tela

fabric

cloth

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tela(

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (textile)

a. fabric

Prefiere usar ropa hecha de telas naturales.He prefers to wear clothes made of all natural fabrics.

b. cloth

Esta tela de sari se importó de la India.This sari cloth was imported from India.

c. material

¿De qué tipo de tela está hecha tu blusa?What kind of material is your blouse made of?

2. (fine arts)

a. canvas

Van Gogh plasmó en la tela más que solo lo que veía.Van Gogh expressed more than just what he saw on the canvas.

3. (spider's construction)

a. web

Vi una araña tejiendo su tela en el rincón.I saw a spider spinning its web in the corner.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(money)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. dough

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Tengo los bienes pero ¿tú tienes la tela?I've got the goods but have you got the dough?

tela

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (tejido)

a. fabric, material

2. (retal)

a. piece of material

tela de arañacobweb

tela asfálticaasphalt roofing/flooring

tela metálicawire netting

3. (art)

a. canvas

4. (colloquial)

a. dough

5. (colloquial)

el examen era telathe exam was really tricky

tener (mucha) telato be (very) tricky

hay tela (para rato)there's no shortage of things to do

¡tela marinera!that's too much!

poner en tela de juicioto call into question

tela

1 (tejido) cloth; fabric; (trozo) piece of cloth

esta tela es muy resistente this cloth o fabric is very strong; 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 (dinero) dough (familiar); cash (familiar)

sacudir o soltar la tela to cough up (familiar); fork out (familiar)

7 (And) (tortilla) thin maize pancake

8 (also tela marinera)

el asunto tiene (mucha) tela o tiene tela (marinera) 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 (enfático)

tela de: es tela de guapa she's dead o really gorgeous (familiar)

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Phrases

tela sintética	synthetic fabric
a ella le importa la tela	she cares about the fabric
de tela	of fabric
un trozo de tela de diferentes colores que es símbolo de un país	a piece of cloth of different colors that is a symbol of a country
tela a cuadros	check
tela escocesa	tartan plaid
tela vaquera	denim
tela de araña	spiderweb