teja

f.

1 tile.

color teja brick red

2 roof tile, tile, slate.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tejar.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tejer.

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teja

► nombre femenino

1 (de barro) tile

2 COCINA type of petit four

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a toca teja familiar cash, on the nail

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noun f.

tile

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I

SF (roof) tile

de color teja — brick red

- pagar a toca teja

- de tejas abajo

- de tejas arriba

- por fin le cayó la teja

tejas de pizarra — slates

II

SF (Bot) lime (tree)

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femenino tile

tejas de pizarra — slates

corrérsele a alguien la teja — (Andes) to flip one's lid (colloq)

pagar a toca teja — (Esp) to pay cash on the nail (colloq)

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= tile, roof tile, roofing tile.

Ex. Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.

Ex. The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.

Ex. Clay was used to make pots, bricks, and roofing tiles.

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* teja antigua = pantile.

* teja plana = shingle.

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femenino tile

tejas de pizarra — slates

corrérsele a alguien la teja — (Andes) to flip one's lid (colloq)

pagar a toca teja — (Esp) to pay cash on the nail (colloq)

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= tile, roof tile, roofing tile.

Ex: Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.

Ex: The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.

Ex: Clay was used to make pots, bricks, and roofing tiles.

* teja antigua = pantile.

* teja plana = shingle.

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teja

feminine

tile

tejas de pizarra slates

a teja vana open-roofed

de color teja brick red

corrérsele a algn la teja (Andes); to go off one's rocker (colloq), to flip one's lid (colloq)

pagar a toca teja (Esp); to pay cash on the nail (colloq)

Compuestos:

● teja árabe

Arab tile

● teja (de) cumbrera

ridge tile

● teja plana

interlocking tile

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Del verbo tejar: (conjugate tejar)

teja es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo tejer: (conjugate tejer)

teja es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
teja    
tejar    
tejer
teja sustantivo femenino
tile;

◊ tejas de pizarra slates

tejer (conjugate tejer) verbo transitivo

a) (en telar) to weave;

◊ tejido a mano hand-woven

b) (con agujas, a máquina) to knit;

(con ganchillo) to crochet;

◊ máquina de teja knitting machine

c) [araña] to spin

verbo intransitivo (en telar) to weave;
(con agujas, a máquina) to knit;
(con ganchillo) to crochet
teja
I f Arquit tile
II sustantivo masculino (color) russet
♦ Locuciones: fam fig pagar a toca teja, to pay cash on the nail
tejar
I sustantivo masculino brickworks
II verbo transitivo to tile (a roof)
tejer verbo transitivo
1 (en el telar) to weave: la araña tejía su red, the spider wove its web
2 (calcetar) to knit: me tejió un jersey, he knitted me a pullover
3 fig (una fantasía, historia) to weave
(maquinar, urdir) to plot, scheme
'teja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprender
English:
nail
- rust
- tile

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teja nf

1. [de tejado] tile;

un techo de tejas a tiled roof;

color teja brick red

Comp

teja árabe Spanish tile, US tapered Mission tile

2. [dulce] = type of biscuit which is curved in shape

3. [sombrero] shovel hat

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teja

I adj

:

(de color) teja terracotta atr

II f roof tile;

a toca teja in hard cash

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teja nf

: tile

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teja n tile