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die Tafel (-n)
   chalkboard, blackboard; slate; sign (das Schild), plaque; bar (of chocolate); (wooden) panel, slab; control panel, console; plate (of illustrations in a book); (stone) tablet; tableau; formal dining table; festive meal, luncheon, dinner; food bank

Möchtest du eine Tafel Schokolade?
Would you like a bar of chocolate?
Er saß an der Spitze der Tafel.
He sat/presided at the head of the table.
Es gibt über 800 ehrenamtliche Tafeln in ganz Deutschland.
There are over 800 volunteer food banks all across Germany.
(Web: Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel e.V. - auf Deutsch)
Wer hat Tafeldienst?
Who's the blackboard monitor?

Related Words:
tafeln to dine, feast
eine unbeschriebene Tafel a blank/clean slate
die Gedenktafel memorial plaque
die Tafel wischen to clean/erase/wipe the blackboard
der Tafelaufsatz (table) centerpiece
die Tafelrunde the Round Table
das Tafelwasser bottled water, mineral water
der Tafelwein table wine
die Tabelle chart, table
der Tisch table

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