le professeur écrit sur le tableau. (the teacher writes on the blackboard)
un élève a été choisi pour aller au tableau. (a pupil was choosen to go to the blackboard)
il faut effacer le tableau (the board has to be wiped clean)
She painted the tableau for art class.
A white board is 'un tableau blanc' or 'un tableau Velleda' (trademark) or 'un tableau effacable' in French.
le tableau, le tableau noir
the French word tableau is a masculine word, just looked it up in the dictionary
Le tableau means 'the (black)board' when in a classroom setting. For an artist, the tableau is a painting.
In French, you would say "tableau blanc" for whiteboard.
le tableau, le tableau noir
un tableau means a painting or a dashboard depending of the context
A white board is 'un tableau blanc' or 'un tableau Velleda' (trademark) or 'un tableau effacable' in French.
tableau blanc
un tableau is a painting in French, or the (black)board in the classroom.
Tableau if you are already in a classroom. Or "tableau noir" if you want to be precise.