canvas in Spanish
canvas in Spanish is lona, lienzo, tela — canvas means a heavy, coarse woven fabric traditionally made from hemp or cotton, used for sails, tents, and painting surfaces.
canvas in Spanish
lona
A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
lienzo
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
tela
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
brabante
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
What does "canvas" mean?
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noun A heavy, coarse woven fabric traditionally made from hemp or cotton, used for sails, tents, and painting surfaces.
"Sailors patched the torn sail with a strip of strong canvas."
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noun A painting itself, or figuratively, a basis or backdrop for creative work.
"The gallery hung a huge canvas of a stormy sea in the main hall."
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verb To cover something with canvas.
"They canvased the boat deck to protect it from rain."
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canvas in a sentence
- Sailors patched the torn sail with a strip of strong canvas.
- The artist stretched a fresh canvas before starting the portrait.
- The gallery hung a huge canvas of a stormy sea in the main hall.
- For a poet, an empty page is a canvas waiting for words.
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What is "canvas" in Spanish?
"canvas" in Spanish is lona, lienzo, tela. canvas means: A heavy, coarse woven fabric traditionally made from hemp or cotton, used for sails, tents, and painting surfaces.
How do you use "canvas" in a sentence?
Example: "Sailors patched the torn sail with a strip of strong canvas." In Spanish, "canvas" is lona, lienzo, tela.
Are there other ways to say "canvas" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "canvas": lona, lienzo, tela, brabante.
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