board

tablero, tabla, pizarra

Superficie plana usada para escribir, cortar alimentos o jugar, entre otras actividades.

En inglés sencillo: A flat surface used for activities such as writing, cutting food, or playing games.

• Put the bread on the cutting board.
• The teacher cleaned the board.
• We placed the chess pieces on the board.

Cómo se usa: on the board (The teacher wrote our names on the board.)

Expresiones frecuentes: cutting board, chess board, the game board

junta, consejo

Grupo de personas que toma decisiones importantes para una organización.

En inglés sencillo: A group of people who make important decisions for an organization.

• The board approved the budget.
• She joined the school board last year.
• How many board members attended the meeting?

Cómo se usa: on the board (She serves on the board of a local charity.); board of something (The board of directors approved the plan.)

Sinónimos: committee, council

Expresiones frecuentes: board of directors, school board, board meeting

tabla, tablón

Pieza larga y plana de madera o material parecido, usada para construir o fabricar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A long, flat piece of wood or similar material used for building or making things.

• He nailed a board across the gap.
• The fence is made of wooden boards.
• One board in the floor is loose.

Sinónimos: plank

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden board, floor board, nail a board

en todos los ámbitos, para todos

En «across the board», que afecta a todos o a todo dentro de un grupo.

En inglés sencillo: In “across the board,” affecting everyone or everything in a group.

• Prices rose across the board.
• The new rules apply across the board.
• We saw better results across the board this year.

Cómo se usa: across the board (The company raised wages across the board.)

Expresiones frecuentes: across the board, across-the-board cuts

tablón, foro

Lugar, a menudo en internet, donde se publican mensajes para que otros los lean y respondan.

En inglés sencillo: A place, often online, where people post messages for others to read and answer.

• Check the board for new messages.
• She posted a reply on the discussion board.
• The notice board lists next week’s events.

Cómo se usa: post something on a board (I posted a question on the message board.)

Sinónimos: forum, bulletin board

Expresiones frecuentes: message board, notice board, discussion board

fase de planificación, fase de diseño

En «on the drawing board», todavía en fase de planificación o diseño, sin estar en uso.

En inglés sencillo: In “on the drawing board,” being planned or designed and not yet put into use.

• The project is still on the drawing board.
• Several new products are on the drawing board.
• The hotel never got beyond the drawing board.

Cómo se usa: on the drawing board (The new bridge is still on the drawing board.)

Expresiones frecuentes: drawing board, on the drawing board

subir a, embarcar

Entrar en un avión, tren, barco u otro vehículo para viajar.

En inglés sencillo: If you do this, you get onto a plane, train, ship, or other vehicle.

• We boarded the bus.
• She boarded a flight to Rome yesterday.
• Have all the passengers boarded yet?

Cómo se usa: board something (Passengers can board the train now.)

Sinónimos: get on, embark

Antónimos: disembark

Expresiones frecuentes: board a plane, board a train, board the ship

embarcar, comenzar el embarque

Dicho de un vuelo o vehículo, indica que ya permite subir a los pasajeros.

En inglés sencillo: If a flight or vehicle is doing this, its passengers can now get on.

• The flight is boarding now.
• Our train began boarding ten minutes ago.
• Which flight is boarding at gate six?

Expresiones frecuentes: begin to board, ready to board