board
A. -noun
1. [of wood]   tabla (f), tablónoun (m)
(=table) mesa (f) (for chess etcetera) tablero (m)
(=ironing board) tabla (f) de planchar
(=notice board) tablónoun (m) (in bookbinding) cartónoun (m) (computing)   placa (f), tarjeta (f)
b. [above] board
(=legitimate) legítimo
(=in order) en regla, legal
c. an increase [across] the board = un aumento global or general
d. to go [by] the board
(=go wrong) ir al traste
(=be abandoned) abandonarse
e. [in] boards (book) en cartoné
f. to sweep the board ganar todas las bazas (in election) copar todos los escaños
2. (=provision of meals) comida (f)
a. [full] board = pensiónoun (f) completa
b. [half] board = media pensiónoun (f)
c. board and [lodging]
(British, Great Britain) casa (f) y comida
3. (nautical, aeronautics)
a. [on] board = a bordo
·on board (the) ship
·a bordo del barco
·to go on board
·embarcarse, subir a bordo
b. to take something on board
[+idea] adoptar algo, asimilar algo
4. (=group of officials)   junta (f), consejo (m)
5. (gas, water etcetera) comisiónoun (f)
6. ·the boards
(theatre) las tablas
a. to tread the boards (as profession) ser actor/actriz
(=action) salir a escena
B. -transitive verb
1. [+ship, plane] subir a bordo de, embarcarse en
[+enemy ship] abordar
[+bus, train] subir a
2. also board up
(=cover with boards) entablar
3. (=feed, lodge) hospedar, dar pensiónoun (completa) a
C. -intransitive verb
·to board with
·hospedarse en casa de
D. -compound
·board game -noun juego (m) de tablero
·board meeting -noun reuniónoun (f) de la junta directiva or del consejo de administraciónoun
·board of directors -noun   junta (f) directiva, consejo (m) de administraciónoun
·board of governors -noun
(British, Great Britain) (school) consejo (m) de un colegio, instituto etcetera
·board of inquiry -noun comisiónoun (f) investigadora
·Board of Trade -noun
(British, Great Britain) (formerly) Departamento (m) de Comercio y Exportaciónoun
(United States) Cámara (f) de Comercio