tablear

to pleat

tablear

transitive verb

1. (sewing)

a. to pleat

Las telas rayadas son más fáciles de tablear pues se pueden usar las rayas como guía para plegar.

Striped fabrics are easier to pleat as you can use the stripes as a guide to fold the fabric.

2. (woodworking)

a. to cut into boards

Primero el tronco se corta por la mitad y luego nuevamente, para tablearlo después.

A log is first cut in half and then again, to cut it then into boards.

3. (agriculture; to divide into small plots)

a. to divide into beds

Tableamos la huerta antes de sembrar.

We divided the vegetable garden into beds before planting.

4. (agriculture; to make level)

a. to level

Una vez arado, el terreno fue tableado.

Once plowed, the field was leveled.

tablear

transitive verb

1 [+madera] to cut into boards o planks

2 [+terreno] (dividir) to divide up into plots; (nivelar) to level off

3 (Cos) to pleat

4 (S. Cone) [+masa] to roll out