banks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for banks in the English»French Dictionary

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

eye bank N

eye bank

banque f des yeux

bottle bank N

bottle bank

réceptacle m à verre

blood bank N

blood bank

banque f du sang

chartered bank N Brit

chartered bank

banque f privilégiée

can bank N

can bank

dépôt m de cannettes

can bank

benne f de dépôt de cannettes

central bank N FIN

central bank

banque f centrale

cooperative bank N Am

cooperative bank

≈ société f de crédit immobilier

piggy bank N

piggy bank

tirelire f (en forme de cochon)

Translations for banks in the French»English Dictionary

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consortium bancaire

consortium of banks

banks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for banks 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

European System of Central Banks N

European System of Central Banks

Système m européen de banques centrales

clearing bank N Brit

clearing bank

banque f de compensation

bank transfer N

bank transfer

virement m bancaire

bank robbery N

bank robbery

hold-up m (de banque)

bank statement N

bank statement

relevé m de compte

data bank N COMPUT

data bank

banque f de données

food bank N

User Entry

food bank

banque f alimentaire

banks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a river floods its banks

une rivière sort de son lit

to pay sth into the bank

déposer qc à la banque

the river broke its banks

la rivière est sorti de son lit

a river bursts its banks

une rivière sort de son lit

we're with the same bank

nous travaillons avec la même banque

secondhand bookseller (especially one with a stall on the banks of the Seine in Paris)

bouquiniste

to cross (over) on to the other bank

passer sur l'autre rive

slip showing details of a bank account

RIB

the commission levied by the bank

la commission prélevée par la banque

to break open the piggy bank to buy sth

casser sa tirelire pour acheter qc inf

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Translations for banks in the French»English Dictionary

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prêt bancaire

bank loan

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The cities sought damages from the banks for lost property-tax revenue and increased municipal services stemming from foreclosures that they said resulted from discriminatory lending.

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That means sophisticated banks are giving investors the opportunity to make risk-free arbitrage profits, which can not happen on an exchange.

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The introduction of bond notes and the aggressive use of plastic money has helped to reduce the demand for cash, which created queues at banks.

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In a bid to meet developing customer expectations, many banks have begun offering web-related services such as e-deposits, online messaging, online management of personal and business finances, and more.

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In the era of electronic banking, banks no longer carry much cash, so jewels are the softest target for thieves.

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Within their home subsystem, activities typically share common access rights to code and data banks.

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Heading north, LA 840-6 passes through many banks and restaurants.

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Also, only 41% of respondents expected to continue to use e-banking to connect to their banks in the next two years.

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A sophisticated network of storerooms and galleries completed the fortress' defenses and allowed communication between the castle, the town downwards, and the river banks.

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Several foreign banks are reportedly already interested in acquiring the permits.

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