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"Bank" is a noun which is often translated as "el banco", and "coast" is a noun which is often translated as "la costa". Learn more about the difference between "bank" and "coast" below.
bank(
beyngk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la ribera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After the flood you could see a great deal of garbage on the banks of the river.Después de la inundación se podía ver gran cantidad de basura en las riberas del río.
3. (slope)
a. el terraplén (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't get too close to the edge or you'll fall down the bank.No te acerques demasiado al borde o te caerás por el terraplén.
4. (gambling)
5. (weather)
6. (pile)
a. el montículo (M) (snow)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There were high banks of snow on either side of the street.Había montículos altos de nieve en ambos lados de la calle.
b. el banco (M) (sand)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Some birds make their nests in vertical cliffs or sandy banks.Algunas aves hacen sus nidos en los acantilados verticales o en los bancos de arena.
a. la batería (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was an impressive bank of TV screens at the news station.Había una batería impresionante de monitores de televisión en la estación de noticias.
a. el tablero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The concert's audiovisual technician has about 200 dials and switches on the bank in front of him.El técnico audiovisual del concierto cuenta con unos 200 diales e interruptores en el tablero frente a él.
a. el banco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The blood bank has an urgent need for donations from people with AB blood.El banco de sangre tiene una necesidad urgente de donativos de gente con sangre AB.
10. (aviation)
a. la inclinación lateral (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An airplane's bank on a clear day is visible, but in the fog without instruments, you have no idea.Se puede ver la inclinación lateral de un avión en un día claro, pero en la niebla sin instrumentos, no se sabe.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. ladear
The pilot banked the plane to pass over the cliffs.El piloto ladeó el avión para atravesar los acantilados.
12. (to add fuel to)
a. agregar (coal or wood)
He had banked the fire with coal to prevent it from going out.Había agregado carbón al fuego para que no se apagara.
13. (to mound up)
a. amontonar
The farmer banked all the straw on the side of the barn.El granjero amontonó toda la paja a un lado del granero.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ladearse
The passengers started to scream when they noticed that the plane had started to bank.Los pasajeros empezaron a gritar al notar que el avión empezaba a ladearse.
17. (to mound up)
a. acumularse
When he came out of the house after the storm, he found sand had banked several feet high around his house.Cuando salió después de la tormenta, encontró que la arena se había acumulado unos pies de altura alrededor de su casa.
coast(
kost
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (shore)
a. la costa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We spent Christmas on the coast of Chile and enjoyed the summer weather.Pasamos la Navidad en la costa de Chile y disfrutamos del clima veraniego.
b. el litoral (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The coast to the north of Puerto Vallarta is being developed.El litoral al norte de Puerto Vallarta se está desarrollando.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ir en punto muerto
The driver took his foot off the accelerator and coasted to the stoplight.El chofer quitó el pie del acelerador y fue en punto muerto hasta el semáforo.
b. deslizarse
We coasted down the hill on our bicycles.Nos deslizamos cuesta abajo en las bicicletas.
c. avanzar sin esfuerzo
The Swiss skater is ahead of the pack and coasting to the finish.El patinador suizo está delante del pelotón y avanzando sin esfuerzo hacia la meta.
d. rodar sin pedalear
The cyclists coasted along with the wind at their backs.Los ciclistas rodaron sin pedalear con el viento a sus espaldas.
a. pasar fácilmente
Javier barely studies and still manages to coast through all his classes.Javier apenas estudia y aún así logra pasar fácilmente todas sus clases.
