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| Engleză | Română |
aboveboard (US),
above board,
above-board (UK) adj | figurative (honest) | cinstit, onest adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| He likes to keep his business dealings aboveboard. |
aboveboard (US),
above board (UK) adv | figurative (honestly) | legal adj. |
| (figurat) | transparent adj. |
| Be assured, I always operate aboveboard. |
| across the board adv | (globally, universally) | generalizat adv. |
| la toate nivelurile loc.adj. |
| across-the-board adj | (global, universal) | universal adj. |
| Across-the-board tax increases hurt the poor far more than the rich. |
| advisory board n | (committee that advises [sb]) | comitet consultativ s.n. |
| The advisory board strongly discouraged us from going ahead with it. |
| back to the drawing board adv | figurative, informal (starting over) | a se întoarce de unde a plecat expr.vb. |
| a o lua de la capăt, a o lua de la început expr.vb. |
baseboard (US),
skirting,
skirting board (UK) n | (along base of wall) | plintă s.f. |
| When you're vacuuming the room, don't forget the baseboards. |
| board game n | (game played on flat board) | joc de societate expr. |
| joc de masă expr. |
| joc pe tablă expr. |
| We spent all afternoon playing board games because the weather was so bad. |
| board meeting n | (meeting of a committee) | ședință de comitet s.f. |
| All directors are requested to attend Friday's board meeting. |
| board of directors n | (business: governing committee) | consiliu de administrație s.n. |
| The board of directors must approve any change in the company's constitution. |
| board of education n | (schools: administrative body) | consiliu profesoral s.n. |
| The court said that boards of education could not segregate children by race. |
| board of governors n | (public institution: managers) | consiliul director s.n. |
| board of health n | US, Can (government health department) | Ministerul sănătății s.f. |
| The local board of health can't even give the flu vaccines away! |
| board of supervisors n | US (local authority) | consiliul local s.n. |
| The county board of supervisors decides on expenditures for rural road maintenance. |
| board of trade n | (business association) | Camera de comerț s.f. |
| asociație a întreprinzătorilor s.f. |
| board of trustees n | (governing committee) | consiliu director s.n. |
| The university's board of trustees approved the rise in tuition fees. |
board room,
boardroom n | (room where committee meets) | sală de ședințe s.f. |
| The employees have no voice here: all the big decisions are made in the boardroom. |
| bulletin board n | (for public notices) | avizier s.n. |
| There is a bulletin board at the foot of the stairs where lecturers pin up important information for students. |
| The website has a bulletin board where you can post messages. |
chairman of the board,
board chairman n | (head of governing committee) | președintele consiliului de administrație s.m. |
| The chairman of the board oversees strategic planning for the company. |
| chopping board n | (surface used for chopping food) | tocător, fund s.n. |
| If you cut raw meat on a chopping board, you should wash it thoroughly before using it for vegetables. |
| circuit board n | (electrical component) | placă de circuit s.f. |
| cutting board n | (surface for chopping food) | fund de bucătărie |
| Don't cut the meat directly on the counter. Please use the cutting board. |
| departure board n | (transport: panel showing outgoing services) (transport) | panou de plecări s.n. |
| The departure board showed that my train was due to leave in three minutes, yet no platform number was displayed. |
| diving board n | (springboard into pool) (piscină) | trambulină s.f. |
| She bounced three times on the diving board before entering the water with a splash. |
| draft board n | US (military service) | consiliu de recrutare |
drainboard (US),
draining board (UK) n | (surface by a sink for draining dishes) | uscător de vase s.n. |
| suport pentru uscat vase s.n. |
draughtboard,
draughts board n | UK (chequered games board) | tablă pentru jocul de dame / șah s.f. |
| drawing board n | (support for paper) | planșetă de desen s.f. |
| emery board n | (fingernail-filing tool) (de unghii) | pilă s.f. |
| I could tell I'd aroused her interest when she laid down her emery board. |
| executive board n | (administrative committee) | comitet administrativ s.n. |
| The executive board of the company voted to increase their own salaries. |
| full board n | mainly UK (accommodation: room and meals) | pensiune completă s.f. |
| Full board costs less than 50 euro per day. |
| Her university scholarship includes full board. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) | demipensiune s.f. |
| We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
| ironing board n | (apparatus with flat surface for pressing clothes, etc.) | masă de călcat rufe s.f. |
| I left the hot iron off the ironing board when the phone rang, and managed to burn my new blouse. |
noticeboard,
notice-board,
notice board n | UK (bulletin board) | afișier s.n. |
| panou s.n. |
| Albert posted a "roommate wanted" sign on the noticeboard. |
| on board adv | (onto or into: transport) | la bord loc.adv. |
| Once everyone has climbed on board, the bus will close its doors. |
| on board adv | (on or in: transport) | la bord loc.adj. |
| I really enjoyed the food on board the cruise liner. |
| on board adv | figurative (working for shared goal) | în echipă loc.adv. |
| alături adv. |
| With you on board, we can make this project a big success! |
| on board with [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (in agreement, support) | de acord loc.adj |
| Make sure your whole team is on board with this before you go ahead. |
on-board,
onboard adj | (computing: on motherboard) (IT, hardware) | pe placa de bază expr. |
| The device has 8GB of on board memory. |
on-board,
onboard adj | (on a ship, vehicle) | de la bord loc.adj. |
| My favourite thing about our cruise ship was the on-board beauty salon. |
Ouija Board,
ouija board n | (board used by spiritualists) (spiritism) | tabletă Ouija s.f. |
| The Ouija board, which is named after the French and German words for "yes", is used to convey messages from the spirit world. |
particleboard,
particle board n | (construction panel: chipboard) | placă aglomerată s.f. |
poster board,
posterboard n | (cardboard or foamboard panel) | afișier s.n. |
| school board n | (education committee) | comitet pedagogic s.n. |
| The school board met to decide the district's budget for new classrooms. |
soundboard,
sounding board n | (resonator in a musical instrument) (la instrumente muzicale) | cutie de rezonanță, placă de rezonanță s.f. |
sounding board,
soundboard n | figurative (person whose response is solicited) (persoană empatică) | oglindă s.f. |
| ecou s.n. |
| I often use my husband as a sounding board for my ideas before presenting them to my boss. |
| take on board vtr | figurative (be receptive to) (figurativ) | a îmbrățișa vb.tranz. |
| She wasn't prepared to take my ideas on board. |
