What does banc in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word banc in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use banc in French.

The word banc in French means bench, school, shoal, test bench, fog patch, fog bank, memory slot, memory socket, RAM slot, exercise bench, snowdrift, school of fish, shoal of fish, sandbank, sandbar, test bench, testing workbench, substitutes' bench, dock, substitutes' bench, on the sidelines, stuck on the sidelines, optical bench, bench, public bench, sunbed, tanning bed, on the sidelines. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word banc

bench

nom masculin (siège en longueur pour plusieurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je me suis assis sur un banc pour manger mon sandwich.
I sat on a bench to eat my sandwich.

school, shoal

nom masculin (groupe de poissons) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les marins pécheurs repèrent un banc de sardines.
The fishermen spot a shoal of sardines.

test bench

nom masculin (test industriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le banc d'essai sert au développement des produits.
The test bench is used to develop products.

fog patch

nom masculin (nappe de nuage gênant la visibilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fog bank

nom masculin (amas épais de brume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des bancs de brume sur la route.

memory slot, memory socket, RAM slot

nom masculin (Informatique : emplacement pour barrette mémoire) (electronics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet ordinateur dispose de 4 bancs de mémoire.

exercise bench

nom masculin (matériel pour se muscler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

snowdrift

nom masculin (accumulation de neige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

school of fish, shoal of fish

nom masculin (grand groupe de poissons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sandbank, sandbar

nom masculin (amas de sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un banc de sable apparaît en marée basse.

test bench, testing workbench

nom masculin (technique : table d'essai)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le banc de test vérifie les fonctionnalités du produit.

substitutes' bench

nom masculin (Sports : abri hors terrain de jeu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dock

nom masculin (localisation des prévenus au tribunal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
The prisoners were all sitting in the dock.

substitutes' bench

nom masculin (sport : banc de touche) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre champion local est resté sur le banc des remplaçants pendant tout le match.

on the sidelines, stuck on the sidelines

nom masculin (figuré (mise à l'écart) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Dans l'entreprise, Pierre est sur le banc des remplaçants.

optical bench

nom masculin (rail sur lequel on ajoute des lentilles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bench, public bench

nom masculin (siège urbain) (long seat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des amoureux s'embrassent sur le banc public.

sunbed, tanning bed

nom masculin (dispositif de bronzage artificiel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle utilise un banc solaire pour être bronzée toute l'année.

on the sidelines

locution adjectivale (écarté, exclus)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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