Tafel — meaning in English

English meaning

• bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
• blackboard noun A hard, dark writing surface that can be written on with chalk and wiped clean; a chalkboard.
• board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
• chalkboard noun A dark board, often slate or coated in enamel, used for writing on with chalk.
• panel noun A flat rectangular section set into a larger surface, such as a wall, door, or fence.
• plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
• signboard noun A board displaying a sign, or used for putting up notices.
• slab noun A thick, flat piece of a hard material, such as stone or concrete.
• slate noun A fine-grained gray rock that splits easily into thin flat sheets, often used for roofing.
• tablet noun A small, solid, easy-to-swallow piece of medicine or a supplement.
• whiteboard noun A board with a hard white surface that people write on with special markers and wipe clean.

Senses

Tafel is used for these senses in English:

• bar A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
• board Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.
• chalkboard A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
• food bank A charitable non-profit organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger.
• panel A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
• plate A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
• plate (uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
• plate A flat object of uniform thickness.

bar — full definition

1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practice.

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