tela

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) canvas (piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint)
2. (broadly, feminine) painting (an illustration or artwork using paint)
3. (feminine) screen (viewing area of a movie, slide presentation, etc.)
4. (broadly, feminine) cinema
5. (Brazil, feminine) screen (viewing area of electronic output devices)
6. (feminine) a very thin tissue

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of telar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of telar:

telar

to screen (to fit a window or opening with a screen)

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Concepts

screen

canvas

display

linen

cloth

sheeting

silver screen

movie screen

projection screen

shade cloth

canvass

fabric

gauze

pane

Synonyms

ecrã

pano

corda

🪢

biombo

display

tecido

linho

Translations

toile

pantalla

schermo

écran

Leinwand

Bildschirm

tela

οθόνη

lienzo

linnen

pantalla

ekran

doek

tela

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛ.lɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: tēla

In summary

Borrowed from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of inherited teia (“web”).

Sentences

Seu computador de repente mostra uma tela azul da morte .

Your computer suddenly shows a blue screen of death.

Um grupo de homens em um escritório olhando para uma tela grande .

A group of men in an office staring at a large screen.