| Additional Translations |
| bank n | (gambling house) (casino) | banca nf |
| | Over the long term in gambling, the bank always wins. |
| | En el juego, a largo plazo, siempre gana la banca. |
| bank n | (place for blood donation) | banco nm |
| | She donated her blood to the blood bank. |
| | Donó su sangre para el banco de sangre. |
| bank n | US (group of elevators) | conjunto nm |
| | There is a bank of elevators that go to the upper floors. |
| | Hay un conjunto de ascensores para subir a las plantas altas. |
| bank n | (aviation: turn, dip) | ángulo de giro loc nom m |
| | The fighter plane's bank to the left allowed it to avoid the mountain. |
| | El ángulo de giro hacia la izquierda del avión de guerra lo hizo evitar la montaña. |
| bank n | (inclined turn) | peralte nm |
| | She leaned her motorcycle into the sharp bank of the curve. |
| | Inclinó la moto en el pronunciado peralte de la curva. |
| bank⇒ vi | (turn by tilting: plane, bike) (vehículo) | ladear⇒ vtr |
| | | inclinarse para tomar una curva loc verb |
| | The driver banked around the corner without slowing down much. |
| | The plane banked to begin its descent. |
| | El conductor ladeó el vehículo para tomar la curva casi sin reducir la velocidad. // El avión ladeó para comenzar el descenso. |
bank on [sth/sb],
bank upon [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (rely, bet) | contar con vtr + prep |
| | I'm banking on the stock market recovering; otherwise I won't have enough retirement funds. |
| | Estoy contando con la recuperación del mercado de valores, de otro modo no tendré una jubilación suficiente. |
bank at [sth],
bank with [sth] vi + prep | (have an account with: a bank) | tener una cuenta en loc verb + prep |
| | He banks at Citibank. |
| | Tiene una cuenta en Citibank. |
| bank [sth]⇒ vtr | (deposit) | depositar⇒ vtr |
| | I'll bank the day's receipts. |
| | Yo depositaré los recibos del día. |
| bank [sth] vtr | colloquial (save) | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
| | She banked the money that she won in the lottery instead of spending it. |
| | Ella ha estado ahorrando el dinero que se ganó en la lotería, en lugar de gastarlo. |
| bank [sth] vtr | (mound up) (agricultura) | amontonar⇒ vtr |
| | When planting the seedlings, you should bank soil around their roots. |
| | Al plantar los plantines deberías amontonar tierra alrededor de las raíces. |
| bank [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (fire: cover) (fuego) | aterrar⇒ vtr |
| | | cubrir⇒ vtr |
| | Bank the fire with sand before you go into your tent. |
| | Aterra el fuego con arena antes de entrar en la tienda de campaña. |
Compound Forms:
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bank account,
also UK: banking account n | (money kept in a bank) | cuenta bancaria loc nom f |
| | (ES) | cuenta corriente loc nom f |
| | | cuenta nf |
| | A debit card takes money directly from your bank account. |
| | Una tarjeta de débito toma dinero directamente de tu cuenta bancaria. |
| bank balance n | (amount of money in bank account) (ES) | saldo bancario nm + adj |
| | | balance bancario nm + adj |
| | | saldo nm |
| | It's a good thing tomorrow is payday; my bank balance is down to zero. |
| | Qué bueno que mañana nos pagan, mi saldo bancario está en cero. |
| bank bill n | US (paper money) | billete nm |
| | The teller counted out the bank bills and handed them to me. |
| | El cajero contó los billetes y me los dio. |
| bank bill n | UK (finance: promissory note) | pagaré nm |
| bank book n | (account book) | libreta bancaria nf + adj |
| bank card n | (credit, debit card) (banca) | tarjeta nf |
| bank charges npl | (fees charged by a bank) | cargos bancarios nmpl + adj |
| | Unexpected bank charges can cause your account to go overdrawn. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los cargos bancarios inesperados son un dolor de cabeza. |
| bank check n | (cashier's check) | cheque de gerencia lco nom m |
| bank clearing n | (settlement) | compensación bancaria nf + adj |
| bank clerk n | (person: teller) | cajero, cajera nm, nf |
| | The bank clerk miscounted the funds and gave the customer extra cash by mistake. |
| | El cajero contó mal los fondos y le entregó dinero de más al cliente por error |
| | | empleado del banco, empleada del banco nm, nf + loc adj |
| | | empleado bancario, empleada bancaria nm, nf + adj |
| | La empleada del banco calculó mal los fondos y entregó dinero de más al cliente por error. |
| bank deposit n | (money put in account) | depósito bancario nm + adj |
| bank discount n | (finance: interest deducted after payment) | descuento bancario nm + adj |
| bank draft n | US (check drawn on a bank) | cheque de caja nm |
| | We accept only bank drafts on past due accounts, no personal checks. |
