → far conto su, contare su bank up vt + adv (sand) → ammucchiare n bank [bӕŋk] 1 a mound or ridge (of earth etc) The child climbed the bank to pick flowers. bank, wal كومه كَوْمَة تُراب насип násep skrænt; jordvold der Erdwall πλαγιά, βουναλάκι terraplén, loma, banco nõlvak تپه törmä talus בָּנק बांध bedem földhányás gundukan bakki; brekka scarpata 土手 비탈 šlaitas valnis; uzbērums tambak glooiing skrent, lav jordvoll, grøftekant wał monte movilă, troian насыпь svah nasip nasip vall, dikesren, sluttning ที่ลาดชัน set 土墩 насип; замет ٹیلا đống 土墩 2 the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc The river overflowed its banks. wal, walle ضفة ضِفَّة النَّهْر бряг břeh bred das Ufer όχθη ribera, orilla kallas ساحل رود یا دریاچه rantapenger rive גָדָה किनारा, तट, तीर nasip (folyó)part tanggul árbakki, vatnsbakki riva, sponda 堤防 둔덕 krantas (upes, ezera) krasts tebing oever bredd brzeg margem mal берег breh breg obala []strand, bank ตลิ่ง kıyı, kenar 河岸 берег دریا کا کنارا bờ (sông) 岸 3 a raised area of sand under the sea a sand-bank. sandbank رُكام، مُنْحَدَر في قاعِ النَّهْر плитчина mělčina banke die (Sand-)Bank ξέρα banco leetseljak تپۀ زیر آب؛ تپۀشنی hiekkasärkkä banc סוֹלֶלַת עָפַר sprud zátony tepi pantai grynning banco 浅瀬 (해저의) 퇴(堆) sekluma sēklis beting bank banke mielizna banco banc отмель plytčina sipina sprud sandbank หาดตื้นๆ (ใต้น้ำทะเล) yığın, ... kümesi (海水面下的)沙洲 мілина ساحل bãi ngầm (海水面下的)沙洲 v 1 (often withup) to form into a bank or banks The earth was banked up against the wall of the house. opstap;el يَتَراكَم، يتكوّم правя насип navršit, navézt dynge op aufhäufen στοιβάζω amontonar üles kuhjama انباشتن kasautua remblayer לִסמוֹך अंबार लगाना oblikovati nasip feltölt (földdel) membendung, mengonggok hrúga upp accumulare 積み上げる 둑을 쌓다 supilti uzbērt valni; sanest, sadzīt (sniegu, smiltis) menambak zich ophopen danne en (jord)voll, dynge opp usypać amontoar a îngrămădi (lângă) сгребать в кучу naviesť nasuti izdići torna upp i drivor, dämma upp (för), lägga upp i en vall ทำให้เป็นกอง toplanmak, yığılmak 堆積 робити насип پشتہ بندی کرنا chất đống 堆积 2 to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning The plane banked steeply. skuins vlieg يُميل الطّائِرة جانبا накланям (се) naklánět se krænge in die Kurve gehen γέρνω ladearse küljele kalduma کج کردن kallistua virer (sur l'aile) לִהיוֹת בְּשִיפּוּע करवट लेना nagnuti se bedől; bedönt membelok halla(st) í beygju inclinarsi in virata 傾ける 기울이다 pakrypti į viršų sasvērties uz sāniem (par lidmašīnu) mengereng overhellen krenge; dossere (en veikurve) przechylić się inclinar a se înclina, a vira накреняться nakloniť sa nagniti se ući u krivinu banka, skeva, luta เอียงปีก (เครื่องบิน) hafifçe yana yatmak (飛機等)轉彎時傾斜 закладати віраж جھکنا nghiêng đi 倾斜状态 bank2 n bank [bӕŋk] 1 a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today. bank مَصْرَف، بَنْك банка banka bank die Bank τράπεζα (ο οικονομικός οργανισμός) banco pank بانک pankki banque בַּנק बैंक banka bank bank banki banca 銀行 은행 bankas banka bank bank