tela fina

esta tela es muy resistente — this cloth o fabric is very strong

sacudir o soltar la tela — to cough up *, fork out *

el asunto tiene (mucha) tela o tiene tela (marinera) — it's a complicated matter, there's a lot to it

-ya va por el quinto marido -¡tiene tela (marinera)! — "she's already on her fifth husband" - "that takes some beating!" *

tela de: es tela de guapa — she's dead o really gorgeous *

tela sintética — man-made o synthetic material

allí hay (mucha) tela de donde or para cortar — there's plenty that could be said about that

poner algo en tela de juicio — to call something into question

tener tela (marinera) — (Esp fam) asunto to be tricky

tela sintética — man-made o synthetic material

allí hay (mucha) tela de donde or para cortar — there's plenty that could be said about that

poner algo en tela de juicio — to call something into question

tener tela (marinera) — (Esp fam) asunto to be tricky

Ex: But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.

to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas

• to get or grow thin — adelgazar

• she was painfully thin — estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla

• a thin layer of paint — una capa fina de pintura

• a thin volume of poetry — un delgado tomo de poesía

• to wear thin — [fabric, clothing] desgastarse

the joke had begun to wear very thin — (fig) la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada

my patience is wearing thin — (fig) se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia

• a thin majority — una mayoría escasa

• a thin smile — una débil sonrisa

he disappeared or vanished into thin air — despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra

• slice the potatoes very thin — corta las patatas en rodajas muy finas

• spread the butter very thin — untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla

to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas

su fina inteligencia analítica — her fine o acute analytical intelligence

Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

wire mesh — tela f or malla f metálica

wire mesh — tela f metálica, malla f metálica

to get meshed — enredarse (in en)

wire mesh — tela f or malla f metálica

de magnífica estampa — fine-looking, fantastic-looking *

ser la propia estampa de algn — to be the very o absolute image of sb, be the spitting image of sb *

maldita sea tu estampa! — (fam) damn you! (colloq)

ser la viva estampa de alguien — to be the spitting image of somebody

maldita sea tu estampa! — (fam) damn you! (colloq)

ser la viva estampa de alguien — to be the spitting image of somebody

Ex: An art reproduction is a mechanically reproduced copy of a work of art, generally as one of a commercial edition.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

rollo de pelo — Ven curler, hair curler, roller

nos soltó el rollo de siempre — he gave us the usual spiel *

¡menudo rollo nos contó tu padre! — what a lecture your dad gave us! iró

¡menudo rollo que tiene! — he's always waffling (on) about something! *

¡vaya rollo patatero que me estás contando! — you're talking a load of old tosh! **, you're talking a load of baloney! (EEUU) *

corta el rollo y dime exactamente lo que quieres — cut it short * o cut the crap *** and tell me exactly what you want

cinco minutos más y ya corto el rollo — five minutes more and then I'll shut up *

estar de rollo * Esp, Méx —

tirarse el rollo Esp, Méx —

no te tires el rollo conmigo que te conozco — don't give me that spiel *, I know what you're like

tírate el rollo e invítame a una copa — be a pal and get me a drink *

¡qué rollo! — what a pain! **

ser un rollo — [discurso, conferencia] to be dead boring *; [persona] to be a bore *, be a pain **

lo de las lentillas es un rollo — contact lenses are a real pain *

no sabemos de qué va el rollo — we don't know what it's all about o what's going on

no me va el rollo de esta gente — I'm not into their scene *

• buen/mal rollo, en sus fiestas siempre hay buen rollo — there's always a good atmosphere at his parties

¡qué mal rollo! — what a pain! *

me da buen/mal rollo — I've got a good/nasty o bad feeling about it

¡qué buen rollo me da ese tío! — that guy gives me really good vibes! *

la película me dio tan mal rollo que me deprimí — the film was a real downer *

esa película es muy rollo — that film's dead boring *

no seas rollo, Julián — don't be a bore * o pain **,Julián

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

una mujer alta y delgada — a tall, slim o slender woman

una mujer alta y delgada — a tall, slim o slender woman

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.