board

board
board
A n
1 (plank) planche f ;
2 Admin conseil m ; board of directors conseil d'administration ; to sit ou be on the board (of directors) siéger au conseil d'administration ; disciplinary board conseil de discipline ; board of inquiry commission f d'enquête ; board of editors comité m de rédaction ; board of examiners jury m d'examen ; board of governors Sch comité m de gestion d'une école ;
3 Games (playing surface) tableau m ; (in poker) tapis m de jeu ;
4 Sch tableau m (noir) ;
5 (notice board) (for information) panneau m d'affichage ; (to advertise) panneau m ;
6 Comput, Electron plaquette f ;
7 (accommodation) full board pension f complète ; half board demi-pension f ; to pay £30 a week board payer 30 livres par semaine pour sa pension ; board and lodging, room and board le gîte et le couvert.
B boards npl
1 (floor) plancher m ; bare boards plancher nu ;
2 Print plats mpl ; limp boards cartonnage m souple ; in paper boards cartonné ;
3 Theat estrade f ; to tread the boards faire du théâtre ;
4 US (+ v sg) (entrance exam) examen m d'entrée ; (final exam) examen m de fin d'année.
C modif Admin [meeting, member] du conseil d'administration.
D on board adv phr to be on board ou on board ship être à bord ; to go on board embarquer, monter à bord ; to get on board monter dans [bus, train] ; monter à bord de [plane, ship] ; there were 200 passengers on board the ship/plane il y avait 200 passagers à bord du bateau/de l'avion ; to take sth on board lit embarquer [cargo, passengers] ; fig prendre [qch] en compte [changes, facts] ; adopter [proposal] ; assumer [problem].
E vtr
1 (get on) monter à bord de [boat, plane] ; monter dans [bus, train] ; she boarded the ship at Athens elle est montée à bord du navire à Athènes ;
2 Naut [customs officer] arraisonner [vessel] ; [pirates, marines] aborder [vessel].
F vi être en pension (with chez) ; Sch [pupil] être interne.
Idioms
above board légal ; across the board à tous les niveaux ; to go by the board tomber à l'eau ; to sweep the board tout gagner, tout rafler ○ .
Phrasal verbs
■ board over :
▶ board [sth] over, board over [sth] boucher [qch] avec des planches [hole, shaft].
■ board out :
▶ board [sb] out, board out [sb] mettre [qn] en pension [child].
■ board up :
▶ board [sth] up, board up [sth] boucher [qch] avec des planches [door, window] ; barricader [qch] avec des planches [house, shop].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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