| Principal Translations |
| bank n | (financial institution) | banco nm |
| | I need to go to the bank to withdraw money today. |
| | Necesito ir al banco hoy a sacar dinero. |
| bank n | (land at river's edge) | orilla nf |
| | | ribera nf |
| | We took our lunch and sat down on the bank of the river. |
| | Nos llevamos la comida y nos sentamos en la orilla del río. |
| bank n | (hillside: slope) | ladera nf |
| | The water flowed down the bank and into the stream. |
| | El agua se deslizaba ladera abajo hacia el riachuelo. |
| bank n | (ridge of snow) | banco nm |
| | The car skidded off the road and stopped in a snow bank. |
| | El coche patinó en la carretera y paró al chocar con un banco de nieve. |
bank,
cloud bank n | (mass of cloud) | banco nm |
| | Do you see that bank of clouds over there? |
| | ¿Ves el banco de nubes, allá a lo lejos? |
| bank n | (panel) | panel nm |
| | (MX) | tablero nm |
| | The bank of switches for controlling the lighting is over there. |
| | El panel de claves para controlar la iluminación está allá. |
| 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:
banking | bank |
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. |
| banking attorney n | US (finance lawyer) | abogado bancario nm + adj |
| | | abogado especialista en banca nm + loc adj |
| | Large and complex loans usually require the services of a banking attorney. |
| | Un abogado bancario se encarga de préstamos complejos y de grandes cantidades. |
| banking hours npl | (general hours of business) | horario de atención loc nom m |
| banking lawyer n | (finance attorney) | licenciado bancario, abogado bancario nm + adj |
| | | licenciado especialista en banca, abogado especialista en banca grupo nom |
| | En cada sucursal tenemos un licenciado bancario. |
banking machine,
automatic banking machine,
automated banking machine n | Can, formal (ATM, cashpoint) | cajero automático loc nom m |
| | | cajero nm |
| | I was unable to withdraw money because the banking machine was out of order. |
| | No pude retirar dinero porque el cajero automático estaba fuera de servicio. |
| banking operations npl | (bank's work) | operaciones bancarias nfpl + adj |
| | | trámites bancarios nmpl + adj |
| | The banking operations were disrupted due to the employee strike. |
| | Las operaciones bancarias se suspendieron a causa de la huelga de los empleados. |
| banking sector n | (finance institutions) | sector bancario nm + adj |
| | | sector financiero nm + adj |
| | | sistema bancario nm + adj |
| branch banking n | (multi-office banking) | red de sucursales bancarias nf |
| | El nuevo grupo económico instaló en el país una red de sucursales bancarias para asistir mejor a los usuarios. |
| | | red de agencias bancarias nfpl |
| corporate banking n | (commercial finance) | banca corporativa nf |
| | El pago de planillas es parte de los servicios de la banca corporativa. |
| electronic banking | (banking) (banco) | banca electrónica nf + adj |
| investment banking n | (type of financial service) | banca de inversiones nf + loc adj |
online banking,
on-line banking,
e-banking,
UK: internet banking n | (access to bank via internet) (AR, voz inglesa) | home banking loc nom m |
| | (ES, voz inglesa parcial) | banca online loc no f |
| | Online banking certainly makes bill paying much faster and cheaper than before. I don't receive paper statements any more now I've got internet banking |
| | El home banking ciertamente hace que pagar las facturas más rápido y más barato que antes. Ya no recibo facturas en papel ahora que tengo banca por internet. |