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1 board
board [bɔ:d]1 noun∎ Theatre the boards la scène, les planches fpl(b) (cardboard) carton m;∎ the boards (of book) les plats mpl(d) (notice board) tableau m;∎ School to write sth on the board écrire qch au tableau∎ to be on the board faire partie ou être membre du conseil d'administration;∎ the bank is represented on the board la banque fait partie du conseil∎ to go on board monter à bord, embarquer;∎ we're on board nous sommes à bord;∎ they took provisions on board ils ont embarqué des provisions;∎ British to go by the board être abandonné ou oublié;∎ in the excitement the normal routine went by the board dans l'agitation la routine habituelle a été abandonnée;∎ his principles went by the board il a dû abandonner ses principes;∎ figurative to take sth on board tenir compte de qch∎ on board installéAdministration (decision) du conseil d'administration(a) (plane, ship) monter à bord de; (bus, train) monter dans; Military & Nautical (in attack) monter ou prendre à l'abordage(b) (cover with planks) couvrir de planches(c) (provide meals, lodging) prendre en pension∎ to board with sb être pensionnaire chez qn(b) (passenger) monter à bord, embarquer;∎ the flight is now boarding at gate 3 embarquement immédiat du vol porte 3►► Board of Customs and Excise = douane britannique;board of directors conseil m d'administration;board of examiners jury m d'examen;board game jeu m de société;British board of governors ≃ conseil m d'administration (d'un établissement scolaire);board of inquiry commission f d'enquête;Commerce board meeting réunion f du conseil d'administration;Commerce board member membre m du conseil d'administration;American University board of regents ≃ conseil m d'administration (d'un établissement scolaire);Australian familiar board shorts slip m de bain□ ;Television board test animatique f;board of trustees conseil m de gestion∎ she boards the children out with us elle met les enfants en pension chez nouscouvrir de planches; (door, window) boucher, obturer -
2 across
across [ə'krɒs](a) (from one side to the other of) d'un côté à l'autre de;∎ she drew a line across the page elle a tiré un trait en travers de la page;∎ to walk across sth traverser qch;∎ she swam across the lake elle a traversé le lac à la nage;∎ I ran across the street j'ai traversé la rue en courant;∎ can you help me across the road? pouvez-vous m'aider à traverser la rue?;∎ they built a bridge across the lake ils ont construit un pont sur le lac;∎ she threw it across the room elle l'a jeté en travers de ou de l'autre côté de la pièce;∎ he lay across the bed il était couché ou allongé en travers du lit;∎ she felt a pain across her chest une douleur lui a traversé la poitrine;∎ he's very broad across the shoulders il est très large d'épaules(b) (on the other side of) de l'autre côté de;∎ the house across the street la maison d'en face;∎ we live across the street from them nous habitons en face de chez eux;∎ the woman from across the street la femme d'en face;∎ there's a supermarket just across the road from us/our house il y a un supermarché juste en face/en face de notre maison;∎ just across the border de l'autre côté ou au-delà de la frontière;∎ he sat across the table from me il s'assit en face de moi;∎ she glanced across the room at us elle nous lança un regard de l'autre bout de la pièce∎ he leaned across my desk il s'est penché par-dessus mon bureau;∎ a smile spread across her face un sourire a éclairé son visage(d) (so as to cross) en travers de, à travers;∎ the study of literature across cultures l'étude de la littérature à travers différentes cultures;∎ the lines cut across each other les lignes se coupent∎ he gave speeches all across Europe il a fait des discours dans toute l'Europe;∎ across the political spectrum dans l'ensemble de la classe politique∎ he hit me across the face il m'a frappé au visage2 adverb(a) (from one side to the other) d'un côté à l'autre;∎ the room is 3 metres across la pièce fait 3 mètres de large;∎ I helped him across je l'ai aidé à traverser(b) (on or to the other side) de l'autre côté;∎ he reached across and picked the pen up il a tendu le bras et a pris le stylo;∎ she walked across to Mary elle s'est dirigée vers Mary;∎ I looked across at my mother j'ai regardé ma mère(c) (in crosswords) horizontalement;∎ what's 23 across? (clue) quelle est la définition du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?; (solution) quelle est la réponse du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?en face de;∎ the man sitting across from me l'homme qui était assis en face de moi;∎ the house across from ours la maison située en face de la nôtresystématiquement;∎ stock prices have fallen across the board le prix des actions a baissé de façon systématique;∎ the policy applies to everybody in the company across the board cette politique concerne tous les employés de l'entreprise quelle que soit leur position -
3 ironing
ironing ['aɪənɪŋ]repassage m;∎ to do the ironing faire le repassage, repasser;∎ she does the ironing on Sundays elle fait son repassage ou elle repasse le dimanche;∎ I've got a lot of ironing to do j'ai beaucoup de repassage à faire►► ironing board planche f ou table f à repasser;ironing board cover housse f de table à repasser
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