tela
Meanings
Noun
1. cloth, fabric (woven material made of fibers) (clothing)
2. difficult task (difficult or tedious undertaking, especially as part of one's duties) (colloquial)
3. cash, dosh (money) (colloquial)
4. plenty; shedload (colloquial, without article, followed by "de")
Examples36
¿Es de buena calidad esta tela?
Is this good material?
Compre usted seis metros de esa tela.
Buy six meters of that cloth.
Ellos cubrieron la mesa con una tela.
They covered the table with a cloth.
Compré cinco metros de tela en la tienda.
I bought five metres of fabric in the shop.
Toca esta tela.
Touch this cloth.
Necesito mucha tela para hacer un vestido largo.
I need a lot of cloth to make a long dress.