noun🔗ShareTablas, tablonesA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making."The carpenter used several wooden boards to build the new bookshelf. "El carpintero usó varias tablas de madera para construir la nueva estantería.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTableroA device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc."The school's main office has a large switchboard to handle all phone calls. "La oficina principal de la escuela tiene un gran tablero para manejar todas las llamadas telefónicas.electronicsdevicetechnologycommunicationutilityelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTableroA flat surface with markings for playing a board game."Each player starts the game with four counters on the board."Cada jugador comienza el juego con cuatro fichas en el tablero.gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePizarra, tablero, tablero de ajedrez, tabla de surf, foroShort for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, message board (on the Internet), etc."The teacher wrote the homework assignment on both boards in the classroom: the whiteboard and the blackboard. "El profesor escribió la tarea en ambas pizarras del aula: la pizarra blanca y la pizarra negra.materialgameinternetcommunicationsporteducationbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJunta directiva, consejoA committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors."We have to wait to hear back from the board."Tenemos que esperar para tener noticias de la junta directiva.businessorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePensión, comidaRegular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging."Room and board"Habitación y pensiónfoodbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCostadoThe side of a ship."The sailor leaned over the boards of the ship, watching the dolphins swim. "El marinero se inclinó sobre el costado del barco, observando a los delfines nadar.nauticalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa distancia que recorre un velero entre bordadas cuando navega contra el vientoThe distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.""The small sailboat made slow progress up the river, its boards becoming shorter as the wind shifted and the current grew stronger." "El pequeño velero avanzaba lentamente río arriba, sus bordadas se acortaban a medida que el viento rotaba y la corriente se hacía más fuerte.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTablasThe wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink, often in plural."The hockey player slammed into the boards trying to stop the puck. "El jugador de hockey chocó contra las tablas tratando de detener el disco.sportgamebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMesa, tablaA long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall."For the Renaissance festival, they built long boards where the actors and audience could share a communal meal. "Para el festival del Renacimiento, construyeron largas mesas donde los actores y el público podían compartir una comida comunal.utensilfooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCartónPaper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard."to bind a book in boards"encuadernar un libro en cartónmaterialstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscenario, tablaA level or stage having a particular layout."The video game has multiple boards, each with a different arrangement of obstacles. "El videojuego tiene múltiples escenarios, cada uno con una disposición diferente de obstáculos.stagestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContenedor de cartasA container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards."In the duplicate bridge tournament, each table used the same boards so every team played the exact same hands. "En el torneo de bridge duplicado, cada mesa usó el mismo contenedor de cartas para que cada equipo jugara exactamente las mismas manos.gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareReboteA rebound.""He grabbed the boards after the basketball bounced off the rim." "Él agarró el rebote después de que el balón de baloncesto rebotara en el aro.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl escenario(with "the") A stage (as in a theater)."The actors nervously waited to go on the boards for the opening scene. "Los actores esperaban nerviosamente para subir al escenario para la escena de apertura.stageentertainmentcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTablasStructure around a rink for ice hockey."The hockey players crashed into the boards during the game. "Los jugadores de hockey chocaron contra las tablas durante el partido.sportstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapas, cubiertasA hardcover binding on a book."His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year."Su nueva novela acaba de salir en tapas. El libro de bolsillo le seguirá en aproximadamente un año.literaturematerialwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmbarcar, abordarTo step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance."It is time to board the aircraft."Es hora de abordar el avión.vehiclenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlojarse y alimentar a alguienTo provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money."The kind woman boards university students during the school year. "La amable mujer aloja y alimenta a estudiantes universitarios durante el curso escolar.businessserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlojarse y comerTo receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.""During the school year, some students who live far from campus board with local families." "Durante el curso escolar, algunos estudiantes que viven lejos del campus se alojan y comen con familias locales.propertyservicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbordarTo capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party"The pirates prepared to board the merchant ship, hoping to seize its cargo. "Los piratas se prepararon para abordar el barco mercante, con la esperanza de apoderarse de su cargamento.nauticalmilitarysailingwaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTomar las comidas, alojarse y comerTo obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation""During the school year, many students board at the private academy, paying for their meals and rooms." "Durante el curso escolar, muchos estudiantes toman las comidas en la academia privada, pagando por sus comidas y habitaciones.businessservicejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcercarse a, abordarTo approach (someone); to make advances to, accost."The persistent salesperson boarded me in the shopping mall, trying to sell me a new credit card. "El persistente vendedor me abordó en el centro comercial, tratando de venderme una nueva tarjeta de crédito.actionhumancommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntablar, cubrir con tablasTo cover with boards or boarding."to board a house"Entablar una casa.buildingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear con una tablaTo hit (someone) with a wooden board."The angry carpenter boards the unruly lumber with swift, determined strokes. "El carpintero enfadado golpea la madera rebelde con golpes rápidos y decididos.actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareescribir en la pizarraTo write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard."The teacher boards the math problem on the whiteboard for the students to see. "El profesor escribe el problema de matemáticas en la pizarra para que los estudiantes lo vean.writingeducationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExámenesExaminations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession."She studied hard for her medical boards so she could become a certified doctor. "Estudió mucho para sus exámenes médicos y así poder convertirse en médico certificado.educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading