What does tabla in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word tabla in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tabla in Spanish.

The word tabla in Spanish means board, floorboard, table, platter, plate, panel painting, table, plot, pleat, board, draw, the stage, presence, wipe the slate clean, start with a clean slate, do away with, flatter than a board, clipboard, amortization scale, amortization schedule, cold-cuts platter, table of contents, data table, data grid, frequency distribution scale, cold-cut platter, frequency scales, Iberian ham platter, truth table, washboard, times table, cutting board, ironing board, cheese platter, last hope, last resort, pull-in chart, windsurf board, spinal board, long spine board, ouija board, mixed platter, periodic table, percentage scale, salary scale, pay scale. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tabla

board, floorboard

nombre femenino (madera plana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ten cuidado, una tabla del piso está suelta.
Be careful, one of the boards is loose.

table

nombre femenino (relación de datos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Odio la tabla de multiplicar, y la tabla periódica aún más.
I hate the times table, and I hate the periodic table even more.

platter, plate

nombre femenino (ES (plato: fuente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mesa cinco ordenó una tabla de jamón.
Table five ordered a ham platter.

panel painting

nombre femenino (pintura sobre madera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Robaron la tabla medieval de la iglesia.
The medieval panel painting was stolen from the church.

table

nombre femenino (índice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Busca en la tabla de contenidos.
Look for it in the table of contents.

plot

nombre femenino (división de cultivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sequía marchitó todo el maíz de aquella tabla.
The drought wiped out all the corn in that plot.

pleat

nombre femenino (tela: trozo entre dobleces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las faldas con tablas no están de moda.
Skirts with pleats are out of fashion.

board

nombre femenino (patín: esquí)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

draw

nombre femenino plural (juego: empate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La partida acabó en tablas.
The game ended in a draw.

the stage

nombre femenino plural (teatro: escenario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Desde niña, Marcela sintió atracción por las tablas.
She's been drawn to the stage since she was little.

presence

nombre femenino plural (coloquial (soltura, desenvoltura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para estar cara al público, al presentador le faltan tablas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This actress has a great stage presence.

wipe the slate clean, start with a clean slate

locución verbal (empezar de cero)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quiero hacer tabla rasa: voy a olvidar las ofensas
I want to wipe the slate clean: I'm going to forget the slights.

do away with

(prescindir de algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para aprender de la historia no podemos hacer tabla rasa del pasado.
In order to learn from history we can't do away with the past.

flatter than a board

expresión (liso)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Juan tiene el abdomen más plano que una tabla.
Juan's abdomen is flatter than a board.

clipboard

(para apoyar papeles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

amortization scale, amortization schedule

(intereses y capital) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la tabla de amortización veo el monto de intereses que he pagado por el préstamo.
I can see the amount of interest I've paid on the loan in the amortization schedule.

cold-cuts platter

(bandeja de fiambres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

table of contents

(de libro, documento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la tabla de contenido aparecen los títulos de todos los capítulos del libro.
The titles of all the chapters of the book appear in the table of contents.

data table, data grid

locución nominal femenina (que registra información)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

frequency distribution scale

(que analiza datos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta tabla de distribución de frecuencia muestra de manera ordenada los datos obtenidos en el estudio.
This frequency distribution scale shows the data obtained in the study in an orderly manner.

cold-cut platter

locución nominal femenina (de jamón, quesos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

frequency scales

locución nominal femenina (de estadísticas, valores)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Iberian ham platter

locución nominal femenina (de embutidos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

truth table

locución nominal femenina (proposiciones lógicas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

washboard

nombre femenino (para lavar ropa a mano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lavadora desplazó a la tabla de lavar.

times table

locución nominal femenina (operaciones matemáticas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños aprendieron las tablas de multiplicar.
The children learnt the times table.

cutting board

nombre femenino (para cortar comida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la cocina no puede faltar una tabla de picar.
No kitchen is complete without a cutting board.

ironing board

(para planchar ropa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tabla de planchar es plegable; tiene patas de tijera.
The ironing board is foldable. It has folding legs.

cheese platter

(aperitivo, picada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si tienes hambre, podemos preparar una tabla de quesos antes que lleguen los invitados.
If you're hungry, we can prepare a cheese platter before the guests arrive.

last hope

locución nominal femenina (un último recurso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martín es mi tabla de salvación, seguro él sabe qué hacer.
Martin is my last hope; he for sure knows what to do.

last resort

locución nominal femenina (un último recurso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pedir dinero prestado es mi tabla de salvamento, pero intentaré conseguir algo antes.
Asking to borrow money is my last resort, but I will try and sort something out before it comes to that.

pull-in chart

locución nominal femenina (de conducto eléctrico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

windsurf board

(para windsurf)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spinal board, long spine board

locución nominal femenina (que transporta heridos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ouija board

locución nominal femenina (para invocar espíritus)

mixed platter

locución nominal femenina (de tipos de carnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

periodic table

(organización de elementos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La científica recibirá una condecoración por conseguir agregar un nuevo elemento a la tabla periódica.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This week the students are studying metals in the periodic table of elements.

percentage scale

locución nominal femenina (de valores)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

salary scale, pay scale

locución nominal femenina (de empresa, negocio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compañía comunicó la tabla salarial para el año que viene.
The company announced the pay scale for next year.

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