bottle bank in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bottle bank in the English»French Dictionary

bottle bank N

bottle bank

réceptacle m à verre

Translations for bottle bank in the French»English Dictionary

réceptacle à verre

bottle bank

Translations for bottle bank in the English»French Dictionary

I.bottle [Brit ˈbɒt(ə)l, Am ˈbɑdl] N

1. bottle (container):

bottle (for drinks)

bouteille f

bottle (for perfume, medicine, tablets)

flacon m

bottle (for baby)

biberon m

bottle (for gas)

bouteille f

milk/whisky bottle

bouteille f de lait/de whisky

a bottle of wine

une bouteille de vin

‘bring a bottle’ (to party)

‘prière d'apporter une bouteille’

2. bottle (alcohol) fig, inf:

to hit the bottle

caresser la bouteille inf

to be on the bottle

caresser la bouteille inf

to go back on the bottle

se remettre à boire

to take to the bottle

se mettre à boire or à picoler inf

3. bottle Brit (courage):

bottle inf

courage m

bottle inf

cran m inf

to lose one's bottle

se dégonfler inf

have you lost your bottle?

alors, tu te dégonfles? inf

II.bottle [Brit ˈbɒt(ə)l, Am ˈbɑdl] VB trans

1. bottle (put in bottles):

bottle milk, wine

embouteiller, mettre [qc] en bouteilles

2. bottle Brit (preserve):

bottle fruit

mettre [qc] en bocal or en conserve

III.bottled ADJ

bottled beer, gas

en bouteille

bottled fruit

conservé en bocaux

bottled water

eau f minérale

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

bottle bank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bottle bank in the English»French Dictionary

bottle bank N

bottle bank

conteneur m à verre

Translations for bottle bank in the English»French Dictionary

I.bottle [ˈbɒtl, Am ˈbɑ:t̬l] N

1. bottle (container):

bottle

bouteille f

a baby's bottle

un biberon

2. bottle Brit inf (courage):

bottle

courage m

he lost his bottle

il s'est dégonflé

II.bottle [ˈbɒtl, Am ˈbɑ:t̬l] VB trans

1. bottle Brit (preserve in jars):

bottle

mettre en bocaux

2. bottle (put into bottles):

bottle

mettre en bouteilles

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

We have even had a case of a fox thrusting its head into a bottle bank and being unable to free itself.

www.bbc.co.uk

Facilities include a bowling pavilion, playing fields, walks, nature areas and bottle banks.

en.wikipedia.org

Some 15% also revealed that they dump glass beside bottle banks.

www.breakingnews.ie

They had hidden behind the bottle banks -- they were lying in wait for her.

www.herald.ie

Other ways to improve recycling include taking glass items to bottle banks at supermarkets and composting biodegradable waste which prevents it from being sent to landfill.

en.wikipedia.org

And how much does it cost you to get to the bottle bank or the tip?

www.kentlive.news

I have a bottle bank where people come and drop, and drop, and drop until it's overflowing.

www.npr.org

Then there is the bottle bank arcade machine.

psychcentral.com

We'll look at putting a bottle bank in as well, further increasing the recycling options, as well as a mini recycling centre for card and plastics.

www.pressandjournal.co.uk

And when he visits the recycling centre, he's on a mission to stuff cardboard in the bottle bank... anything to annoy the council.

www.dailymail.co.uk