bank rate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bank rate in the English»French Dictionary

bank rate N dated Brit

bank rate → minimum lending rate

See also minimum lending rate

minimum lending rate, MLR N

minimum lending rate

taux m d'escompte minimum

Translations for bank rate in the French»English Dictionary

taux d'escompte

bank rate

Translations for bank rate in the English»French Dictionary

I.rate [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] N

1. rate (speed):

rate

rythme m

the rate of improvement/of production

le rythme d'amélioration/de production

the rate at which children learn

le rythme auquel les enfants apprennent

to work at a steady rate

travailler à un rythme régulier

at a rate of 50 an hour

au rythme de 50 par heure

at this rate we'll finish in no time

à ce rythme nous aurons fini en moins de deux

at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car fig

à ce rythme-là nous n'aurons jamais les moyens d'acheter une voiture

at the rate you're going… fig

au train où tu vas…

to drive/work at a terrific rate

conduire/travailler à toute vitesse

2. rate (number of occurrences):

rate

taux m

the divorce/birth/unemployment rate

le taux de divorce/natalité/chômage

the pass/failure rate for that exam is 60%

le taux de réussite/d'échec à l'examen est de 60%

3. rate (level):

the interest/mortgage rate

le taux d'intérêt/de l'emprunt-logement

the rate of growth/of inflation/of exchange

le taux de croissance/d'inflation/de change

4. rate (charge):

rate

tarif m

postal/advertising rates

les tarifs postaux/publicitaires

translator's rates

les tarifs des traducteurs

what is the rate for a small ad?

quel est le tarif pour une petite annonce?

telephone calls are charged at several rates

il existe plusieurs tarifs pour les communications téléphoniques

at a reduced rate

à tarif réduit

to get a reduced rate

bénéficier d'un tarif réduit

what's the going rate for a Picasso?

quel est le prix moyen d'un Picasso?

5. rate (wage):

rate

tarif m

his hourly rate is £12

son salaire horaire est de 12 livres sterling

to pay sb the going rate for the job

payer qn au tarif en vigueur

what's the going rate for a babysitter?

quel est le tarif actuel pour une babysitter?

what is your hourly rate of pay?

combien gagnez-vous de l'heure?, quel est votre salaire horaire?

6. rate FIN (in foreign exchange):

rate

cours m

II.rates N

rates npl Brit (taxes):

rates

impôts mpl locaux

business rates

≈ taxe f professionnelle

business rates attr increase, rebate

des impôts locaux

III.rate [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] VB trans

1. rate (classify):

I rate his new novel very highly

j'admire beaucoup son nouveau roman

how do you rate this restaurant/him as an actor?

que pensez-vous de ce restaurant/de lui comme acteur?

how do you rate the food in that restaurant?

comment trouvez-vous la cuisine de ce restaurant?

to rate sb as a great composer

considérer qn comme un grand compositeur

to rate sb among the best pianists in the world

classer qn parmi les meilleurs pianistes du monde

highly rated

très coté

2. rate (deserve):

rate medal, round of applause

mériter

this hotel rates three stars

cet hôtel mérite trois étoiles

the joke/the story hardly rates a mention

la plaisanterie/l'histoire ne mérite pas qu'on en parle

3. rate (value):

rate honesty, friendship, person

estimer

I rate courage very highly

j'estime beaucoup le courage

IV.rate [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] VB intr (rank)

how did our cheese/wine rate?

où notre fromage/vin s'est-il classé?

where do I rate compared to him?

où est-ce que je me classe or situe par rapport à lui?

she rates among the best sopranos in Europe

elle compte parmi les meilleures sopranos européennes

that rates as the best wine I've ever tasted

c'est le meilleur vin que j'aie jamais goûté

that doesn't rate high on my list of priorities

cela ne figure pas très haut dans ma liste de priorités

V.rate [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] VB refl

how do you rate yourself as a driver?

comment vous jugez-vous en tant que conducteur?

she doesn't rate herself very highly

elle n'a pas une très haute opinion d'elle-même

VI.rate [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt]

at any rate

en tout cas

I.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] N

1. bank:

bank FIN, GAMES

banque f

the Bank of France/of England

la Banque de France/d'Angleterre

to break the bank GAMES

faire sauter la banque

it won't break the bank fig

ça ne ruinera personne

it won't break the bank attr credit, debt

bancaire

it won't break the bank employee, staff

de banque

2. bank (border):

bank (of river, lake)

rive f

bank (of canal)

berge f

the banks of the Nile/of the Thames

les bords mpl du Nil/de la Tamise

to break its banks river:

sortir de son lit

3. bank (mound):

bank (of earth, mud)

talus m

bank (of snow)

congère f

4. bank (slope):

