bank

banco

Entidad donde se guarda dinero, se piden préstamos y se realizan pagos, o su edificio.

En inglés sencillo: An organization or building where you keep money, borrow money, and make payments.

• My money is in the bank.
• The bank agreed to lend us money.
• Which bank do you use for your savings?

Expresiones frecuentes: bank account, bank loan, local bank, visit the bank

orilla, ribera

Terreno que bordea un río, un lago o un arroyo.

En inglés sencillo: The land along the side of a river, lake, or stream.

• We sat on the river bank.
• Trees grew along both banks of the stream.
• She swam across to the opposite bank.

Sinónimos: riverside, shore

Expresiones frecuentes: river bank, steep bank, opposite bank

banco

Lugar o colección donde se guardan cosas útiles para cuando hagan falta.

En inglés sencillo: A place or collection where useful things are kept safely until people need them.

• The hospital has a blood bank.
• Scientists stored rare seeds in a seed bank.
• The data bank contains thousands of historical records.

Sinónimos: store, repository

Expresiones frecuentes: blood bank, seed bank, data bank

hucha, alcancía

Recipiente pequeño donde se guardan monedas o billetes para ahorrar.

En inglés sencillo: A small container for saving coins or paper money.

• Put your coins in the bank.
• Her piggy bank was shaped like a cat.
• He emptied his bank to buy a toy.

Sinónimos: money box, piggy bank

Expresiones frecuentes: piggy bank, coin bank, empty the bank

depositar, ingresar

Poner dinero en una cuenta de un banco u otra entidad financiera.

En inglés sencillo: To put money into an account at a financial institution.

• I need to bank this money.
• He banked the cheque yesterday.
• Have you banked the shop’s takings?

Cómo se usa: bank something (She banks her earnings every Friday.)

Sinónimos: deposit, pay in

Antónimos: withdraw

Expresiones frecuentes: bank the money, bank a cheque, bank the takings

operar con un banco, prestar servicios bancarios

Utilizar los servicios de un banco o prestar esos servicios a clientes.

En inglés sencillo: To use an organization’s money services, or provide those services to a customer.

• I prefer to bank online.
• Our family has banked with them for years.
• The company banks several large business clients.

Cómo se usa: bank with someone (We bank with a small local company.)

Expresiones frecuentes: bank with someone, bank online, bank with us

alabear, inclinarse

Inclinarse un avión hacia un lado al girar en el aire.

En inglés sencillo: If an aircraft does this, it tilts to one side as it turns in the air.

• The plane began to bank.
• The pilot banked left above the lake.
• We watched the aircraft bank sharply toward the runway.

Sinónimos: tilt

Expresiones frecuentes: bank left, bank right, bank sharply