| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| board | n | (wooden strip) pièce de bois | planche nf |
| Somebody put a board over the mud so people could walk on it. |
| Quelqu'un a posé une planche sur la boue pour qu'on puisse passer. |
| board | n | (wooden rectangle) pièce de bois | planche nf |
| During hurricanes, put boards over the windows. |
| Posez des planches sur les fenêtres pendant les ouragans. |
| board | vtr | (transport) | s'embarquer⇒ v pron |
| | | monter à bord vi |
| The Smiths boarded the ship for America. |
| Les Smith se sont embarqués sur le bateau pour l'Amérique. |
| Les Smith sont montés à bord du bateau pour l'Amérique. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| board | adj | (game) terme grand public | jeu de société nm |
| | type de jeu de société | jeu de plateau nm |
| Pete's family plays board games together every week. |
| La famille de Pete joue à des jeux de société toutes les semaines. |
| * Cette entreprise française conçoit et fabrique des jeux de plateau. |
| board | n | (management group) | traduction non disponible |
| Dr. Kimball was just appointed to the board of directors. |
| board | n | (stiff card) petit tableau | ardoise nf |
| The chauffeur held a board with John's name on it. |
| Le chauffeur tenait une ardoise portant le nom de John. |
| board | n | (meals with accommodation) hôtellerie, pension | couvert nm |
| The scholarship includes room and board. |
| Les frais de scolarité comprennent le logement et le couvert. |
| board | n | (school: blackboard) scolaire | tableau nm |
| Come to the front of the class to write the answers on the board. |
| Viens écrire les réponses au tableau. |
| board, boards | npl | (theatre) théâtre | planches nfpl |
| The actress had longed to tread the boards since she had been a child. |
| Cette actrice rêvait de monter sur les planches depuis son enfance. |
| board, boards | npl | (examination) | examen nm |
| Medical students must pass the boards before starting to practice. |
| Les étudiants en médecine doivent réussir leur examen avant de pouvoir pratiquer. |
| board | vi | (transport) transport | embarquement nm |
| | transport | embarquer⇒ vi |
| The plane is going to board in five minutes. |
| Embarquement à bord de l'avion dans cinq minutes ! |
| Il faudra embarquer à bord de l'avion dans cinq minutes. |
| board | vi | (take meals with accommodation) | prendre pension vi |
| Jason boarded with a family while at university. |
| Quand il était étudiant, Jason avait pris pension dans une famille. |
| board | vi | (school) scolaire | être pensionnaire⇒ vi |
| | scolaire | être interne vi |
| James isn't a day boy, he boards. |
| James n'est pas externe, il est pensionnaire. |
| James n'est pas externe, il est interne. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| above board | adj | (honest, not deceitful) | honnête adj |
| He assured us that his contact was above board. |
| | | franc adj |
| across the board | | | dans l'ensemble |
| across-the-board | adj | (global, universal) | général adj |
| Across-the-board tax increases hurt the poor far more than the rich. |
| Une augmentation générale des impôts sur le revenu devrait renflouer les caisses de l’État. |
| advisory board | n | (committee that advises sb) | commission consultative nf |
| We wanted to use company funds to buy a yacht, but the advisory board strongly discouraged it. |
| | | comité consultatif nm |
| angle board | | en électronique | cornière nf |
| arrivals board | | | tableau des arrivées nm |
| audit board | | | commission de contrôle |
| bed and board | | | chambre et pension |
| board chairman | | | président du conseil d'administration nm |
| board check | | | plaquage sur la bande |
| board foot | | | pied-planche nm |
| board game | n | (game played with tokens on a flat board) | jeu de société nm |
| We spent all afternoon playing board games because the weather was so bad. |
| Comme il pleuvait et que nous n'avions pas d'électricité, nous avons joué à des jeux de société tout l'après-midi. |
| board of aldermen | | | conseil municipal |
| board of commissioners | | | conseil des commissaires |
| board of court of inquiry | | Can | commission parlementaire |
| board of directors | n | (business: governing committee) | conseil d'administration nm |
| The board of directors must approve any change in the company's constitution. |
| board of education | | US fonction de recteur | rectorat nm |
| board of education | | | conseil scolaire |
| board of elections | | | conseil électoral |
| board of enquiry | | GB | commission de contrôle |
| board of governors | n | (managers of a public institution ) | conseil d'administration nm |
| board of Guardians | | | conseil de famille nm |
| board of health | | Can conseil de santé | commission d'hygiène |
| board of inquiry | | | commission d'enquête nf |
| board of inquiry | | US | commission de contrôle |
| board of regents | | | conseil d'administration |
| board of supervisors | | | conseil de superviseurs nm |
| board of trade | n | (business association) | chambre de commerce nf |
| board of trustees | n | (governing committee) | conseil d'administration nm |
| The university's board of trustees approved the tuition hike. |
| board of visitors | | des visiteurs | comité de réception |
| board pen | n | (marker for writing on a whiteboard) | marqueur (effaçable) nm |
| | | marqueur velleda nm |
| Sur le tableau blanc, n'écrivez qu'avec des marqueurs velleda, jamais avec des indélébiles. |
| | | feutre (effaçable) nm |
| board room, boardroom | n | (room where committee meets) | salle du conseil nf |
| The employees had no voice in policy matters because all the decisions were made in the boardroom. |
| board sth up | v | (cover sth temporarily with panels) | barricader qch avec des planches vtr |
| They boarded up the windows before the hurricane arrived. |
| board work | | | activités du conseil d'administration |
| bread board | n | (surface on which bread is sliced) | planche à pain nf |
| Please cut on the bread board; if you just cut right on the countertop you'll damage the plastic. |
| Son couteau a glissé de la planche à pain et s'est enfoncé dans la table. |
| Bristol board | | | bristol nm |
| bulletin board | n | (board for public notices) | panneau d'affichage nm |
| Consultez régulièrement le panneau d'affichage pour être au courant des dernières informations. |
| | | tableau d'affichage nm |
| Consultez régulièrement le tableau d'affichage pour être au courant des dernières informations. |
| canvas board | | | toile cartonnée nf |
| chairman of the board | n | (head of a governing committee) | président du conseil d'administration nm |
| chairwoman of the board | | | présidente du conseil d'administration nf |
| chalk board, chalkboard | n | (blackboard) | tableau (noir) nm |
| There is no worse sound than that of fingernails on a chalkboard. |
| Quoi de plus énervant qu'une craie qui crisse sur un tableau noir ? |
| chopping board | n | (surface used for chopping food) | planche à découper nf |
| If you cut raw meat on a chopping board you should wash it thoroughly before using it for vegetables. |
| Si vous coupez de la viande crue sur une planche à découper, vous devez bien la laver avant de l'utiliser pour des légumes. |
| clip board, clipboard | n | (board for attaching papers to) | porte-bloc nm |
| clip-board, clipboard | n | (computing: short-term data storage ) informatique | presse-papiers nm |
| When you cut or copy, the data stays on your computer's clipboard until you paste it. |
| conciliation board | | | commission d'enquête |
| conciliation board in industrial disputes | | | conseil de prud'hommes |
| currency board | n | (bank that sets exchange rates) | caisse d'émission monétaire nf |
| cutting board | n | (surface for chopping food) | planche à découper nf |
| Don't cut the meat directly on the counter. Please use the cutting board. |
| Il faut que je débite les oignons en petits dés, peux-tu me dire où tu ranges la planche à découper? |
| dash-board | | | tableau de bord nm |
| distribution board | | | tableau de distribution nm |
| diving board | n | (springboard for jumping into water) | plongeoir nm |
| In the 1988 Olympics, Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board during the preliminary rounds. |
| draft board | | miliaire | conseil de révision |
| draining board | | UK de l'évier | égouttoir nm |
| drawing board | n | (flat support for drawing paper) | planche à dessin nf |
| drawing board, back to the | n | (return to starting point, remake plan) | retour à la case départ nm |
| Well, my boss vetoed my proposal - I guess it's back to the drawing board. |
| Mon patron a mis son véto à ma proposition, alors nous voici de retour à la case départ. |
| | fig | revoir sa copie vtr |
| Je pense qu'il va falloir que nous revoyions notre copie. |
| | | tout recommencer⇒ vtr |
| editorial board | n | (group that decides a publication's content) | comité de rédaction nm |
| election board | | | liste électorale |
| electricity board | | UK | office régional de l'électricité nm |
| emery board | n | (abrasive tool for shaping fingernails) | lime à ongles nf |
| I could tell she had become interested when she laid down her emery board. |
| executive board | n | (administrative committee) | conseil d'administration nm |
| The executive board of the company voted to increase their own salaries. |
| Le conseil d'administration a refusé de voir les syndicats. |
| first or last board of a trunk | | | dosse nf |
| flip board | n | (easel for large sheets of paper) anglicisme | paperboard nm |
| The flip board was set up in the meeting room, but nobody had had the foresight to provide a flip chart to put on it. |
| | | chevalet de conférence nm |
| free on board | | | accès à bord gratuit |
| full board | n | (accommodation: room and meals) | pension complète nf |
| Full board costs less than 50 euro per day. |
| Her university scholarship includes full board. |
| Il y a peu de différence de prix entre la pension complète et la demi-pension. |
| go on board | | | embarquer v |
| governing board | | | conseil d'administration |
| half board | n | (lodging on bed and breakfast basis) | demi-pension nf |
| We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
| Je préfère la demi-pension à la pension complète, ça nous laisse plus de liberté. |
| half-board | | | demi-pension nf |
| in board | | | en réunion |
| information board | n | (bulletin or display panel) | panneau d'affichage nm |
| The train that I wanted to catch was not even shown on the information board. |
| ironing board | n | (apparatus with flat surface for pressing clothes, etc.) | planche à repasser nf |
| I left the hot iron off the ironing board when the phone rang, and managed to burn my new blouse. |
| Il faut vraiment que je change de planche à repasser. |
| job board | n | (noticeboard advertising work vacancies) | panneau d'offres d'emploi nm |
| Le panneau d'offres d'emploi de la fac est l'endroit idéal pour dénicher un petit boulot. |
| job board | n | (website advertising work vacancies) | site d'offres d'emploi nm |
| land board | | s'occupe de gestion de terrains | Land Board |
| make a board | | | mettre en place un comité v |
| marker board | n | (erasable white- or blackboard) | tableau nm |
| I will write all the notes on the marker board so you can follow along. |
| mediation board | | | commission d'enquête |
| medical board | | militaire | conseil de révision |
| medium density fibre board | | | aggloméré nm |
| mortar board | | chapeau | mortier nm |
| mortar board | | | planche à mortier |
| mortar board | | | toque universitaire |
| notice board | n | UK (bulletin board for displaying public messages) | panneau d'affichage nm |
| Why don't you put it up on the notice board in the hall? |
| | | tableau d'affichage nm |
| of the board of education | | US provient du recteur | rectoral adj |
| off-board | | | complètement hors propos adj |
| off-board | | | hors sujet adj |
| on board | adv | (onto or into: transport) | à bord loc adv |
| Once everyone has climbed on board, the bus will close its doors. |
| Une fois tout le monde à bord, nous avons pu partir. |
| on board | prep | (on or in: transport) | à bord de loc prép |
| I really enjoyed the food on board the cruise liner. |
| La nourriture à bord du bateau était délicieuse. |
| on-board | | | intégré adj |
| over the board | | | dépasser les limites |
| panel board | | | panneau de contrôle |
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