Above board Meaning in English

expression

US

əˈbəv/ /ˈbɔɹd

uh-BUHV-BORD

UK

əbˈʌv/ /bˈɔːd

uh-BUV-BAWD

التعريف

If something is above board, it is honest, open, and legal. People use this to describe actions or deals that are transparent and have nothing to hide.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an idiom, used mostly in business, legal, or official settings. Always used after the verb (e.g., 'Everything was above board'). Not for describing people directly, but rather actions or processes.

• Spanish: legal - honesto - transparente
• Portuguese (BR): honesto - transparente - legal
• Portuguese (PT): honesto - transparente - legal
• Chinese (Simplified): 合法 - 光明正大
• Chinese (Traditional): 合法 - 光明正大
• Hindi: ईमानदार - साफ-सुथरा (काम)
• Arabic: صادق - واضح - قانوني
• Bengali: এটি সাধারণত কাজ, চুক্তি বা অফিসিয়াল প্রক্রিয়ার জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয় যখন সবকিছু স্পষ্ট ও ন্যায্য হয়। গোপন বা অসৎ কিছু না থাকলেই "above board" বলা হয়।
• Russian: Это говорят о делах и процессах, которые проходят честно, прозрачно и по закону, без скрытых намерений.
• Japanese: 公に正しく、隠しごとなく進められることに使います。取引や手続きが透明で不正がない場合に言います。
• Vietnamese: Dùng để chỉ giao dịch hoặc quy trình diễn ra công khai, hợp pháp và không có gì mờ ám.
• Korean: 모든 절차나 거래가 솔직하고 투명하며 불법적인 것이 없을 때 사용합니다.
• Turkish: Tüm işlemler veya anlaşmaların şeffaf, dürüst ve yasal olduğu anlamında kullanılır.
• Urdu: اس سے مراد وہ عمل یا لین دین ہے جو واضح، صاف اور قانونی ہو۔
• Indonesian: Digunakan untuk aktivitas atau transaksi yang dilakukan secara terang-terangan, jujur, dan sesuai hukum.

جمل نموذجية

The deal was completely above board.

basic

Everything in the company is above board.

basic

We want our project to be above board.

basic

Don’t worry, all the paperwork is above board.

natural

They made sure the hiring process stayed above board.

natural

If everything isn’t above board, we can’t move forward.

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