piggy bank in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for piggy bank in the English»Spanish Dictionary

piggy bank [Am ˈpɪɡi ˌbæŋk, Brit] N

piggy bank

alcancía f LatAm

piggy bank

hucha f Spain (en forma de cerdito)

piggy bank

chanchito m CSur

Translations for piggy bank in the Spanish»English Dictionary

alcancía

piggy bank

chanchito

piggy bank

Translations for piggy bank in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.piggy <pl piggies> [Am ˈpɪɡi, Brit ˈpɪɡi] N childspeak

piggy

cerdito m

piggy

chanchito m LatAm

II.piggy <piggier, piggiest> [Am ˈpɪɡi, Brit ˈpɪɡi] ADJ pej

piggy fingers:

piggy

regordete

piggy

rechoncho

those piggy eyes

esos ojitos redondos y brillantes

I.bank¹ [Am bæŋk, Brit baŋk] N

1.1. bank (edge of river):

bank

orilla f

bank

ribera f

the river had burst its banks

el río se había desbordado or se había salido de madre

1.2. bank (slope):

bank

terraplén m

bank MECH

talud m

1.3. bank (graded bend):

bank

peralte m

2.1. bank (mass):

bank of earth/snow

montículo m de tierra/nieve

bank of clouds

masa f de nubes

2.2. bank (on bed of sea, river):

bank

banco m

bank

bajío m

3. bank:

bank (of typewriter keys)

teclado m

bank (of dials, instruments)

tablero m

4.1. bank (row of oars):

bank

hilera f de remos

4.2. bank (rower's bench):

bank

banco m

II.bank¹ [Am bæŋk, Brit baŋk] VB trans

1. bank (grade):

bank bend/racetrack

peraltar

2. bank fire → bank up

3. bank (deflect):

bank Am

hacer rebotar

III.bank¹ [Am bæŋk, Brit baŋk] VB intr AVIAT

bank

ladearse

See also bank up

I.bank up VB [Am bæŋk -, Brit baŋk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

bank up earth/sand:

bank up

amontonar

to bank up the fire

agregarle carbón (or leña etc.) al fuego (para que arda lentamente)

II.bank up VB [Am bæŋk -, Brit baŋk -] (v + adv)

bank up sand/snow:

amontonarse

bank up clouds:

acumularse

I.bank² [Am bæŋk, Brit baŋk] N Bank of England

1. bank FIN:

bank

banco m

the nationalization of the banks

la nacionalización de los bancos or de la banca

to laugh or iron cry all the way to the bank

morirse de risa inf

when they tell me I write trash, I cry all the way to the bank

cuando me dicen que escribo basura, me río pensando en mis regalías

bank deposits

depósitos mpl bancarios

bank raid

atraco m a un banco

2. bank (in gambling):

the bank

la banca

to break the bank

hacer saltar la banca

you can eat there without breaking the bank

allí se puede comer sin arruinarse or sin gastar un dineral

3. bank (store, supply):

bank

banco m

blood/sperm bank

banco de sangre/semen

II.bank² [Am bæŋk, Brit baŋk] VB intr FIN

I bank with the National

tengo la cuenta en el National

where do they bank?, who do they bank with?

¿dónde tienen la cuenta?

to shop and bank from home

comprar y hacer operaciones bancarias desde la casa

III.bank² [Am bæŋk, Brit baŋk] VB trans FIN

bank money/check

depositar ingresar (en el banco)

bank money/check

ingresar (en el banco) esp Spain

See also Bank of England

Bank of England Info

Bank of England

El Banco de Inglaterra es el banco central del Reino Unido. Asesora al gobierno en asuntos financieros y actúa como banquero del gobierno y otros bancos.

piggy bank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for piggy bank in the English»Spanish Dictionary

piggy bank N

piggy bank

hucha f en forma de cerdito

Translations for piggy bank in the Spanish»English Dictionary

alcancía

piggy bank Am

hucha

piggy bank

Translations for piggy bank in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.piggy [ˈpɪgi] -ier, -iest -ies ADJ inf

1. piggy (pig-like):

piggy

con apariencia de cerdo

piggy eyes

ojos m pl pequeños

2. piggy (greedy):

piggy

glotón, -ona

II.piggy [ˈpɪgi] -ier, -iest -ies N childspeak

piggy

cerdito m

I.bank¹ [bæŋk] N

1. bank FIN:

bank

banco m

bank (in games)

banca f

to break the bank

hacer saltar la banca

2. bank (storage place):

bank

depósito m

blood bank

banco m de sangre

data bank

banco m de datos

Phrases:

to laugh all the way to the bank inf

ganar mucha pasta

II.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB intr

to bank with Barclays

tener una cuenta en Barclays

III.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB trans

bank

depositar

I.bank² [bæŋk] N (edge)

bank of river

orilla m

II.bank² [bæŋk] VB intr AVIAT

bank

ladearse

bank³ [bæŋk] N

bank of earth

terraplén m

bank of fog, clouds

banco m

bank of switches

batería f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But the fact was the regular deposits in your piggy bank, did not earn a rate of return.

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That came alongside a big drop in household saving ratios, suggesting people are raiding the piggy bank to offset falling income.

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The familiar goldfish and shark were replaced by a piggy bank.

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It might as well have been a child's piggy bank.

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We try to atone for our holiday excesses by either re-stocking the piggy bank through strategic scrimping, or by restraining our inner piggy.

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In the second round, the player chooses one piggy bank out of five.

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Although it took almost all the money he had (he literally broke open his piggy bank to pay his membership dues), he joined the union that day.

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A piggy bank is saved from being shattered for its emptiness.

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Imagine being seven years old and having a whole $137.88 in your piggy bank.

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I am seeing an increasing abundance of executives using corporate assets as their personal piggy bank.

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