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board

 
 
/bɔːd/ noun

Translation

WOOD [C] a long, thin, flat piece of wood
tahta, döşeme tahtası
He nailed some boards across the broken window.75
SURFACE [C] a flat piece of wood, plastic, etc used for a particular purpose
levha
an ironing board a chopping board 75
INFORMATION [C] a piece of wood, plastic, etc on a wall, where information can be put
pano, ilan panosu, duyuru panosu
Have you seen the poster on the board?1448
SCHOOL ROOM [C] a surface on the wall of a school room that the teacher writes on
yazı tahtası
Copy down the sentences from the board.138
GAMES [C] a piece of wood, cardboard, etc for playing games on
oyun tahtası
a chess board51
ORGANIZATION [group] a group of people who officially control a company or organization, or a particular type of business activity
kurul, komisyon, yönetim kurulu
The board approved the sales plan. the Gas/Tourist Board1446
on board on a boat, train, aircraft, etc
gemi, tren, uçak vb. araçlarda olmak
1698
MEALS [U] meals that are provided when you stay in a hotel
otellerde verilen yemekler
bed and board How much is a single room with full board (= all meals)?773851
across the board affecting everyone or every part of something
herkesi, herşeyi yakından ilgilendiren, etkileyen
Jobs are likely to be lost across the board.1777
→ See also bulletin board → See also diving board → See also drawing board → See also full board → See also half board → See also ironing board
(Definition of board noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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