bank

banque

Établissement où on garde son argent, emprunte et effectue des paiements, ou son bâtiment.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : bank account, bank loan, local bank, visit the bank

rive, berge

Terrain qui longe une rivière, un lac ou un ruisseau.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : riverside, shore

Expressions courantes : river bank, steep bank, opposite bank

banque

Lieu ou ensemble où on conserve des choses utiles pour les besoins futurs.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : store, repository

Expressions courantes : blood bank, seed bank, data bank

tirelire

Petit récipient où on met des pièces ou des billets pour économiser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : money box, piggy bank

Expressions courantes : piggy bank, coin bank, empty the bank

déposer, verser

Mettre de l’argent sur un compte dans un établissement financier.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : bank something (She banks her earnings every Friday.)

Synonymes : deposit, pay in

Contraires : withdraw

Expressions courantes : bank the money, bank a cheque, bank the takings

être client d’une banque, fournir des services bancaires

Utiliser les services financiers d’une banque ou fournir ces services à des clients.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : bank with someone (We bank with a small local company.)

Expressions courantes : bank with someone, bank online, bank with us

s'incliner

Pour un avion, se pencher sur un côté pendant un virage.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : tilt

Expressions courantes : bank left, bank right, bank sharply