banque
bank
In French, 'banque' refers to a financial institution that accepts deposits, lends money and offers related financial services. It is used in the same context as the English word 'bank'. For example, 'Je vais à la banque' means 'I am going to the bank'.
Example sentences using: banque
Je vais à la banque pour retirer de l'argent.
I am going to the bank to withdraw some money.
This sentence is an example of a common activity one might do at a bank. The French verb 'retirer' means 'to withdraw' and 'argent' refers to 'money'.
J'ai ouvert un compte à la banque hier.
I opened a bank account yesterday.
This phrase is a demonstration of the past tense in French, how to talk about events that occurred in the past, such as opening a bank account.
La banque est fermée le dimanche.
The bank is closed on Sunday.
This phrase shows how to express that a place, such as a bank, is closed during a specific time, in this case, Sunday.
Je dois payer des frais de banque chaque mois.
I have to pay bank fees every month.
This sentence uses 'banque' to refer to financial institutions and demonstrates how to express a recurring obligation.
La carte de crédit que j'ai obtenu de la banque a une bonne limite.
The credit card I got from the bank has a good limit.
In this sentence, 'banque' is used to denote where the credit card was obtained. This sentence is a good demonstration of using more complex structures in French.
Mon père travaille à la banque.
My father works at the bank.
This is a simple sentence which gives information about the job of someone's father. It is common in French to use the preposition 'à' after the verb 'travailler' when referring to the place of work.
La banque m'a refusé un prêt.
The bank denied me a loan.
This phrase demonstrates how to tell about a past event and negative response - a loan denial - from a bank.
La banque est juste au bout de la rue.
The bank is just at the end of the street.
This sentence shows how to give simple directions in French to a nearby location such as a bank.
J'ai oublié mon code de carte bancaire, donc je dois aller à la banque pour le réinitialiser.
I forgot my bank card code, so I need to go to the bank to reset it.
This sentence shows how to narrate a problem in the past and its future resolution, which in this case involves going to the bank to reset a forgotten code.
La sécurité de la banque a détecté une activité suspecte sur mon compte.
The bank's security detected suspicious activity on my account.
This sentence uses 'banque' to talk about a bank's security function and addresses a complex issue of suspicious activity being detected on a bank account.