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board [bɔːd] n 1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a long wide flat relatively thin piece of sawn timber 2. a. a smaller flat piece of rigid material for a specific purpose ironing board b. (in combination) breadboard cheeseboard 3. a person's food or meals, provided regularly for money or sometimes as payment for work done (esp in the phrases full board, board and lodging) 4. Archaic a table, esp one used for eating at, and esp when laden with food 5. a. (sometimes functioning as plural) a group of people who officially administer a company, trust, etc a board of directors b. (as modifier) a board meeting 6. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) any other committee or council a board of interviewers (Performing Arts / Theatre) the boards (plural) the acting profession; the stage 8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for blackboard, chessboard, notice board, printed circuit board (see printed circuit), springboard, surfboard 9. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) stiff cardboard or similar material covered with paper, cloth, etc., used for the outside covers of a book 10. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a flat thin rectangular sheet of composite material, such as plasterboard or chipboard 11. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Chiefly US a. a list on which stock-exchange securities and their prices are posted b. Informal the stock exchange itself 12. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a. the side of a ship b. the leg that a sailing vessel makes on a beat to windward 13. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ the part of the floor of a sheep-shearing shed, esp a raised part, where the shearers work 14. NZ the killing floor of an abattoir or freezing works 15. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a. any of various portable surfaces specially designed for indoor games such as chess, backgammon, etc b. (as modifier) board games 16. (Group Games / Bridge) a. a set of hands in duplicate bridge b. a wooden or metal board containing four slots, or often nowadays, a plastic wallet, in which the four hands are placed so that the deal may be replayed with identical hands 17. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the hull of a sailboard, usually made of plastic, to which the mast is jointed and on which a windsurfer stands 18. See above board go by the board to be in disuse, neglected, or lost in these days courtesy goes by the board on board on or in a ship, boat, aeroplane, or other vehicle sweep the board a. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) to win all the cards or money b. to win every event or prize in a contest take on board to accept (new ideas, situations, theories, etc.) vb 1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to go aboard (a vessel, train, aircraft, or other vehicle) 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to come alongside (a vessel) before attacking or going aboard 3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to attack (a ship) by forcing one's way aboard 4. (tr; often foll by up, in, etc.) to cover or shut with boards 5. (intr) to give or receive meals or meals and lodging in return for money or work 6. (sometimes foll by out) to receive or arrange for (someone, esp a child) to receive food and lodging away from home, usually in return for payment [Old English bord; related to Old Norse borth ship's side, table, Old High German bort ship's side, Sanskrit bardhaka a cutting off] boardable adj Board a council convened for business; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit on a committee. Examples: board of commissioners; of directors, 1712; of governors; of guardians.
