What does toile in French mean?

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

The word toile in French means hessian, canvas, painting, canvas, web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb, the web, against a backdrop of, be all over the internet, canvas, oil on canvas, canvas trousers, go to the cinema, on canvas, weave your web, ticking, oilcloth tablecloth, oilcloth, spider's web, spiderweb, web, cobweb, background, backdrop, backcloth, backdrop, background, hessian, jute, linen, master painting, tent fabric, tent canvas, emery cloth, stretched canvas. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word toile

hessian

nom féminin (tissu sec et serré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les murs de la pièce sont recouverts de toile de jute.
The walls of the room are covered with hessian cloth.

canvas

nom féminin (support pour peinture) (for painting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En général, les peintres peignent sur des toiles en tissu.
In general, painters paint on canvas.

painting, canvas

nom féminin (peinture) (artwork)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les toiles de cet artiste sont superbes.
This artist's paintings are superb.

web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb

nom féminin (piège d'araignée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Plusieurs mouches se sont prises dans la toile de cette araignée.
Several flies are caught in this spider's web.

the web

nom féminin (Internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je trouve que tu passes trop de temps sur la toile.
I think you're spending too much time on the web.

against a backdrop of

locution adverbiale (figuré (en arrière-plan)

be all over the internet

locution verbale (parcourir internet) (mainly UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En quelques heures, la vidéo du bébé panda qui tombe a fait le tour de la toile.

canvas

locution adjectivale (tissu très résistant) (fabric)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les treillis sont faits en grosse toile.

oil on canvas

nom féminin (peinture utilisant des pigments) (painting)

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

canvas trousers

nom masculin (pantalon en tissu de toile) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il enfila un pantalon de toile et sortit acheter des croissants.

go to the cinema

(familier (voir un film au cinéma) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ça te dit de te faire une toile cet après-midi ?

on canvas

locution adverbiale (sur Internet) (painting)

weave your web

locution verbale (figuré (poser ses jalons) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

ticking

nom féminin (tissu épais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Ticking is used to cover mattresses.

oilcloth tablecloth

nom féminin (nappe plastifiée)

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

oilcloth

nom féminin (toile, film plastifié)

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

spider's web, spiderweb, web, cobweb

nom féminin (piège d'araignée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les toiles d'araignée sont d'une incroyable résistance.

background, backdrop

nom féminin (figuré (thème principal, contexte) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce film a pour toile de fond un avenir utopique.
A utopian future is the backdrop to this film.

backcloth, backdrop, background

nom féminin (décor de théâtre, arrière-plan) (theatre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La toile de fond de cette pièce représente une rue de Paris au XIXe siècle.

hessian, jute

nom féminin (toile épaisse végétale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il transporte ses pommes de terre dans un sac en toile de jute.

linen

nom féminin (tissu) (fabric)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La toile de lin est obtenue à partir de tiges de lin.

master painting

nom féminin (peinture d'artiste)

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

tent fabric, tent canvas

nom féminin (couverture de tente)

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

emery cloth

nom féminin (papier abrasif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La toile émeri permet d'ébarber les tuyaux de cuivre.

stretched canvas

nom féminin (toiture en toile)

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

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