bed and board in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bed and board in the English»French Dictionary

I.board [Brit bɔːd, Am bɔrd] N

IV.board [Brit bɔːd, Am bɔrd] VB trans

BEd [Brit biːˈɛd, Am biˈɛd] N

I.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] N

1. bed (place to sleep):

lit m
to take to one's bed dated
her bed of pain liter

II.bed <pres part bedding; pret, pp bedded> [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] VB trans

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

bed and board in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bed and board in the English»French Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Separation from bed and board was allowed in exceptional circumstances, usually adultery.
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He remembers fondly many homeless men who were given bed and board in return for their help in the garden.
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When a starving woman and her teenage daughter discover his forest refuge, his loneliness drives him to strike a bargain with them in return for bed and board.
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These spiritual mates, dissolve, or disannul, all former marriage connections; and many of them bed and board together, to the exclusion of all former vows.
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Prisoners also receive free bed and board, wages and cash bonuses for good behaviour, while drugs are cheaper in jails than they are on the streets.
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Contrary to popular belief, they paid for their own bed and board.
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Direct provision was introduced in 2000, which required asylum seekers to live in reception centres providing bed and board with a tiny allowance as pocket money.
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She was granted a divorce from bed and board, with alimony, in 1908.
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There was no divorce, but separation from bed and board was allowed in exceptional circumstances.
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They normally provide bed and board, that is, at least some meals as well as accommodation.
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