Also means
board
Usage Note
Tafel most often means the classroom blackboard or whiteboard, but it also means a 'bar' (of chocolate, eine Tafel Schokolade) and a formal banquet table. In school the teacher writes an die Tafel (on the board). The verb vortafeln is not standard; use an die Tafel schreiben.
Examples
"Der Lehrer schreibt das Wort an die Tafel."
Natural Translation
The teacher writes the word on the board.
Literal Translation
The teacher writes the word on the board.

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