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# board — English to French

How English *board* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [board in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/board/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: board (308 503), boards (16 026). By style: everyday 159 · literary 24 · biblical 45 · parliamentary 4 494 · legal and administrative 28 940 · UN documents 290 867.

## conseil

Used about 124 013 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 311 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 507 · UN documents ≈ 121 195). Forms: conseil, conseils.

- I sincerely hope that the Agriculture Council will take this on **board**.
  J'espère de tout coeur que le **Conseil** des ministres de l'Agriculture prendra ce signal à coeur.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1631904)

- Opetushallitus — Utbildningsstyrelsen (National **Board** of Education)
  Opetushallitus — Utbildningsstyrelsen (**Conseil** national de l'éducation)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 255874)

- Trade and Development **Board**
  **Conseil** du commerce et du développement
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25159453)

- Any other activities on various **boards** will always provoke questions and doubts.
  Toute autre activité dans divers **conseils** suscitera toujours des questions et des doutes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1551538)

- members of courts of auditors or of the **boards** of central banks;
  les membres des cours des comptes ou des **conseils** ou directoires des banques centrales;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3553077)

## administration

Used about 49 145 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 375 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 316 · UN documents ≈ 45 448).

- The **board** of directors is going to discuss the proposal next Tuesday.
  Le conseil d'**administration** va discuter de la proposition mardi prochain.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#325059](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/325059) [\#8285780](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8285780))

- “M. Marchand, who is a great friend of the Chairman of the **Board**.”
  --M. Marchand, l'ami particulier du président du conseil d'**administration**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 2104)

- We attend all KEDO **board** meetings and negotiating meetings with North Korea.
  Nous assistons à toutes les réunions du conseil d'**administration** de la KEDO et aux négociations avec la Corée du Nord.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1975397)

- prepare decisions to be adopted by the Management **Board**;
  prépare les décisions qui doivent être adoptées par le conseil d’**administration**;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4956423)

- The **Board** recommends that the Administration:
  Le Comité consultatif recommande à l &apos; **Administration** :
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25529397)

## comité

Used about 48 304 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 140 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 713 · UN documents ≈ 45 448).

- Mike is the only man on the **board**.
  Mike est le seul homme du **comité**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CN and sysko · checked, community translation · [\#32940](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/32940) [\#336992](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/336992))

- We must also ensure that the Governing **board** of the EIT is selected transparently to preserve the integrity of its work.
  Nous devons également veiller à ce que le **comité** de direction de l'IET soit choisi de manière transparente afin de préserver l'intégrité de son travail.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1045272)

- Ban Thanh tra (**Board** of Inspection)
  Ban Thanh tra (**Comité** d'inspection)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 351381)

- 139. The **Board** also noted that:
  Le **Comité** a noté aussi que :
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 11510159)

- The impartiality of the selection **boards** has yet to be guaranteed and disciplinary measures have yet to be taken against the high officials responsible.
  L'impartialité du **comité** de sélection n'est pas encore garantie et aucune mesure disciplinaire n'a encore été prise à l'encontre des hauts fonctionnaires responsables.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1806064)

## bord

Used about 10 979 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 40 · literary ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 47 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 823 · UN documents ≈ 6 060).

- I am on **board**.
  Je suis à **bord**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#10363003](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10363003) [\#10363004](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10363004))

- He was actually on **board** the “General Grant.”
  Fix était précisément à **bord** du General-Grant.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 1993)

- Even so, I share the Council's view that the tachograph must be replaced by an on-**board** computer or black box as the means of control.
  Tout comme le Conseil, je suis néanmoins d'avis que le tachygraphe, en tant qu'instrument de contrôle, doit être remplacé par un ordinateur de **bord** ou boîte noire.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1824960)

- Smoking on **board** — sailplanes
  Interdiction de fumer à **bord** — planeurs
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4604728)

- Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on **Board** Aircraft (Decision No. 366-1 of the Majlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan of 30 April 1999);
  Convention relative aux infractions et à certains autres actes survenant à **bord** des aéronefs (Décision du Majlis du Turkménistan No 366-1, en date du 30 avril 1999);
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 11043284)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- At the beginning of a game of checkers, on a 64-square **board**, the white pieces are placed on a1, c1, e1, g1; b2, d2, f2, h2; a3, c3, e3, and g3. Black occupies the b8, d8, f8, h8, a7, c7, e7, g7, b6, d6, f6, and h6 squares.
  Au début d'une partie de dames, sur un damier avec 64 cases, les pièces blanches sont placées sur a1, c1, e1, g1 ; b2, d2, f2, h2; a3, c3, e3 et g3. Le noir occupe les cases b8, d8, f8, h8 ; a7, c7, e7, g7 ; b6, d6, f6 et h6.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10336114](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10336114) [\#10336121](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10336121))

- Students say the policy on reimbursement for room and **board** is still unclear.
  Les étudiants disent que la politique de remboursement des frais de logement et de restauration n'est toujours pas claire.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#8618477](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8618477) [\#8657296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8657296))

- In a battle of Ko, there are several moves of a strategic nature on practically the entire **board**.
  Dans une bataille de Ko, il y a plusieurs coups de nature stratégique sur pratiquement toute la table.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10371849](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10371849) [\#10371852](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10371852))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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