bank (by road, railway track)

talus m

bank (by racetrack)

virage m incliné

bank (by mineshaft)

carreau m

5. bank (section of sea bed):

bank

banc m

6. bank (mass):

bank (of flowers)

massif m

bank (of fog, mist)

banc m

a bank of cloud

un banc de nuages

7. bank AVIAT:

bank

virage m sur l'aile

8. bank (series):

bank (of switches, oars, keys, floodlights)

rangée f

9. bank MIN (face):

bank

front m de taille

10. bank (bench for rower):

bank

banc m de nage

II.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] VB trans

1. bank FIN:

bank cheque, money

déposer [qc] à la banque

2. bank (border):

bank track, road

border

to be banked by

être bordé par

3. bank AVIAT:

bank plane

incliner [qc] sur l'aile

4. bank (fuel) → bank up

III.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] VB intr

1. bank FIN:

to bank with

avoir un compte à la

who do you bank with?

où as-tu ton compte?

2. bank AVIAT:

bank plane:

virer sur l'aile

IV.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk]

to be as safe as the Bank of England

être à toute épreuve

See also bank up

I.bank up VB [Brit baŋk -, Am bæŋk -] (bank up)

bank up snow, earth, mud:

bank up

s'amonceler

II.bank up VB [Brit baŋk -, Am bæŋk -] (bank [sth] up, bank up [sth])

1. bank up (pile up):

bank up snow, earth, mud

entasser

2. bank up (cover with fuel):

bank up fire

charger

3. bank up (make a slope by):

bank up road, racetrack

surhausser

bank rate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bank rate in the English»French Dictionary

bank rate N

bank rate

taux m d'escompte

Translations for bank rate in the English»French Dictionary

I.rate [reɪt] N

1. rate (ratio):

rate

taux m

2. rate (speed):

rate

vitesse f

at a rate of knots

à toute allure

at a fast rate

à toute vitesse

at a slow rate

doucement

3. rate (charge):

rate

taux m

the going rate

le taux courant

mortgage rates

les taux d'emprunt

4. rate pl Aus, Brit (local tax):

rate

impôts mpl locaux

Phrases:

at this rate

à ce compte-là

at any rate

en tout cas

II.rate [reɪt] VB trans

1. rate (consider):

rate

considérer

to rate sb/sth as sth

considérer qn/qc comme qc

a highly rated journalist

un journaliste très estimé

do you rate him? inf

il est bien?

2. rate (evaluate):

rate

évaluer

3. rate (rank, classify):

rate

classer

4. rate Aus, Brit FIN:

rate

évaluer

5. rate (deserve):

rate

mériter

III.rate [reɪt] VB intr

rate

se classer

to rate as sth

être considéré comme qc

I.bank¹ [bæŋk] N

bank

banque f

to pay sth into the bank

déposer qc à la banque

to play bank

être la banque

blood/data bank

banque du sang/de données

II.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB intr

to bank with ...

avoir un compte à ...

III.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB trans (deposit)

to bank money/valuables

déposer de l'argent/des objets de valeur

bank² [bæŋk] N (row)

bank

rangée f

I.bank³ [bæŋk] N

1. bank of river:

bank (edge)

bord m

bank (of land)

talus m

bank (of road)

remblai m

the river broke its banks

la rivière est sorti de son lit

2. bank (elevation in water):

bank

banc m

3. bank AVIAT:

bank

virage m incliné

4. bank (mass):

bank

massif m

bank of cloud

amoncellement m

bank of fog

couche f

II.bank³ [bæŋk] VB intr AVIAT

bank

virer (sur l'aile)

III.bank³ [bæŋk] VB trans

1. bank (cover):

to bank the fire

couvrir le feu

2. bank AVIAT:

to bank an aeroplane

faire virer un avion sur l'aile

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The financial crisis following the collapse saw the bank rate rise to 10 per cent for three months.

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Private lending is usually a shorter-term mortgage until they qualify for a bank rate.

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Markets expect only one bank rate rise toward the end of the year, up from 0.50% to 0.75%.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

Changes in bank rate are introduced with a view to controlling the price levels and business activity, by changing the demand for loans.

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The margin of the floating rate securities set at 2.15 percentage points over the bank rate, or an implied yield of 6.57 per cent.

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Those securities are trading at a margin of around 1.90 percentage points over the bank rate.

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The central bank rate influences the cost of borrowing for consumers and businesses.

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The changes in the bank rate are, therefore, followed by changes in all other rates as the money market.

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The exchange rate is grossly more favourable to the seller of the foreign currency than is the official bank rate, and is usually labelled a crime.

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That is the equivalent of an initial yield of about 6.2 to 6.4 per cent based on the current bank rate of 1.8 per cent.

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