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board noun 1. blackboard, noticeboard, chalkboard, flip chart, whiteboard He wrote a few more notes on the board. 2. plank, panel, timber, piece of wood, slat, piece of timber, lath The floor was draughty bare boards. 3. management, heads, leaders, directors, managers, executives, committee, bosses (informal), governors, panel, administrators, controllers, directorate the agenda for the October 12 meeting of the board 4. council, directors, committee, congress, ministry, advisers, panel, assembly, chamber, trustees, governing body, synod, directorate, quango, advisory group, conclave the US National Transportation Safety Board 5. meals, food, eats (informal), provisions, refreshments, grub (informal), kai (N.Z. informal), sustenance, nosh (informal), victuals, edibles, daily meals Free room and board are provided for all hotel staff. verb 1. get on, enter, mount, embark, get on board, go aboard, entrain, embus, enplane I boarded the plane bound for England. get on land, arrive, get off, alight, disembark, dismount, go ashore Translations board [bɔːd] A. N 1. [of wood] → tabla f, tablón m; (= table) → mesa f; (for chess etc) → tablero m; (= ironing board) → tabla f de planchar; (= notice board) → tablón m; (in bookbinding) → cartón m (Comput) → placa f, tarjeta f above board (= legitimate) → legítimo; (= in order) → en regla, legal an increase across the board → un aumento global or general to go by the board (= go wrong) → ir al traste; (= be abandoned) → abandonarse in boards (book) → en cartoné to sweep the board → ganar todas las bazas; (in election) → copar todos los escaños 2. (= provision of meals) → comida f full board → pensión f completa half board → media pensión f board and lodging (Brit) → casa f y comida 3. (Naut, Aer) on board → a bordo on board (the) ship → a bordo del barco to go on board → embarcarse, subir a bordo to take sth on board [+ idea] → adoptar algo, asimilar algo 5. (gas, water etc) → comisión f 6. the boards (Theat) → las tablas to tread the boards (as profession) → ser actor/actriz; (= action) → salir a escena B. VT 1. [+ ship, plane] → subir a bordo de, embarcarse en; [+ enemy ship] → abordar; [+ bus, train] → subir a 2. (also board up) (= cover with boards) → entablar C. VI to board with → hospedarse en casa de D. CPD board game N → juego m de tablero board meeting N → reunión f de la junta directiva or del consejo de administración board of directors N → junta f directiva, consejo m de administración board of governors N (Brit) (Scol) → consejo m (de un colegio, instituto etc) board of inquiry N → comisión f investigadora Board of Trade N (Brit) (formerly) → Departamento m de Comercio y Exportación (US) → Cámara f de Comercio board in VT + ADV = board up board out VT + ADV [+ person] → buscar alojamiento a he is boarded out with relatives → vive con unos parientes(pagando la pensión) board up VT + ADV [+ door, window] → entablar board [ˈbɔːrd] n (wooden) → planche f (also noticeboard) → panneau m d'affichage (for chess) → échiquier m to sweep the board (in competition, election) → tout gagner [firm] → conseil m d'administration (NAUTICAL, AVIATION) on board [passenger] → à bord to take sth on board [+ idea, suggestion] → prendre (bonne) note de qch (= meals) → pension f with board and lodging → logé(e) nourri(e) full board (British) → pension f complète half board (British) → demi-pension f above board [arrangement, deal] → régulier/ière, dans les règles across the board adv → systématiquement; adj → de portée générale to go by the board (= be ignored) → tomber à l'eau (= be unimportant) → compter pour rien, n'avoir aucune importance vi (= go on board) [air passenger] → embarquer (= take passengers on board) [flight] now boarding at gate 13 → embarquement immédiat porte 13 board up vt [+ door, window] → condamner (au moyen de planches, de tôle)board chairman n → président m du conseil d'administration board n → Brett nt; (= blackboard) → Tafel f; (= notice board) → Schwarzes Brett; (= signboard) → Schild nt; (= floorboard) → Diele (→ nbrett nt) f; the boards (Theat) → die Bretter (= provision of meals) → Kost f, → Verpflegung f; board and lodging → Kost und Logis; full/half board → Voll-/Halbpension f (= group of officials) → Ausschuss m; (= board of inquiry, examiners also) → Kommission f; (with advisory function, = board of trustees) → Beirat m; (= permanent official institution: = gas board, harbour board etc) → Behörde f; (of company: also board of directors) → Vorstand m; (of British/American company) → Verwaltungsrat m; (including shareholders, advisers) → Aufsichtsrat m; to be on the board, to have a seat on the board → im Vorstand/Aufsichtsrat sein or sitzen; board of governors (Brit Sch) → Verwaltungsrat m; Board of Trade (Brit) → Handelsministerium nt; (US) → Handelskammer f (Naut, Aviat) on board → an Bord; to go on board → an Bord gehen; on board the ship/plane → an Bord des Schiffes/Flugzeugs; on board the bus → im Bus; he held a party on board his yacht → er veranstaltete eine Party auf seiner Jacht (= board of interviewers) → Gremium nt → (zur Auswahl von Bewerbern); (= interview) → Vorstellungsgespräch nt → (vor einem Gremium); to be on a board → einem Gremium zur Auswahl von Bewerbern angehören (fig phrases) across the board → allgemein, generell; criticize, agree, reject → pauschal; a wage increase of £10 per week across the board → eine allgemeine or generelle Lohnerhöhung von £ 10 pro Woche; to go by the board (work, plans, ideas) → unter den Tisch fallen; (dreams, hopes) → zunichtewerden; (principles) → über Bord geworfen werden; (business) → zugrunde or zu Grunde gehen; that’s all gone by the board → daraus ist nichts geworden; to take something on board (= understand) → etw begreifen; (= deal with) → sich einer Sache (gen) → annehmen vt (= cover with boards) → mit Brettern verkleiden ship, plane → besteigen, an Bord (+gen) → gehen/kommen; train, bus → einsteigen in (+acc); (Naut, in attack) → entern vi → in Pension sein (with bei) (Sch) → Internatsschüler(in) m(f) → sein board: board meeting n → Vorstandssitzung f boardroom boardroom floor n → Vorstandsetage f boardroom politics pl → Firmenklüngel m (inf) board school n (Brit Hist) → staatliche Schule boardwalk n (US) → Holzsteg m; (on beach) → hölzerne Uferpromenade board [bɔːd] 1. n a. (of wood) → asse f, tavola; (for chess) → scacchiera; (blackboard) → lavagna; (on wall) → tabellone m across the board (fig) (adv) → per tutte le categorie (adj) → generale to go by the board (fig) → andare a monte, venir messo/a da parte above board (fig) → regolare b. (provision of meals) → vitto half board (Brit) → mezza pensione f full board (Brit) → pensione f completa d. (group of officials) → commissione f board of directors → consiglio di amministrazione board of examiners → commissione esaminatrice or d'esame 2. vt (ship, plane) → imbarcarsi su, salire a bordo di; (enemy ship) → andare all'abbordaggio di; (bus, train) → salire su or in 3. vi to board with sb → essere a pensione da qn board [bɔːd] 1. n a. (of wood) → asse f, tavola; (for chess) → scacchiera; (blackboard) → lavagna; (on wall) → tabellone m across the board (fig) (adv) → per tutte le categorie (adj) → generale to go by the board (fig) → andare a monte, venir messo/a da parte above board (fig) → regolare b. (provision of meals) → vitto half board (Brit) → mezza pensione f full board (Brit) → pensione f completa d. (group of officials) → commissione f board of directors → consiglio di amministrazione board of examiners → commissione esaminatrice or d'esame 2. vt (ship, plane) → imbarcarsi su, salire a bordo di; (enemy