fog bank in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fog bank in the English»French Dictionary

fog bank N

fog bank

banc m de brume

Translations for fog bank in the French»English Dictionary

banc de brouillard (en mer)

fog bank

nappe de brouillard (en mer)

fog bank

Translations for fog bank in the English»French Dictionary

I.fog [Brit fɒɡ, Am fɔɡ, fɑɡ] N

1. fog METEO:

fog

brouillard m

a patch/blanket of fog

une nappe/un manteau de brouillard

we get thick fogs here

nous avons du brouillard très épais dans la région

a fog of cigarette smoke

un nuage épais de fumée de cigarette

2. fog (confusion):

fog fig

brouillard m

a fog of ignorance

un brouillard d'ignorance

to be in a fog

être dans le brouillard

3. fog PHOTO:

fog

voile m

II.fog <pres part fogging; pret, pp fogged> [Brit fɒɡ, Am fɔɡ, fɑɡ] VB trans

1. fog lit:

fog, a. fog up steam: glass

embuer

fog, a. fog up light: film

voiler

2. fog (confuse) fig:

to fog the issue (unwittingly)

embrouiller les choses

to fog the issue (deliberately)

noyer le poisson

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

fog bank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fog bank in the English»French Dictionary

fog bank N

fog bank

banc m de brouillard

Translations for fog bank in the English»French Dictionary

bank of fog

couche f

Translations for fog bank in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.fog [fɒg, Am fɑ:g] N a. fig

fog

brouillard m

to be in a fog

être dans le brouillard

II.fog <-gg-> [fɒg, Am fɑ:g] VB trans

1. fog (cover with fog):

fog

embuer

2. fog fig (obscure):

fog

brouiller

the photo is fogged

la photo est voilée

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And the fog bank of the industry's uncertain future has made it nearly impossible for either company to raise new money.

www.espn.com

It was difficult to maintain reasonable speed in the fog banks.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The invisible water vapor condenses and forms a fog bank.

www.mlive.com

On camera, they captured a massive fog bank making its way across the lake.

www.pbs.org

Some fog banks were encountered and speed was reduced twice while passing through these.

en.wikipedia.org

Once a steamboat was in a fog bank, a captain would have to reckon very carefully from his experience on the run just where his boat was.

en.wikipedia.org

His parachute disappeared into the fog bank and cloud cover.

en.wikipedia.org

This mountain is notorious for fog banks.

www.ctvnews.ca

The gentle flow of wind is also a feature that helps slowly form and push the fog bank eastward in one piece.

www.mlive.com

Fog banks that roll in and roll out...

www.dailymail.co.uk