Are you on board with the plan?

The work “board” (tabla, tablero) you may know. There are other uses. There are “chess boards” (tableros de ajedrez), ironing boards (tablas de planchar), and notice boards (tablones de anuncios).

Sometimes mortals stay in a hotel on “half board” (media pensión) or full board. Mortals “get on board (a bordo) a ship”. So Mr. Trump is on board his yacht (…está a bordo de su yate).

A company will have a “board of directors” (junta directiva) and company boards hold “board meetings (reuniones de la junta), and colleges or schools often (a menudo) have a “board of governors” (consejo
de un colegio).

“To be on board” is different. It means to be in agreement (to be in agreement = estar de acuerdo) with a policy (póliza) or idea. Two examples:

• With Donald Trump “on board” (con Donald Trump a bordo), the project (proyecto) could be a success (…podría ser un éxito).

• It would be better (sería mejor…) if Mr. Sánchez were on board (…estuviera de acuerdo con la política…) with the policy of lower taxes.

If you would like to ask someone if the mortal be in agreement with something, you can say:

• Are you on board (¿estás de acuerdo con…) with the idea/plan?

• Are you on board with the conditions of the loan (…las condiciones del préstamo)?

So, are you on board with the idea of lower taxes?