la lona

canvas, tarpaulin, being broke, being down and out

ˈl o n a
noun · feminine Rare #33,721
canvas, tarpaulin A strong, heavy fabric, often used to cover things.
SP: Pusimos una lona sobre la mesa.
EN: We put a canvas cloth over the table.
being broke, being down and out Used in the expression estar en la lona.
SP: Estoy en la lona hasta que me paguen.
EN: I'm broke until they pay me.

Creo que me queda un cuadro de lona sin cortar.

I think I have one canvas panel left that hasn’t been cut.

Su hija mayor retiró la lona que cubría la placa con el nombre.

Her eldest daughter removed the tarp covering the plaque with the name on it.

Una vela tras otra, Shadows of Stars desplegó su lona.

One candle after another, Shadows of Stars unfurled its canvas.

Él pasó su cepillo por toda la lona.

He ran his brush all over the canvas.

Lona.

Canvas.

— El castillo en el cielo (1986)

A la lona.

To the canvas.

— El acorazado Potemkin (1925)

Pero quizá tenga lona sin cortar — dije.

But maybe there's some uncut canvas,

La lona de Northport seguía costando apenas un poco más que el precio de lista.

The Northport canvas was still costing just a little more than the list price.

Siempre está en la lona a fin de mes.

He's always broke by the end of the month.

Acá estoy, en la lona, ¿y a quién tengo viviendo al lado?

Here I am, flat broke—and who do I have living next door?

— Había una vez en Hollywood (2019)

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