tela

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tela
feminine noun
1 fabric, material (tejido) ; piece of material (retal)
  • tela de araña -> cobweb
  • tela asfáltica -> asphalt roofing/flooring
  • tela metálica -> wire netting
2 canvas (Arte) (lienzo)
3 dough (informal) (dinero)
4 (informal) (cosa complicada)
  • el examen era tela -> the exam was really tricky
  • tener (mucha) tela -> to be (very) tricky (ser difícil)
  • hay tela (para rato) -> there's no shortage of things to do (trabajo)
  • ¡tela marinera! -> that's too much!
also:
  • poner en tela de juicio -> to call into question

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tela [tay'-lah]
noun
1 Cloth, fabric, any stuff woven in a loom. (f)
  • Tela de cebolla -> onion skin
  • Tela de saco -> sackcloth
2 Gold or silver lace. (f)
3 Chain or warp of cloth which is put at one time in a loom. (f)
4 Pellicle, the thin interior skin of the animal body or of fruits; membrane. (f)
5 Film or pellicle on the surface of liquors. (f)
6 Quibble, quirk. (f)
7 Cobweb of a spider, web of some other insects. (f)
  • Tela de araña -> spider's web
8 Argument; matter (materia); thread of a discourse. (f)
  • El asunto trae mucha tela -> it's a complicated matter
9 Membrane or opacity in the eye. (f)
10 Thin maize pancake (tortilla). (Andes) (f)

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tela
sustantivo:femenino
1 (tejido) cloth; fabric; (trozo) piece of cloth
esta tela es muy resistente this cloth fabric is very strong;o usó una tela para hacer el remiendo she used a piece of cloth as a patch; un libro en tela a clothbound book
poner en tela de juicio to (call into) question; cast doubt on
tela asfáltica roofing felt
tela cruzada twill
tela de araña spider's web
tela de saco sackcloth
tela metálica wire netting
tela mosquitera mosquito net
2 (Arte) (lienzo) canvas; painting
3 (en líquido) skin
4 (Anatomía) membrane
llegarle a algn a las telas del corazón to touch sb's heart
5 (Botánica) skin
tela de cebolla onion skin
6 (muy_familiar) (dinero) dough; (familiar) cash; (familiar)
sacudir soltar la telao to cough up; (familiar) fork out; (familiar)
7 (And) (tortilla) thin maize pancake
8 (familiar)(also tela marinera)
el asunto tiene (mucha) tela tiene tela (marinera)o it's a complicated matter; there's a lot to it; —ya va por el quinto marido —¡tiene tela (marinera)! "she's already on her fifth husband" — "that takes some beating!"; (familiar) hay tela para rato there's lots to talk about
9 (muy_familiar) (enfático)
tela de: es tela de guapa she's dead really gorgeous;o (familiar)

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