la

feminine

/twal/

#2876 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

canvas, cloth; web

Word origin

From Latin tela ('woven cloth, warp of a loom'), from texere ('to weave'). English 'textile' and 'text' come from the same verb.

Origin: Latin
Root: tela
English cognates: textile, text

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraltoiles

Examples

peintre .

The painter is working on a large canvas.

The paintings in the museum draw big crowds.

A spider has spun its web in the corner.

This bag is made of blue canvas.

au .

She bought several canvases at the market.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

toile: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "toile" (canvas, cloth; web): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 58.