tela
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noun
- cloth, fabricwoven material made of fibers
- difficult taskdifficult or tedious undertaking, especially as part of one's duties
- cash, doshmoney
- plenty; shedload
adverb
- loads; lots; a shedload; extremely
Forms
noun
| singular | tela |
|---|---|
| plural | telas |
Used in the library
- En la tela había una imagen de la Virgen, morena como la gente del lugar.On the cloth there was an image of the Virgin, brown-skinned like the local people.A2La Virgen de Guadalupe — The Virgin of Guadalupe
- Hay que envolver la lana en tela, nunca en plástico.You have to wrap the wool in cloth, never in plastic.B1Otra vez, por favor (12) — Once more, please (12) (B1)
- La tela del mantel es de 1950 y sigue entera.The cloth of the tablecloth is from 1950 and is still whole.B1Otra vez, por favor (7) — Once more, please (7) (B1)
- El traje auténtico está en el museo; en la obra es de tela.The authentic costume is in the museum; in the play it's cloth.B1Otra vez, por favor (15) — Once more, please (15) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- cantidadamount; quantity
- flejestrapping; a lot, a large amount
- génerokind; genre
- mazohammer (tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding); mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head)
- mogollónshedload; lot (large amount)
- montónheap, pile (collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation); ton, a lot, bunch, heap, loads (a great deal; a great quantity)
- pastapasta; paste, dough
- pilasmall battery; pile, stack, heap, mound