- 1 1.1 (edge of river) the river had burst its banksel río se había desbordado or se había salido de madreExample sentences1.2 (slope)
- These figures for the most part do not include freshwater wetlands along the shores of lakes, banks of rivers, in estuaries and along the marine coasts.
- Lighting effects have been put up in trees and rafts lie alongside the banks of the lake suggesting that fireworks could be launched from the water's surface.
- Ahead of me a row of pollarded willows lines the bank of the stream, beyond which the ground slopes gently upwards towards leafless woodland, appearing sombre grey.
talud (masculine)Example sentences1.3 (graded bend)
- Sometimes, as we rode the bank of a curve, the wheels became slightly airborne, momentarily escaping the pull of gravity.
- So we need a good baseline setup for a great car for the weekend because it is a pretty flat track, and the bank doesn't help the car turn.
- I learned firsthand how these Olympic competitors use the steep banks to reach top speed.
- 2 2.1 (mass) bank of earth/snowmontículo (masculine) de tierra/nievebank of cloudsmasa (feminine) de nubes2.2 (on bed of sea, river)Example sentences
- It is a great sight, with ant-like streams pouring across long pontoons over the river's shallow sandy banks to innumerable craft moored midstream.
- This is definitely so for small juvenile fish, but the bigger adults prefer a mix of clean and broken ground, often seeking out gravel banks and sandbanks adjacent to much rougher ground.
- At the mouth the shallow banks of the creek slanted sharply down around a large, flat boulder protruding from the lake, creating a miniature canyon of mud.
- 3 (of typewriter keys)(of dials, instruments) tablero (masculine)Example sentences
- Check for sources of electromagnetic interference such as banks of modems on web servers.
- It consisted of a bank of electronic tone generators and an associated array of processing devices that regulated the nature of the sounds.
- In that grey box you see by the railroad crossing lights there is a bank of batteries.
- 4 4.1 (row of oars)hilera (feminine) de remosExample sentences4.2 (rower's bench)
- The starboard banks of oars dipped hard into the water, and the trading ship swung abruptly to the left and slowly glided to the dock.
- The standard galley or galere ordinaire, had twenty-six banks of oars per side, with five men at each oar.
- If there were 100 oars per bank, that would have required 15000 oarsmen.
- 1 (grade)(bend/racetrack)
- Since the tracks are banked, the advantage usually goes to the driver on the inside - the outside car is more vulnerable.
- It really all depends on what you're wanting to do and how banked the track is.
- It cost £3.5m to build and adjoins the Sportcity indoor facility which boasts a four-lane, banked 200m track.
- 2 (fire) → bank up 1Example sentences
- Back in my room, I banked up the fire until I had a roaring blaze going.
- They'd stoked and banked the fire for the night, drawn the purple drapes, and put a hot bedpan in between her sheets to warm it ready for her.
- Greg, who was the only one who knew how to do it properly, had been banking the fire every night so they would have embers to start the morning's fire with.
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object
(earth/sand)to bank up the fire
agregarle carbón ( or leña etc) al fuego (para que arda lentamente)2verb + adverb
noun→ Bank of England
- 1 (Finance) the nationalization of the banksla nacionalización de los bancos or de la bancato laugh o [ironic] cry all the way to the bankmorirse de risa [colloquial]when they tell me I write trash, I cry all the way to the bankcuando me dicen que escribo basura, me río pensando en mis regalíasbank depositsdepósitos (masculine plural) bancariosbank raidatraco (masculine) a un bancoExample sentences
- There is a bank of volunteer drivers available although many groups prefer to use their own.
- The organization now has an image bank of stock images that clients can view and contact the photographers.
- That is a good idea, and Work and Income is ensuring that its job bank is available across the country and provides a wider range of information.
- 2 (in gambling)the bankla bancato break the bank you can eat there without breaking the bankallí se puede comer sin arruinarse or sin gastar un dineralExample sentences
- That begs the question as to whether our money would be safer under the mattress or in a bank deposit account than invested in shares, unit trusts or pension schemes.
- We've regularly - almost religiously - deposited money into our bank savings account.
- My current bank deposit account interest rate has just been cut again.
- 3 (store, supply) blood/sperm bankbanco de sangre/semenExample sentences
- Christmas cards should not be put in recycling boxes or paper banks.
- People can dispose of it in a paper bank or household recycling centres.
- To find out more, or for details of your nearest bottle or paper banks, contact the city council's special recycling helpline on 01904 636000.
depositar or (especially Spain) ingresar (en el banco)Example sentences
- You filled in various documents of a minor nature, banked money and signed cheques.
- The only problem is, normal economic dealings use high-powered supercomputers and economic analysts to make sure that the money is banked correctly.
- Rather we mean those who spend the morning banking their dividend cheques and the afternoon at the gym, on the tennis court or at the club.
- A candidate who can bank those sums is not only a threat to win, but a threat to disrupt the rules by which campaigns are run, paid for, and won.
- They moved to Nevada, built a beautiful new dream home, which they paid off completely, and still banked a hefty sum after taxes.
- Nigel thankfully revealed a year later that had he cooled his affair with Baltimore and had banked some ‘significant gains’.
(victory/help/support)the decision may go our way, but I wouldn't bank on it
puede que decidan a nuestro favor, pero yo no me confiaría demasiadohe was banking on her to get him out of the mess
contaba con or confiaba en que ella lo sacaría del apurowe were banking on them accepting our offer
contábamos con or confiábamos en que aceptarían nuestra oferta
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