bank bank banco bancă банк banka banka banka bank ธนาคาร banka 銀行 банк پیسے کے لین دین کی جگہ ، بینک ngân hàng 银行 2 a place for storing other valuable material A blood bank. bank, bloedbank بَنْك، مُستَوْدَع банка banka -bank die Bank τράπεζα (κάθε ίδρυμα στο οποίο φυλάσσονται πολύτιμα αγαθά) banco pank بانک pankki banque בַּנק मूल्यवान वस्तु के भंडारण की जगह banka krvi bank bank birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki banca 貯蔵所 저장소 bankas banka; fonds tabung bank bank, samling bank banco bancă банк banka banka banka bank ที่เก็บข้อมูล อาหารหรือเลือดเพื่อใช้ตอนฉุกเฉิน ...bankası 儲存庫 банк قیمتی اشیاء کے ذخیرہ کرنے کی جگہ kho lưu giữ 库 v to put into a bank He banks his wages every week. bank يودِعُ في البَنْك влагам/държа пари в банка vložit do banky sætte i banken in die Bank einzahlen καταθέτω depositar/ingresar en el banco hoiustama در بانک گذاشتن viedä pankkiin déposer à la banque לְהַפקִיד בַּבַּנק बैंक मे रूपया रखना položiti u banku bankba tesz menyimpan di bank setja í banka depositare in banca 銀行に預ける 예금하다 įdėti į banką noguldīt bankā meyimpan op de bank zetten sette i banken wpłacać do banku pôr no banco a depune la bancă класть в банк uložiť do banky položiti v banko uplatiti u banku sätta in [] på banken เอาเงินฝากธนาคาร bankaya yatırmak 把錢存入銀行 вкладати гроші в банк بینک میں رکھنا gửi tiền vào ngân hàng 把钱存入银行 n banker a person who owns or manages a bank. bankier المَصْرَفي: صاحِب البَنْك банкер bankéř bankier der Bankier τραπεζίτης banquero pankur بانکدار pankkiiri banquier/-ière בַּנקָאי, בַּנקָאִית बैंक का संचालक, साहूकार bankar bankár bankir bankastjóri banchiere 銀行家 은행가 bankininkas banķieris pemilik bank bankier bankier, bankforbindelse bankier banqueiro bancher банкир bankár bankir bankar bankir, bankdirektör นายธนาคาร banker 銀行業者或主管 банкір بینکار chủ ngân hàng 银行家 bank book a book recording money deposited in, or withdrawn from, a bank. bankboekie دفتر دَفْتَر الحِساب المَصْرَفي банкова книжка vkladní knížka bankbog das Sparbuch βιβλιάριο καταθέσεων libreta/cartilla del banco hoiuraamat دفترچۀ پس انداز pankkikirja livret de banque סִפרֵי הַבַּנק जमा पुस्तिका bankovna knjiga betétkönyv buku simpanan di bank bankabók, sparisjóðsbók libretto di banca 銀行通帳 은행 통장 banko knygelė noguldījumu grāmatiņa buku bank rekening-courant bankbok książeczka bankowa caderneta cec, libret de economii банковская книжка vkladná knižka bančna knjižica štedna knjižica bankbok สมุดเงินฝากธนาคาร banka defteri 銀行存摺 особовий рахунок بینک کی کتاب sổ ghi tiền gửi ngân hàng 银行存折 banker's card a card issued by a bank guaranteeing payment of the holder's cheques. bankkaart بِطاقَةُ المَصْرَفي банкова карта průkaz majitele šekového účtu ID-kort; bankkort die Scheckkarte εγγυητική κάρτα επιταγών tarjeta de identidad bancaria pangakaart دسته چک pankkikortti carte d'identité bancaire כַּרטִיס בַּנקָאי चेक bankovna kartica bankkártya kartu bank bankakort carta assegni 小切手保証カード 은행 카드 banko kortelė čeka karte kad bank betaalpas bankkort karta bankowa cartão банковская (чековая) карточка bankový preukaz bančna, čekovna kartica čekovna knjižica bankkreditkort บัตรที่ธนาคารรับรองการจ่ายเงินของเจ้าของเช็ค banka kartı 銀行信用卡 чекова картка بینکار کا کارڈ thẻ lĩnh séc 银行卡 bank holiday a day on which banks are closed (and which is often also a public holiday). openbare vakansiedag عُطْلَة المَصارِف ден, в който банките не работят bankovní svátek helligdag der Bankfeiertag επίσημη αργία día festivo puhkepäev pangas روز تعطیلی بانک vapaapäivä jour férié יוֹם שַׁבָּתוֹן बैंक की छुटटी dan banaka munkaszüneti nap hari libur bank (banka)frídagur giorno festivo 銀行休業日 은행 휴일 didžioji valstybinė šventė banku brīvdiena (valsts svētki) bank cuti vrije dag alminnelig fridag święto bankowe feriado zi în care o bancă este închisă (официальный) выходной день bankový sviatok dan, ko so banke zaprte bankarski praznik allmän helgdag วันหยุดธนาคาร resmî tatil 國定假日 банківські свята بینک کی تعطیل ngày ngân hàng đóng cửa 公假日 n bank-note a piece of paper issued by a bank, used as money. banknote وَرَقةٌ مَصْرَفيَّه банкнота bankovka pengeseddel die Banknote χαρτονόμισμα billete de banco rahatäht اسکناس؛ حوالۀ بانکی seteli billet de banque שְׁטַר בַּנקָאי बैंक नोट novčanica bankjegy uang kertas peningaseðill banconota 紙幣 지폐 banknotas banknote wang kertas bankbiljet pengeseddel banknot nota de banco bancnotă банкнота bankovka bankovec novčanica sedel ธนบัตร banknot, kâğıt para 鈔票,紙鈔 банкнот بینک نوٹ giấy bạc 钞票 bank on to rely on Don't bank on me – I'll probably be late. staatmaak op يَعْتَمِد على، يَتَّكِل عَلى разчитам spoléhat na, počítat s regne med; stole på auf jemanden bauen βασίζομαι σε contar con (kellegagi) arvestama به امید کسی بودن؛ روی کسی حساب باز کردن luottaa compter sur לִסְמוֹך भरोसा करना oslanjati se na nekoga megbízik mengandalkan, mengharapkan treysta á contare su, fare affidamento su 当てにする 의지하다 pasikliauti paļauties (uz kādu) berharap rekenen op stole på, regne med liczyć contar com a conta/a se bizui pe полагаться počítať s računati na osloniti se na lita på, räkna med เชื่อใจใน güvenmek, itimat etmek 指望 розраховувати بھروسہ کرنا trông cậy vào ai/ cái gì 指望 bank3 n bank [bӕŋk] a collection of rows (of instruments etc) The modern pilot has banks of instruments. paneel صَف مَفاتيح резерва řada række die Reihe σειρά hilera (seadiste) rida, rühm ردیف هر چیزی rivistö rangée שוּרַת קְלִידִים ढेर redak tipaka munkapad deretan röð, samstæða fila 列 키의 열 virtinė, rinkinys, komplektas (mērinstrumentu) komplekts barisan batterij instrumentpanel, tasterekke rząd, szereg painel mulţime (de) набор rad vrsta niz rad แถว (ของอุปกรณ์) sıra, dizi 好幾排 набір, комплект قطاروں کا مجموعہ hàng loạt 一系列 bank → بنك, ضفة banka, břeh bank, banke Bank, Erdwall τράπεζα, ύψωμα banco, terraplén pankki, penger banque, rive banka, sprud argine, banca 土手, 銀行 둑, 은행 bank, oever bank, kant bank, brzeg banco, colina банк, насыпь bank ตลิ่ง, ธนาคาร banka, ırmak kıyısı bờ, ngân hàng 堤岸, 银行 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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