| Principal Translations |
| bench n | (long outdoor seat) | banco nm |
| | (AmL) | banca nf |
| | Parks often have benches for people to sit and rest. |
| | En los parques hay bancos para que la gente se siente y descanse. |
| the bench n | (long seat by a sports court) | banquillo nm |
| | The baseball team members sat on the bench in the dugout. |
| | Los miembros del equipo de béisbol se sentaron en el banquillo en la caseta. |
| bench n | (long work table) | mesa de trabajo nf + loc adj |
| | | mesa nf |
| | Dad's in the garage, fixing something on his bench. |
| | Papá está en el garaje, arreglando algo en su mesa de trabajo. |
| bench n | (exercise apparatus in gym) | banco nm |
| | | banquillo nm |
| | Johnny worked out on the treadmill and the bench today. |
| | Johnny hizo ejercicios en la caminadora y en el banco hoy. |
| bench n | (place in court where judge sits) | estrado nm |
| | Everyone stood as the judge entered the courtroom and took his place at the bench. |
| | Todos se pusieron de pie cuando el juez entró a la sala y tomó su lugar en el estrado. |
| the bench n | figurative (law court: judge, magistrate) | juez, jueza nm, nf |
| | | jueces nmpl |
| | (figurado) | magistratura nf |
| | The prosecutor asked the bench to pass the maximum sentence. |
| | La fiscal pidió al juez que dictara la máxima sentencia. |
| the bench n | figurative (law court: office of judge) | magistratura nf |
| | Judge Smith has served on the bench for 25 years. |
| | La juez Smith ha servido en la magistratura durante 25 años. |
| Additional Translations |
| bench n | (mining: ledge) | antepecho nm |
| | | banco nm |
| | There were several men working on each bench, extracting the coal. |
| bench n | (platform at animal show) | tarima nf |
| | | plataforma nf |
| | Milly's terrier is on the bench now. |
| | El terrier de Milly está en la tarima ahora. |
| bench n | NZ (geography: hillside indentation) | bancal nm |
| bench [sth]⇒ vtr | (show animal at contest) (en un concurso) | presentar a vtr + prep |
| | David is going to bench his sheep this year at the fair. |
| | David va a presentar a su oveja en la feria de este año. |
| bench [sb]⇒ vtr | often passive (sports: ban from playing) | mandar al banco a loc verb |
| | | enviar al banco a loc verb |
| | James was benched all season for his poor conduct. |
| | Mandaron al banco a James durante toda la temporada por su mala conducta. |
Compound Forms:
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| back bench n | UK (Parliament: junior members) | legislador junior, legisladora junior nm, nf + adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| back-bench n as adj | UK (Parliament: junior) | de legisladores junior loc adj |
| bench press n | (weight lifting) | press de banca, press de pecho loc nom m |
| | | fuerza en banco, fuerza acostado loc nom f |
| | Bruce is in the gym, training on the bench press. |
| | Bruce está en el gimnasio, entrenando en la press de banca. |
| bench strength n | (amount of talent) | talento nm |
bench test,
bench check | (engine test) | prueba en banco nf + loc adj |
| | | ensayo en banco nm + loc adj |
| bench trial n | (law: without jury) | juicio sin jurado loc nom m |
| bench warrant | (law) | orden de detención nf + loc adj |
benchmark,
bench mark n | (mark used for surveying) | punto de referencia nm + loc adj |
| | | marca nf |
| | Start the measurement at the benchmark on the stone post at the edge of the field. |
| | Empieza a medir en el punto de referencia que hay en el poste de piedra en la linde del campo. |
benchmark,
bench mark n | figurative (standard) | punto de referencia nm + loc adj |
| | | estándar de comparación nm + loc adj |
| | | cota de referencia nf + loc adj |
| | By the end of the school year, all third-grade students will need to meet this benchmark. |
| | Para finales de curso, todos los alumnos de tercero tendrán que haber alcanzado este punto de referencia. |
benchmark,
bench mark n | figurative (standard of excellence) | referente nm |
| | This restaurant is the benchmark against which I measure all other restaurants. |
| | Este restaurante es el referente con el que comparo todos los otros restaurantes. |
benchwarmer,
bench warmer,
bench-warmer n | figurative, informal (sport: substitute player) (coloquial) | calientabanquillos n común inv |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | calientabancas n común inv |
| | Elaine was ready to show that she was more than just a bench warmer. |
| | Elisa estaba lista para demostrar que era mucho más que una calientabanquillos. |
frontbench,
front bench n | UK (parliament: senior ministers) (parlamento británico) | banco frontal loc nom m |
| | | asiento de ministro de mayor categoría nm + loc adj |
frontbench,
front-bench,
front bench n as adj | UK (parliament: of senior ministers) | de un ministro de mayor categoría loc adj |
| KB n | UK, initialism (law: King's Bench) (voz inglesa) | King's Bench loc nom m |
| | | tribunal superior en varias jurisdicciones de la Commonwealth nm + loc adj |
| King's Bench n | (law: UK high court) | tribunal superior del Rey loc nom m |
| Note: During reign of king |
| King's Bench n | (law: Canada high court) | tribunal superior del Rey loc nom m |
| Note: During reign of king |
Master of the Bench,
Bencher n | England, Wales (law: governing body member) | miembro de la junta de gobierno loc nom m |
| | | decano de la junta de gobierno loc nom m |
| | Oliver has been appointed a Master of the Bench. |
| park bench n | (long seat in park) | banco de plaza nm + loc adj |
| | | banco nm |
| | Two old ladies were sitting on a park bench. |
| piano bench n | (seat for pianist) | taburete del piano grupo nom |
| | We both sat on the piano bench while I had my lesson. |
| | Nos sentamos los dos en el taburete del piano mientras tomaba mi lección. |
| | | banco del piano grupo nom |
| | Nos sentamos los dos en el banco del piano mientras tomaba mi lección. |
| | | banqueta para piano grupo nom |
| | Nos sentamos los dos en la banqueta para el piano mientras tomaba mi lección. |
| QB n | UK, Can, initialism (law: Queen's Bench) (sigla) | QB n propio m |
| | | División del Banco de la Reina n propio f |
| Queen's Bench n | (law: UK high court division) | el banco de la reina loc nom m |
| Note: During reign of queen |
| Queen's Bench n | (law: Canada high court) | el banco de la reina loc nom m |
| Note: During reign of queen |
take the bench,
serve on the bench,
sit on the bench v expr | (judge, magistrate: serve in court) | ser juez loc verb |
| | | ser magistrado loc verb |