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bench



banco
banco


Definições

inglês > português
bench
     1. Substantivo. banco (de praça, de reservas)
     2. Substantivo. (direito) júri
inglês > inglês
bench
     1. n. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
           They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.
     2. n. (legal) The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.
           They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.
     3. n. (legal, figuratively) The place where the judges sit.
           She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.
     4. n. The dignity of holding an official seat.
           the bench of bishops; the civic bench
     5. n. (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
           He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
     6. n. (sports) The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.
           Injuries have shortened the bench.
     7. n. A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
           She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.
     8. n. (weightlifting) A horizontal padded surface, usually with a weight rack, used for support during exercise.
     9. n. (surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall., as part of the benchmark etymology.
           After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.
     10. n. A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
     11. n. (geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
     12. n. (Australia) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
     13. n. (Australia) A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
     14. n. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
     15. v. (transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.
           They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
     16. v. (transitive, figuratively) To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
     17. v. (slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
     18. v. To furnish with benches.
     19. v. To place on a bench or seat of honour.
     20. v. (transitive, and intransitive, colloquial) To lift by bench pressing
           I heard he can bench 150 pounds.
     21. n. (weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
           He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
     22. v. alternative spelling of bentsh
português > inglês
banco
     1. n-m. bank (financial institution)
     2. n-m. bank (safe place for storage and retrieval of items)
     3. n-m. bench (long seat)
     4. n-m. (sports) bench (place where players of a sport sit when not playing)
     5. n-m. (hydrology) bank (a shallow area in a body of water)
     6. n-m. clipping of banco de dados
     7. v. verb form of bancar

Pronúncia




Exemplos

Two women are taking it easy on a bench in the park.
    Duas mulheres estão a relaxar num banco no parque.
I had hardly sat down on the bench when I found it had just been painted.
    Eu mal tinha sentado no banco, quando eu achei que tinha acabado de ser pintado.
I sat on a park bench this morning and read a good book.
    Esta manhã, eu sentei-me num banco de jardim e li um bom livro.
Isn't that him sitting on a bench?
    Aquele não é ele sentado num banco?
I often lie on this bench.
    Tenho o costume de deitar nesse banco.



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