| | Sólo aceptamos cheques de caja y no cheques personales. |
| bank fee n | (charge made by a bank) | cuota bancaria nf + adj |
| | | comisión nf |
| | Bank fees for a single overdraft are charged by the payor bank and the payee bank. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las cuotas bancarias por sobregiros son muy altas. |
| bank heist n | (robbery of a bank) | atraco bancario nm + adj |
| | | robo bancario nm + adj |
| bank holiday n | UK (national non-work day) (ES) | festivo nacional loc nom m |
| | (AR) | feriado nm |
| | | asueto nm |
| | I always work bank holidays – I get paid double-time! |
| | Yo siempre trabajo en los festivos nacionales: ¡la paga es doble! |
| bank holiday weekend n | UK (national three-day holiday) | fin de semana largo loc nom m |
| bank job n | informal (robbery of a bank) | atraco nm |
| bank loan n | (money borrowed from a bank) | préstamo nm |
| | He applied for a bank loan to pay for his new car. |
| bank manager n | ([sb] who manages a bank branch) | gerente de banco n común + loc adj |
| | Pawel is meeting with his bank manager to review his account charges. |
| bank overdraft n | (withdrawn funds) | descubierto bancario nm + adj |
| bank rate n | (law: interest rate) | tasa de interés bancaria loc nom f |
| | | tipo de interés bancario loc nom m |
| bank robber n | (thief: steals from bank) | atracador, atracadora nm, nf |
| | (MX) | asaltabancos n común |
| | (AR) | asaltante n común |
| | | ladrón, ladrona nm, nf |
| | The bank robber drove off with thousands of dollars in cash. |
| | El atracador huyó con cientos de dólares en efectivo. |
| bank robbery n | (theft from a bank) | atraco nm |
| | (CL, AR, UR) | asalto nm |
| | There was a bank robbery today in the city. |
| | Hubo un atraco hoy en la ciudad. |
| bank run n | (banking: many withdrawals) | pánico bancario nm + adj |
| | | estampida bancaria nf + adj |
| | Panic about the currency's collapse caused a bank run. |
| | El miedo al desplome de la moneda causó pánico bancario. |
| bank statement n | (document: account balance) | extracto de cuenta loc nom m |
| | | extracto bancario loc nom m |
| | | estado de cuenta loc nom m |
| | I'll check my bank statement to see if you cashed my cheque. |
| | Revisaré mi extracto de cuenta para ver si has cobrado los cheques. |
bank swallow (US),
sand martin (UK) n | (bird: Riparia riparia) (ave) | martín de arena loc nom m |
bank SWIFT code,
SWIFT code n | (bank's identification number) | código SWIFT loc nom m |
| | The SWIFT code is used to transfer money between banks and the routing code is used to process checks. |
| | | código SWIFT loc nom m |
| | | código interbancario loc nom m |
| | El código SWIFT se usa para transferencias interbancarias. |
bank teller,
also UK: bank clerk,
bank cashier n | mainly US (cashier at a bank) | cajero, cajera nm, nf |
| | The robber entered the bank and demanded money from the bank teller. |
| | El atracador entró en el banco y exigió dinero al cajero. |
| bank transfer n | (money sent between accounts) | transferencia bancaria nf + adj |
| | The bank transfer took four days to show up in my account. |
| | La transferencia bancaria tardó cuatro días en mostrarse en mi cuenta. |
bank [sth] up,
bank up [sth] vtr + adv | (make pile of [sth]) | apilar⇒ vtr |
| | | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | | amontonar⇒ vtr |
| bank vault n | (large armoured safe) | cámara acorazada loc nom f |
| | | caja fuerte loc nom f |
| | | bóveda del banco grupo nom |
| | You can use the safe deposit boxes in the bank vault to keep your valuable papers safe. |
| | Puedes utilizar las cajas de seguridad de la cámara acorazada del banco para guardar tu documentación valiosa de forma segura. |
banknote,
also US: bank note n | (paper money) | billete nm |
| | I found this wallet full of bank notes! |
| blood bank n | (for donated blood) | banco de sangre nm |
| | The blood bank provides blood for surgery and transfusions. |
| bottle bank n | (recycling bin for bottles) | contenedor de vidrio nm |
| | | contenedor para vidrio nm |
| | I put my empty bottles in the bottle bank for recycling. |
| | Todas esas botellas van al contenedor del vidrio. |
| break the bank v expr | (gambling: win all money) | saltar la banca loc verb |
| | He was on such a winning streak in Las Vegas, he broke the bank in two casinos! |
| break the bank v expr | figurative, informal (be expensive) (figurado, coloquial) | costar un ojo de la cara loc verb |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | costar un huevo loc verb |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | costar uno y la mitad del otro loc verb |
| | We can afford to buy new flowerpots; they really won't break the bank. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El viaje me costó un ojo de la cara, pero valió la pena. |
