tela

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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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛ.lɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: tēla

In summary

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

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

ekran

Bildschirm

tela

οθόνη

lienzo

linnen

pantalla

ekran

doek

tela

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.