bancaban.casf1 table, writing-table, desk, bureau.
2 bureau, business office.
3 a lawyer’s office and profession:
abrir ou pôr a banca / to establish a lawyer’s office.
4 board of examiners, bench of court:
banca de examinadores / examining board.
5 game of hazard.
6 stake(s) in gambling, pool.
7 bras dinner-table.
8 newspaper stall, bookstall.
bras newsstand:
banca de jornais / newsstand:
banca de livros / bookstall.
9 tripod.
Expressõesabafar a banca to overcome all opponents, to gain a complete victory.
banca de feirantes market-stall.
banca dos jurados jury-box.
botar banca,
pôr banca to boast of a personal quality or possessions.
ele quebrou a banca he broke the bank.
levar a banca à glória a) to sweep the stakes. b) to be successful all the way along.
