- tejer
- v.1 to weave (hilos, mimbre).2 to knit (hacer punto).tejer y destejer (figurative) to chop and change3 to spin (telaraña).4 to carve out (labrar) (porvenir).5 to tell, to invent, to spin.* * *tejer► verbo transitivo1 (en telar) to weave2 (hacer punto) to knit3 (araña) to spin4 figurado (plan) to weave, plot, scheme\FRASEOLOGÍAtejer y destejer figurado to chop and change* * *verb1) to knit2) weave* * *1. VT1) [+ tela] to weave; [+ tela de araña] to spin, make; [+ capullo] to spin
tejido a mano — hand-woven
2) (=hacer punto) to knit; (=hacer ganchillo) to crochet; (=coser) to sewtejido a mano — hand-knitted
3) [+ complot] to hatch; [+ plan] to devise; [+ mentira] to fabricate; [+ cambio etc] to bring about little by little2. VI1) [en telar] to weave2) (=hacer punto) to knit; (=hacer ganchillo) to crochet; (=coser) to sew* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (en telar) to weavetejido a mano — hand-woven
b) (con agujas, a máquina) to knit; (con ganchillo) to crochetmáquina de tejer — knitting machine
c) araña to spin2) (elaborar) <plan> to devise2.tejió una gran mentira — she spun an elaborate yarn
tejer vi (en telar) to weave; (con agujas, a máquina) to knit; (con ganchillo) to crochet* * *= spin, weave.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado wove, participio woven.Ex. Then the fairies told them how happily the spiders lived among the green leaves spinning garments for their neigbbors.Ex. This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.----* aguja de tejer = knitting needle.* arte de tejer = weaving.* máquina de tejer = knitting machine.* tejer una historia = weave + story.* tejer una telaraña = draw + web.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (en telar) to weavetejido a mano — hand-woven
b) (con agujas, a máquina) to knit; (con ganchillo) to crochetmáquina de tejer — knitting machine
c) araña to spin2) (elaborar) <plan> to devise2.tejió una gran mentira — she spun an elaborate yarn
tejer vi (en telar) to weave; (con agujas, a máquina) to knit; (con ganchillo) to crochet* * *= spin, weave.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado wove, participio woven.Ex: Then the fairies told them how happily the spiders lived among the green leaves spinning garments for their neigbbors.
Ex: This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.* aguja de tejer = knitting needle.* arte de tejer = weaving.* máquina de tejer = knitting machine.* tejer una historia = weave + story.* tejer una telaraña = draw + web.* * *tejer [E1 ]vtA1 (en un telar) to weavealfombras tejidas a mano hand-woven rugs2 (con agujas, a máquina) to knit; (con ganchillo) to crochetmáquina de tejer knitting machine3 «araña» to spinB(elaborar, desarrollar): tejieron un plan para asesinarlo they devised a plan o they plotted to murder himtejió una intriga vergonzosa he wove a shameful web of intriguetejió una gran mentira she spun an elaborate lie■ tejervi1 (en un telar) to weave2 (con agujas, a máquina) to knit3 (con ganchillo) to crochet* * *
tejer (conjugate tejer) verbo transitivoa) (en telar) to weave;◊ tejido a mano hand-wovenb) (con agujas, a máquina) to knit;
(con ganchillo) to crochet;◊ máquina de tejer knitting machinec) [araña] to spin
verbo intransitivo (en telar) to weave;
(con agujas, a máquina) to knit;
(con ganchillo) to crochet
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
'tejer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hilo
- aguja
- menguar
- palillo
English:
knit
- spin
- weave
- crochet
- knitting
- needle
- purl
* * *tejer♦ vt1. [hilos, mimbre] to weave;tejió una cesta de mimbre she made a wicker basket;artículos tejidos a mano hand-woven goods2. [labor de punto] to knit;tejer algo a ganchillo to crochet sth3. [telaraña, capullo] to spin4. [labrar] [porvenir] to carve out;[ruina] to bring about5. [tramar]tejer un plan to forge a plot♦ vi1. [hacer punto] to knit;tejer a ganchillo to crochet;Comptejer y destejer to change (opinions/behaviour), Br to chop and change2. [araña, gusano] to spin3. CSur, Perú Fam [conspirar] to scheme, to plot* * *tejerI v/t weave; tela de araña spin; (hacer punto) knit; famintriga deviseII v/i L.Am.plot, scheme* * *tejer vt1) : to knit, to crochet2) : to weave3) fabricar: to concoct, to make up, to fabricate* * *tejer vb1. (entrelazar hilos, mimbre, etc) to weave [pt. wove; pp. woven]tejió una alfombra she wove a carpet2. (hacer punto) to knit [pt. & pp. knitted]tejer un jersey de lana to knit a woollen jumper3. (araña) to spin [pt. & pp. spun]la araña teje su tela spiders spin their webs
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.