What does banco in Spanish mean?

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

The word banco in Spanish means bench, bank, bench, table, shoal, blood bank, put up with, central bank, long bench, continuous bench, abs bench, sit-up bench, abdominal bench, carpenter's workbench, carpenter's bench, countertop, kitchen stool, food bank, credit bank, database, databank, Bank of Spain, cooler, ice chest, ice shelf, time bank, breast milk bank, milk bank, medicine bank, bank of specimens, specimen bank, commercial bank, mercantile bank, blood bank, bench, issuing bank, state bank, hydraulic bench, IBRD. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word banco

bench

nombre masculino (asiento) (park)

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

Me senté en un banco del parque.

I sat down on a park bench.

bank

nombre masculino (entidad financiera)

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

Tengo todo mi dinero en un banco extranjero.

I keep all my money in a foreign bank.

bench, table

nombre masculino (mesa)

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

Está cortando madera en su banco de trabajo.

He's cutting up wood on his work bench (or: table).

shoal

nombre masculino (cardumen, conjunto de peces)

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

El pesquero trataba de localizar un banco de sardinas.

The fishing-boat's trying to find a shoal of sardine.

blood bank

nombre masculino (medicina (almacén) (medicine)

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

El cirujano pidió cuatro unidades de sangre al banco.

The surgeon requested four units of blood from the blood bank.

put up with

verbo pronominal (AmL (soportar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Esa es la verdad y te la tienes que bancar.

central bank

(banco público nacional)

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

Debido a la crisis mundial, los bancos centrales de varios países han adoptado medidas extremas.

Due to the worldwide crisis, central banks in several countries have taken extreme measures.

long bench, continuous bench

(tipo de mueble) (going along the wall)

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

Compré un banco corrido en una feria de muebles usados.

I bought a long bench at a second-hand furniture fair.

abs bench, sit-up bench, abdominal bench

(para hacer ejercicio)

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

El gimnasio tiene tres bancos de abdominales.

The gym has three abs benches.

carpenter's workbench, carpenter's bench

(mesa de trabajo)

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

Juan tiene un taller con un banco de carpintería y muchas herramientas.

Juan has a workshop with a carpenter's bench and many tools.

countertop

(ES (encimera) (US)

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

Guardé las latas en el banco de cocina sobre el horno.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. When I went in the kitchen I put the shopping on the countertop.

kitchen stool

(AmL (taburete)

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

La cocina tiene un desayunador alto y dos bancos de cocina.

The kitchen has a tall breakfast table and two kitchen stools.

food bank

locución nominal masculina (acopio y distribución)

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

La ONG trabaja con tres bancos de comida para distribuir alimentos a quienes lo necesitan.

The NGO works with three food banks to hand out food to the needy.

credit bank

locución nominal masculina (entidad financiera) (loans)

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

El banco de crédito aprobó el préstamo.

The credit bank approved the loan.

database, databank

locución nominal masculina (base de información)

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

Todo se registra en el banco de datos de la empresa.

Everything is registered in the company's database.

Bank of Spain

locución nominal masculina (finanzas: banco central)

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

cooler, ice chest

locución nominal masculina (sistema de refrigeración)

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

La maquinaria cuenta con un banco de hielo propio.

The machinery has a built-in cooler.

ice shelf

locución nominal masculina (en el mar)

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

El buque tuvo que esquivar los bancos de hielo.

The boat had to dodge the ice shelves.

time bank

locución nominal masculina (intercambio de servicio)

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

breast milk bank, milk bank

locución nominal masculina (para lactantes)

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

Gracias al banco de leche, el huerfanito pudo alimentarse bien.

Thanks to the breast milk bank, the orphan could be well nourished.

medicine bank

locución nominal masculina (que colecta y distribuye)

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

El banco de medicamentos distribuye a las farmacias de todo el país.

The medicine bank distributes to pharmacies all over the country.

bank of specimens, specimen bank

locución nominal masculina (de tejidos y fluidos) (for medical research)

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

Susana trabaja en un banco de muestras dentro de un hospital.

Susana works in a specimen bank at a hospital.

commercial bank, mercantile bank

locución nominal masculina (entidad especializada)

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

Deberías consultar en un banco de negocios para estar seguro.

You should consult a commercial bank to be sure.

blood bank

locución nominal masculina (para transfusiones)

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

Mi madre dona al banco de sangre todos los años.

My mother donates to the blood bank every year.

bench

locución nominal masculina (deporte: de un equipo) (backup players)

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

El entrenador mandó a Juan al banco de suplentes.

The coach sent John to the bench.

issuing bank

locución nominal masculina (de una nación)

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

El cheque debe estar firmado por el banco emisor.

The cheque must be signed by the issuing bank.

state bank

locución nominal masculina (oficial: de un país)

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

Laura trabaja en un banco estatal.

Laura works in a state bank.

hydraulic bench

locución nominal masculina (aparato de máquina)

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

No puedo controlar el banco hidráulico de esta máquina.

I can't control this machine's hydraulic bench.

IBRD

(banco mundial) (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

El BIRD, más conocido como Banco Mundial, fue creado en 1944 junto al Fondo Monetario Internacional.

The IBRD, better known as the World Bank, was created in 1944 alongside the International Monetary Fund.

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