| central bank n | (national bank) | banco central nm + adj mf |
| cloud bank n | (mass of cloud) | banco de nubes loc nom m |
| commercial bank n | (for short-term loans, checking accounts) | banco comercial loc nom m |
| | (derecho mercantil) | banco mercantil loc nom m |
consols,
bank annuities npl | UK (funded government securities) | fondos consolidados loc nom mpl |
| Note: Sometimes used in the singular |
data bank,
memory bank n | (computing: information repository) | banco de datos loc nom m |
Federal Reserve Bank,
Federal Reserve n | (US banking system) | Banco de la Reserva Federal loc nom m |
| fog bank n | (stratum of fog) | banco de niebla nm + loc adj |
| food bank n | (food-donating organization) | banco de alimentos loc nom m |
| | The food bank is requesting donations of tinned soup. |
| | El banco de alimentos está pidiendo donaciones de sopa enlatada. |
| IBRD n | initialism (bank name) (Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento) | BIRF nm |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development n | (international development bank) | Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento n propio m |
| investment bank n | (finance: shares) | banco de inversión loc nom m |
| | | banco de inversiones loc nom m |
joint account,
joint bank account n | (bank account) | cuenta conjunta nf + adj |
| | | cuenta mancomunada nf + adj |
| | My wife and I have a joint account at the bank. |
| | Mi esposa y yo tenemos una cuenta conjunta en el banco. |
| land bank n | (lending bank) | banco prestamista nm + adj mf |
| land bank n | (area of land) | banco de tierra nm + loc adj |
| the Left Bank n | (Paris: area south of the Seine) (voz francesa) | Rive Gauche n propio f |
| | | Margen Izquierda n propio f |
| | When you go to Paris you must visit the Left Bank to soak up the atmosphere. |
| | Cuando vayas a París debes visitar la Rive Gauche y embeberte de su atmósfera. |
Left Bank,
Left-Bank n as adj | (Paris: south of the Seine) (voz francesa) | de la Rive Gauche loc adj |
| | (río Sena) | de la Margen Izquierda loc adj |
| | | de el lado izquierdo loc adj |
| | On our honeymoon in Paris, we stayed in a trendy Left-Bank hotel. |
left bank,
left-bank n as adj | (intellectual or artistic) | de izquierdas loc adj |
| | | de izquierda loc adj |
| | (figurado) | bohemio/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir inspired many left-bank intellectuals. |
| | Jean-Paul Sartre y Simone de Beauvoir inspiraron a muchas intelectuales de izquierdas. |
| | Jean Paul Sartre y Simone de Beauvoir inspiraron a muchos intelectuales bohemios. |
| memory bank n | (total of [sb]'s memories) | memoria nf |
| | The events of that summer would always be a part of Audrey's memory bank. |
| | Los eventos de ese verano siempre estarán en la memoria de Audrey. |
| memory bank n | (records, archives) | registro nm |
| | | archivo nm |
| | (figurado) | memoria nf |
| | These dusty old filing cabinets hold the organization's memory bank. |
| | Estos archivos viejos y llenos de polvo tienen los registros de toda la compañía. |
| merchant bank n | UK (finance: type of bank) | banco comercial nm + adj mf |
| national bank n | (bank: of US Federal Reserve System) | banco nacional nm + adj mf |
| opening bank n | (issues letter of credit) | banco emisor nm + adj |
piggy bank,
piggybank n | (pig-shaped money box) | cerdito nm |
| | (AmL) | chanchito nm |
| | (ES) | hucha cerdito loc nom f |
| | How much have you saved in your piggy bank? |
| | ¿Cuánto tienes guardado en tu cerdito? |
| power bank n | (portable device charger) | batería externa nf + adj |
| | | cargador portátil nm + adj mf |
| | | batería portátil nf + adj mf |
| reserve bank n | US (econ: part of federal reserve) | banco de reserva loc nom m |
| Right Bank n | (Paris: area north of the Seine) | Margen Derecha n propio f |
| river bank n | (land at edge of a river) | ribera nf |
| | | orilla de río nf + loc adj |
| | The water spilled over the tops of these river banks during the last flood. |
| | El agua desbordaba de la ribera en la última inundación. |
| savings bank | (banking) | caja de ahorros loc nom f |
savings bank book,
bankbook n | (savings account record) | libreta de ahorros loc nom f |
seed bank,
seedbank n | (seeds stored to preserve biodiversity) | banco de semillas nm + loc adj |
| sound bank n | (library of audio clips) | banco de archivos de sonido nm |
| sperm bank n | (storage facility for donated sperm) | banco de esperma nm + loc adj |
| | | banco de semen nm + loc adj |
| | El instituto de andrología dispone de un banco de semen. |
| state bank n | US (finance: commercial bank) | banco estatal loc nom m |
| West Bank n | (geography) | Cisjordania n propio f |
| World Bank n | (international financial institution) | Banco Mundial n propio m |