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The meaning of the Spanish word "banco" and how you use it

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banco
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) bank
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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Clickable Example Sentences

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¿ Dónde está el banco ?
Where is the bank?
Voy a abrir una cuenta en el banco .
I'm going to open an account at the bank.
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If They Had Only Known ...
Los ladrones salen corriendo del banco
The robbers leave the bank running
Why Does Inflation Exist?
La razón última de la existencia de la inflación es que el gobierno o el banco central están creando dinero .
The final reason for the existence of inflation is that the government or central bank is creating money.
Why Does Inflation Exist?
Esto es lo que vemos , lo que vimos que está pidiendo España al Banco Central Europeo , a Mario Draghi .
This is what we see, what we saw that Spain is requesting of the European Central Bank, of Mario Draghi.
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banco
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) bench
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¿ Ves la ardilla que está en el banco ?
Do you see the squirrel that's on the bench?
Deja tus juguetes en el banco , por favor .
Leave your toys on the bench, please.
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What Should We Do?
Vale , estar sentado en un banco comiendo pipas es bastante aburrido .
Okay, being seated on a bench eating sunflower seeds is pretty boring.
Why This Spanish Lady Goes to the Playground
de la gente mayor que acompaña al nieto al parque , se sienta en el banco ,
for the older people who accompany a grandchild to the park, sit on the bench,
A Poem to Challenge Your Spanish
y tuvo que esperar en la consigna viendo pasar el equipaje de la vida desde el banco neutral de la deshora .
and had to wait at the checkroom watching the luggage of life pass by from the neutral bench of an inappropriate time.
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banco...mundial
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) World Bank
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Tenemos el informe del Banco Mundial .
We have the report from the World Bank.
El Banco Mundial tiene que decidirlo .
The World Bank has to decide it.
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banco
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) shoal; school (of fish)
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Ese es un banco de sardinas .
That's a shoal of sardines.
Este es un gran banco de peces .
This is a large school of fish.
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Children's Stories: How Little Fish Make a Big Fish
En un rincón cualquiera del mar , vivía un banco de pececitos felices .
In an ordinary corner of the sea, there lived a school of happy little fish.
Children's Stories: How Little Fish Make a Big Fish
De pronto divisó un banco de pececitos iguales , iguales a él escondidos bajo las sombras de un montón de rocas y algas .
Suddenly he made out a school of similar little fish, similar to him hidden under the shadows of a ton of rocks and algae.
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banco central
(name) Central Bank
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Este es el Banco Central .
This is the Central Bank.
El Banco Central es de mucha importancia .
The Central Bank has a great importance.
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Argentina's Economic Crisis Worsens
Mientras , continúa el deterioro del balance del Banco Central , con reservas netas en niveles mínimos .
Meanwhile, the deterioration of the Central Bank's balance continues, with net reserves at minimum levels.
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