ship) → andare all'abbordaggio di; (bus, train) → salire su or in 3. vi to board with sb → essere a pensione da qn n board [boːd] 1 a strip of timber The floorboards of the old house were rotten. vloerplanke لَوْحُ خَشَب дъска prkno bræt das Brett σανίδι tabla, plancha laud تختۀ چوبی lauta planche קֶרֶש लकड़ी का तख्ता drvene daske deszka papan kayu borð, fjöl asse 板 판자 lenta dēlis papan plank bord, fjøl deska tábua scândură половица doska deska daska bräda กระดาน tahta, levha, kereste 一段木材 дошка لکڑی کا تختہ tấm ván 木板 2 a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose notice-board; chessboard. bord لَوْحُ إعْلانات дъска deska, tabule spillebræt das Brett επίπεδη επιφάνεια από ξύλο, σανίδα, πίνακας tablón, tablero tahvel, laud تخته lauta panneau לוּחַ तख्ता, पट्टा drvena ploča tábla papan tafla, borð tabellone 盤 칠판, 게시판 lenta dēlis papan bord tavle; brett tablica tabuleiro tablă доска doska deska tabla tavla, bräde กระดาน ...tahtası 板子 дошка لکڑی کا چپٹا ٹکڑا bảng 板 3 meals board and lodging. etes, kos مائِدَه трапеза strava (a byt) forplejning; pension die Verpflegung διατροφή pensión, comida kost غذا ateriat pension (complète) אוֹכֶל भोजन smještaj (teljes) ellátás, koszt penyediaan makan kostur, fæði vitto e alloggio 食事 식사 maitinimas, maistas uzturs makanan dan penginapan kost kost, pensjon wikt, utrzymanie comida mâncare питание; стол plná penzia (polni) penzion stan kost อาหาร yemek, yiyecek içecek 伙食 харчування کھانے bàn ăn 伙食 4 an official group of persons administering an organization etc the board of directors. raad هَيْئَه، مَجْلِس، لَجْنَه комисия rada bestyrelse der Ausschuß διοικητικό συμβούλιο consejo, junta juhatus انجمن؛ هیئت lautakunta conseil מוֹעֶצֶת מְנַהֲלִים मण्डल odbor tanács(kozó testület) dewan (stjórnar)nefnd, stjórn consiglio 委員会 위원회 valdyba, taryba valde lembaga raad, bestuur styre, nemnd, råd zarząd conselho consiliu правление; совет rada svet odbor styrelse, direktion, nämnd คณะกรรมการ heyet, kurul 委員會 правління; рада مجلس ، اجلاس ، کسی تنظیم کے منتظمین کا گروہ ban 委员会 v 1 to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc) This is where we board the bus. aan boord gaan يَرْكَبُ، يَصْعَدُ إلى качвам се на nastoupit do/na stige op i; gå ombord på (be)steigen επιβιβάζομαι σε subir a peale minema سوار شدن؛ وارد شدن astua kyytiin monter dans לַעֲלוֹת चढ़ना ukrcati se beszáll naik ganga um borð, fara upp í salire su 乗り込む 탑승하다 įlipti iekāpt (kuģī, vilcienā, lidmašīnā) naik instappen, aan boord gaan gå/stige på wsiadać entrar a intra în садиться на nastúpiť do sesti v, vkrcati se ući u prevozno sredstvo borda, gå ombord på, stiga på ขึ้น (ยานพาหนะ) binmek 上(船,車,飛機) сісти на корабель, у вагон چڑھنا ، سوار ہونا lên tàu, xe 上(船,车,飞机) 2 to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house) He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week. loseer يَتَناوَلُ الطَّعام храня се на пансион stravovat se være på kost og logi sich in Kost befinden bei διαμένω ως οικότροφος alojarse en, estar hospedado en kostil olema اقامت موقت در خانۀ کسی دیگر asua väliaikaisesti être en pension chez לְהִתאַכסֵן अस्थायी रूप से किसी के यहां रहना stanovati kod lakik (vkinél teljes ellátással) menumpang vera kostgangari; leigja og vera í fæði essere a pensione 寄宿する 하숙하다 gyventi ir maitintis dzīvot (pie kāda) pansijā membayar makanan dan menginap logeren bo og ha kosten stołować się alojar-se a sta în pensiune la столоваться stravovať sa biti gost pri biti na stanu i hrani kod nekog vara inackorderad พักอาศัยชั่วคราวและกินอาหาร (ในบ้านคนอื่น) pansiyonda kalmak 搭伙 харчуватися عارضی طور ہر رہنا اور کھانا کھانا ăn ở trọ 搭伙 n boarder a person who temporarily lives, and takes his meals, in someone else's house. loseerder نَزيل (بأُجْرَه) пансионер strávník pensionær der Kostgänger οικότροφος huésped; interno kostiline کسی که موقتاً در خانۀ شخص دیگری اقامت دارد toisen luona väliaikaisesti asuva henkilö pensionnaire מִתאַכסֵן अस्थायी आवासी podstanar lakó (albérlőként étkezéssel), bennlakó (diák) orang yang menumpang maður sem leigir og er í föstu fæði; leigjandi og kostgangari pensionante 寄宿者 하숙생 gyventojas pansionārs orang yang membayar makanan kostganger pensjonær; kostskoleelev stołownik pensionista persoană care stă într-o pensiune квартирант; пансионер stravník gost gost inackorderad ผู้ที่พักอาศัยชั่วคราวและกินอาหาร (ในบ้านคนอื่น) pansiyoner 寄宿搭伙的 пансіонер عارضی طور پر رہنے اور کھانا کھانے والا شخص người ở trọ 搭伙者 n boarding-house a house where people live and take meals as paying guests. losieshuis بَيْتُ النُّزَلاء يُقَدِّمُ المنامَ والطَّعامَ пансион penzión pensionat die Pension οικοτροφείο pensión pansionaat پانسیون täysihoitola pension אַכסַניָה, בֵּית הַאֲרָחָה छात्रावास pansion panzió asrama gistiheimili pensione 下宿屋 기숙사 pensionas pansija rumah asrama pension pensjonat pensjonat pensão pensiune пансион penzión penzion pansion pensionat, inackorderingsställe บ้านที่มีทั้งห้องพักและอาหารสำหรับคนที่จ่ายค่าเช่า pansiyon tw供膳的寄宿處 пансіон رہینے اور کھانا کھانے کی جگہ nhà trọ 供膳的寄宿处 n boarding-school a school which provides accommodation and food as well as instruction. koshuis, kosskool مَدْرَسَةٌ داخِليَّه училище-интернат internátní škola kostskole das Internat σχολείο με οικότροφους μαθητές internado internaatkool مدرسۀ شبانه روزی sisäoppilaitos pensionnat פְּנִימִייָה आवासीय स्कूल internat bennlakásos iskola sekolah asrama heimavistarskóli collegio, convitto 寄宿学校 기숙 학교 internatinė mokykla internātskola sekolah asrama kostschool kostskole szkoła z internatem internato pension школа-интернат internátna škola internat internat internatskola โรงเรียนประจำ yatılı okul 寄宿學校 школа-пансіон رہائشی اسکول trường nội trú 寄宿学校 also adj across the board an across-the-board increase. deurgaans يَنْطَبِقُ على الجَميع отнасящ се за всички všeobecný over hele linjen quer durch die Bank γενικός, καθολικός general üldine سرتاسر؛ بطور کلی kautta linjan général לְכוָּלם सभी मामलों पर लागू करना preko puta az egész vonalon mencakup semua á línuna, í öllum tifellum generale 全面的に 전면적인 visais lygiais uz visiem attiecināms; vispārējs mencakup semua over de hele linie over hele linjen bez wyjątków, całościowy geral general для всех; во всех случаях všeobecný splošen, na splošno preko granice allmän, generell ให้ทุกคนอย่างเท่าเทียมกัน herkesi kapsayan 全面地(的) без винятків, безвинятковий تمام صورتوں میں قابلِ اطلاق trên mọi lĩnh vực 全面的 go by the board to be abandoned All my plans went by the board when I lost my job. deur die mat val يَتْرُكُ ، يَتَخَلّى عَن изоставям padnout pod stůl være uden betydning; være underordnet scheitern ματαιώνομαι, αποτυγχάνω, εγκαταλείπομαι irse al traste, venirse abajo liiva(le) jooksma از دست رفتن؛ ناموفق بودن tulla hylätyksi tomber à l'eau לְהִכָּשֵל छोड़ना odustati félredobják, tönkremegy ditinggalkan verða að engu essere spazzato via だめになる 무시당하다 sužlugti sabrukt (par plāniem, cerībām u.tml.) ditinggalkan overboord gegooid worden gå over styr, gå tapt spisać na straty, wziąć w łeb ir por água abaixo a se duce pe apa sâmbetei пойти прахом stroskotať pasti v vodo propasti gå över bord (styr), gå om intet ถูกละทิ้ง terkedilmek, bir kenara bırakılmak 落空 бути за бортом رائیگاں جانا bị từ bỏ 落空 board → لوح, هيئة prkno, výbor bestyrelse, bræt Brett, Vorstand διοικητικό συμβούλιο, σανίδα junta, tabla, tablón johtokunta, lauta conseil d’administration, planche daska, odbor consiglio, tavola 役員会, 板 위원회, 판 bestuur, plank planke, styre deska, rada comissão de diretores, conselho de administração, tábua доска, правление bräda, styrelse กระดาน, คณะกรรมการ kurul, tahta ban, tấm ván 木板, 董事会 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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