bank

bank
bank [{{t}}bæŋk]
1 noun
(a) (building, institution) banque f;
I asked the bank for a loan j'ai demandé un crédit à ma banque;
she has £10,000 in the bank elle a 10 000 livres à la banque;
what's the address of your bank? quelle est l'adresse de votre banque?;
the Bank of England/France la Banque d'Angleterre/de France;
the bank of issue la banque d'émission
(b) {{}}Cards{{}} banque f (de celui qui tient le jeu); (in casino) = argent qui appartient à la maison de jeu;
to break the bank faire sauter la banque;
{{}}figurative{{}} it won't break the bank ça ne va pas me/nous/etc ruiner
(c) (reserve → of blood, data) banque f
(d) (of lake, river) bord m, rive f; (above water) berge f; (of canal) bord m, berge f;
we ran along the bank nous avons couru le long de la berge;
the river has overflowed its banks le fleuve est sorti de son lit;
the banks of Lake Como les rives du lac de Côme;
the Left Bank (in Paris) la rive gauche
(e) (embankment, mound → of earth, snow) talus m; {{}}Railways{{}} (→ on railway) remblai m; (hill) pente f;
he ran up the bank on to the road il a grimpé la pente en courant jusqu'à la route
(f) (ridge → on racetrack, road) bord m relevé; {{}}Transport{{}} (→ by road) talus m; {{}}Geology{{}} (→ of sand) banc m; (→ by sea) digue f
(g) {{}}Horseriding{{}} banquette f irlandaise
(h) {{}}Botany{{}} & {{}}Horticulture{{}} (mass → of flowers, shrubs) massif m; (→ of cloud) couche f, amoncellement m; {{}}Mining{{}} (→ of coal) amoncellement m; (→ of fog) banc m, couche f; (→ of sand) banc m;
banks of flowers des multitudes de fleurs
(i) {{}}Mining{{}} (pithead) carreau m; (face of coal, ore) front m de taille
(j) {{}}Aviation{{}} virage m incliné ou sur l'aile
(k) {{}}Technology{{}} (row → of levers, switches) rangée f; {{}}Cinema{{}} (of projectors) rampe f; (of speakers, transformers etc) groupe m, batterie f
2 transitive verb
(a) (enclose → railway, road) relever (dans un virage); (→ river) endiguer
(b) (heap up → earth, stone) amonceler; (→ fire) couvrir;
to be banked (of clouds, snow) être amoncelé
(c) {{}}Aviation{{}}
to bank an aeroplane faire faire à un avion un virage sur l'aile
(d) {{}}Finance{{}} (cheque, money) mettre ou déposer à la banque
3 intransitive verb
(a) (have bank account)
he banks with the National Bank il a un compte à la National Bank;
where do you bank?, who do you bank with? à quelle banque êtes-vous ou avez-vous votre compte?, quelle est votre banque?
(b) (road) être incliné; {{}}Aviation{{}} (tip) s'incliner sur l'aile; (turn) virer (sur l'aile)
►► bank acceptance acceptation f de banque;
bank account compte m bancaire;
to open/close a bank account ouvrir/fermer un compte bancaire;
bank advance avance f bancaire;
bank advice avis m de la banque;
bank balance solde m bancaire;
bank base rate taux m de base bancaire;
bank bill effet m (tiré par une banque sur une autre);
bank book livret m de caisse d'épargne, carnet m de banque;
bank borrowings emprunts mpl bancaires, concours m bancaire;
bank branch code code m guichet;
bank buying rate taux m de change à l'achat;
bank card carte f (d'identité) bancaire;
bank charges frais mpl bancaires ou de banque;
bank cheque chèque m bancaire;
bank clerk employé(e) m,f de banque;
bank commitment engagement m bancaire;
bank credit avoir m en banque, crédit m bancaire;
bank debts dettes fpl bancaires;
bank details relevé m d'identité bancaire, RIB m;
bank discount escompte m de banque, escompte m en dehors;
bank discount rate escompte m officiel;
bank draft traite f bancaire;
{{}}American{{}} bank examiner inspecteur(trice) m,f de banque;
bank guarantee garantie f bancaire, caution f de banque;
bank holiday (in UK) jour m férié; (in US) jour m de fermeture des banques;
bank holiday Monday lundi férié (jour de clôture des banques);
bank interest intérêt m bancaire;
bank lending concours m bancaire;
bank loan (money lent) prêt m bancaire; (money borrowed) emprunt m bancaire;
to take out a bank loan obtenir un prêt bancaire;
to pay off a bank loan rembourser un emprunt bancaire;
bank manager (head of bank) directeur(trice) m,f de banque;
my or the bank manager (head of bank) le directeur de l'agence où j'ai mon compte; (in charge of account) le responsable de mon compte;
{{}}humorous{{}} I'll have to speak to my bank manager il faudra que j'en parle à mon banquier;
bank money monnaie f de banque, monnaie f scripturale;
bank notification avis m de la banque;
bank overdraft découvert m bancaire;
bank rate taux m d'escompte ou de l'escompte, taux m bancaire;
bank reconciliation rapprochement m bancaire;
bank reserves réserves fpl bancaires;
{{}}Law{{}} bank robber cambrioleur(euse) m,f de banque;
bank selling rate taux m de change à la vente;
{{}}Stock Exchange{{}} bank shares valeurs fpl bancaires;
{{}}Banking{{}} bank sort code code m guichet;
bank statement relevé m de compte;
{{}}Banking{{}} bank teller guichetier(ère) m,f;
bank transactions transactions fpl bancaires;
bank transfer virement m bancaire;
bank transfer advice avis m de virement;
{{}}Banking{{}} bank treasurer trésorier(ère) m,f de banque
bank on inseparable transitive verb
(count on) compter sur;
I'm banking on it je compte là-dessus;
he's banking on us il compte sur nous
bank up
1 separable transitive verb
(a) {{}}Building industry{{}} (road) relever (dans un virage); (river) endiguer
(b) (fire) couvrir; (earth) amonceler
2 intransitive verb
(cloud) s'amonceler
bank upon = bank on

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