What does tela in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word tela in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tela in Spanish.

The word tela in Spanish means fabric, web, canvas, floater, bread, dough, dosh, hard work, in doubt, in question, have things to say, gauze, roofing tar, roofing felt, bloody, spiderweb, spider web, asbestos clothing, esparto grass fabric, rubber cloth, herringbone fabric, gingham fabric, mosquito net, sticking plaster. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tela

fabric

nombre femenino (tejido con hilos) (woven material)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El vestido se hizo con una tela de colores.
The dress was made from fabric of several colours.

web

nombre femenino (red de la araña) (spider's web)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una araña tejió su tela en un rincón de la casa.
A spider spun its web in a corner of the house.

canvas

nombre femenino (cuadro, pintura) (cloth for paintings)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El museo exhibe una tela de Goya.
The museum is exhibiting a Goya canvas.

floater

nombre femenino (mancha en el ojo) (spot in the visual field)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se le ha formado una tela en el ojo y no ve bien.
A floater has formed in his eye and he can't see well.

bread, dough, dosh

nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (dinero) (informal: money)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me he gastado toda la tela en el juego.
I spent all the dosh on gambling.

hard work

nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (asunto, trabajo) (a difficult matter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pintar la casa es mucha tela.
Painting the house is hard work.

in doubt

locución adverbial (en duda)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Lo que dijo quedó en tela de juicio. Esperemos a ver que pasa.

in question

locución adverbial (sujeto a discusión)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
No pongas mis palabras en tela de juicio.

have things to say

locución verbal (mucho que decir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Te pongo otro café, que todavía hay tela que cortar.
I'll get you more coffee, because I still have things to say.

gauze

nombre femenino (que se adhiere) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tela adhesiva tiene muchos usos en un hospital.

roofing tar, roofing felt

nombre femenino (para techos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tela asfáltica se usa para impermeabilizar el techo.
Roofing tar is used to waterproof roofs.

bloody

locución adverbial (coloquial (mucho, muy) (UK: colloquial)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Creí que esta materia sería fácil, pero es tela de difícil.
I thought it would be easy but it's bloody difficult.

spiderweb, spider web

(tejido de la araña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

asbestos clothing

locución nominal femenina (para aislar, proteger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

esparto grass fabric

locución nominal femenina (basta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El modesto hábito del fraile estaba hecho con tela de esparto.
The friar's modest habit was made of esparto grass fabric.

rubber cloth

(tipo de material)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

herringbone fabric

(tipo de tejido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gingham fabric

(diseño con cuadros)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mosquito net

(con agujeros pequeños)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sticking plaster

nombre femenino (UY (esparadrapo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tira emplástica sirve para sujetar un vendaje.

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