toile

This is the 1631st most frequent French word.

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toile

Canvas; fabric; web.


In this sentence, 'toile' refers to 'web' as in a spider's web, illustrating its use to describe structures made of filaments created by spiders.

La toile de l'araignée est merveilleusement détaillée.

The web of the spider is wonderfully detailed.


Here, 'toile' means 'canvas', referring to the material stretched on a frame used by artists for painting.

Nous avons ajouté une nouvelle toile à notre collection de peintures.

We added a new canvas to our collection of paintings.


In this usage, 'toile' metaphorically refers to the Internet as 'la toile' or 'the web', linking to its network-like structure.

Elle consulta plusieurs toiles par des artistes célèbres sur Internet.

She browsed through several artworks by famous artists on the Internet.