banco

bench

bank

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el banco(

bahng

koh

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (seat)

a. bench (in a yard or park)

Los bancos del parque están recién pintados.The park benches have just been painted.

b. pew (in a church)

La iglesia se ve vacía sin los bancos.The church looks empty without the pews.

c. stool (with no back)

¿Me pasas un banco para bajar ese libro del estante de arriba?Can you pass me a stool to get that book down from the top shelf?

d. desk (in a school)

El colegio ha renovado todos los bancos.The school has replaced all the desks.

e. workbench (for carpentry, etc.)

Necesito un banco más grande para trabajar en el taller.I need a larger workbench to work on in the workshop.

2. (finance)

a. bank

Fui al banco a pedir un préstamo.I went to the bank to ask for a loan.

3. (stock)

a. bank

El banco de sangre necesita donantes de todo tipo de sangre.The blood bank needs donors of all blood types.

4. (group of fish)

a. school

La zona atrae a muchos visitantes porque las aguas cristalinas dejan ver bancos de peces tropicales.Many visitors are attracted to the area because schools of tropical fish can be seen in the crystal-clear waters.

b. shoal

Vimos un banco de atunes mientras buceábamos.We saw a shoal of tuna while we were diving.

5. (mound)

a. bank

Aquí la vegetación acuática incluye bancos de algas.The aquatic vegetation here includes banks of seaweed.

Examples

Phrases

el banco me regaló un reloj	the bank gave me a watch
banco de palabras	word bank
al banco	to the bank the bank
para llegar al banco hay que cruzar	to get to the bank you have to cross
El banco me regaló un reloj. Fue	The bank gave me a watch. It was
banco de sangre	blood bank
banco de arena	sandbank
cada viernes, Julio lleva su cheque al banco y lo	every Friday, Julio takes his check to the bank and ... it
banco de negocios	investment bank
hay uno cerca del banco	there's one near the bank
banco de alimentos	food bank
depositar en el banco	to deposit ... in the bank
torno de banco	vice
tornillo de banco	vice
cajero de banco	bank teller
banco de iglesia	pew
banco de calor	warm bank
banco de inversiones	investment bank
un lugar donde guardas tu dinero es el banco	one place where you keep your money is the bank
en el banco, va a cobrar su cheque del trabajo	at the bank, he's going to cash his work check