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1 overflow
(a) (with liquid → container, bath) déborder; (→ river) déborder, sortir de son lit; (with people → room, vehicle) déborder, être plein à craquer; (with objects → box, wastebin) déborder;∎ the river frequently overflows onto the surrounding plain la rivière inonde souvent la plaine environnante;∎ the streets were overflowing with people les rues regorgeaient de monde;∎ the demonstrators overflowed into the side streets les manifestants ont débordé dans les rues transversales;∎ the glass is full to overflowing le verre est plein à ras bord;∎ the shop was full to overflowing le magasin était plein à craquer;∎ the contents of the bin overflowed onto the floor le contenu de la poubelle s'est répandu par terre;∎ her desk was overflowing with papers son bureau disparaissait sous les papiers∎ his heart was overflowing with joy son cœur débordait de joie[‚əʊvə'fləʊ] déborder de;∎ the river overflowed its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit ou a débordé(b) (excess → of population, production) excédent m, surplus m; (→ of energy, emotion) trop-plein m, débordement m -
2 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) talus2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) rive3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) banc2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) remblayer2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) virer (sur l'aile)II 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banque2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) banque2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) déposer à la banque- banker- bank book - banker's card - bank holiday - bank-note - bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) rangée -
3 overflow
1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) déborder (de)2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) trop-plein2) (an overflow pipe.) déversoir -
4 bank
bank [bæŋk]1 noun(a) (building, institution) banque f;∎ I asked the bank for a loan j'ai demandé un crédit à ma banque;∎ she has £10,000 in the bank elle a 10 000 livres à la banque;∎ what's the address of your bank? quelle est l'adresse de votre banque?;∎ the Bank of England/France la Banque d'Angleterre/de France;∎ the bank of issue la banque d'émission(b) Cards banque f (de celui qui tient le jeu); (in casino) = argent qui appartient à la maison de jeu;∎ to break the bank faire sauter la banque;∎ figurative it won't break the bank ça ne va pas me/nous/ etc ruiner(c) (reserve → of blood, data) banque f∎ we ran along the bank nous avons couru le long de la berge;∎ the river has overflowed its banks le fleuve est sorti de son lit;∎ the banks of Lake Como les rives du lac de Côme;∎ the Left Bank (in Paris) la rive gauche(e) (embankment, mound → of earth, snow) talus m; Railways (→ on railway) remblai m; (hill) pente f;∎ he ran up the bank on to the road il a grimpé la pente en courant jusqu'à la route(f) (ridge → on racetrack, road) bord m relevé; Transport (→ by road) talus m; Geology (→ of sand) banc m; (→ by sea) digue f(g) Horseriding banquette f irlandaise(h) Botany & Horticulture (mass → of flowers, shrubs) massif m; (→ of cloud) couche f, amoncellement m; Mining (→ of coal) amoncellement m; (→ of fog) banc m, couche f; (→ of sand) banc m;∎ banks of flowers des multitudes de fleurs(k) Technology (row → of levers, switches) rangée f; Cinema (of projectors) rampe f; (of speakers, transformers etc) groupe m, batterie f∎ to be banked (of clouds, snow) être amoncelé∎ to bank an aeroplane faire faire à un avion un virage sur l'aile∎ he banks with the National Bank il a un compte à la National Bank;∎ where do you bank?, who do you bank with? à quelle banque êtes-vous ou avez-vous votre compte?, quelle est votre banque?►► bank acceptance acceptation f de banque;bank account compte m bancaire;∎ to open/close a bank account ouvrir/fermer un compte bancaire;bank advance avance f bancaire;bank advice avis m de la banque;bank balance solde m bancaire;bank base rate taux m de base bancaire;bank bill effet m (tiré par une banque sur une autre);bank book livret m de caisse d'épargne, carnet m de banque;bank borrowings emprunts mpl bancaires, concours m bancaire;bank branch code code m guichet;bank buying rate taux m de change à l'achat;bank card carte f (d'identité) bancaire;bank charges frais mpl bancaires ou de banque;bank cheque chèque m bancaire;bank clerk employé(e) m,f de banque;bank commitment engagement m bancaire;bank credit avoir m en banque, crédit m bancaire;bank debts dettes fpl bancaires;bank details relevé m d'identité bancaire, RIB m;bank discount escompte m de banque, escompte m en dehors;bank discount rate escompte m officiel;bank draft traite f bancaire;American bank examiner inspecteur(trice) m,f de banque;bank guarantee garantie f bancaire, caution f de banque;bank holiday Monday lundi férié (jour de clôture des banques);bank interest intérêt m bancaire;bank lending concours m bancaire;∎ to take out a bank loan obtenir un prêt bancaire;∎ to pay off a bank loan rembourser un emprunt bancaire;bank manager (head of bank) directeur(trice) m,f de banque;∎ my or the bank manager (head of bank) le directeur de l'agence où j'ai mon compte; (in charge of account) le responsable de mon compte;∎ humorous I'll have to speak to my bank manager il faudra que j'en parle à mon banquier;bank money monnaie f de banque, monnaie f scripturale;bank notification avis m de la banque;bank overdraft découvert m bancaire;bank rate taux m d'escompte ou de l'escompte, taux m bancaire;bank reconciliation rapprochement m bancaire;bank reserves réserves fpl bancaires;Law bank robber cambrioleur(euse) m,f de banque;bank selling rate taux m de change à la vente;Stock Exchange bank shares valeurs fpl bancaires;Banking bank sort code code m guichet;bank statement relevé m de compte;Banking bank teller guichetier(ère) m,f;bank transactions transactions fpl bancaires;bank transfer virement m bancaire;bank transfer advice avis m de virement;Banking bank treasurer trésorier(ère) m,f de banque(count on) compter sur;∎ I'm banking on it je compte là-dessus;∎ he's banking on us il compte sur nous➲ bank up(cloud) s'amonceler
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