Plantilla
 

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for August 19, 2008

plantilla - feminine noun (la) - template, model, pattern, stencil, design. Look up plantilla in the dictionary

Si necesitas crear muchos documentos usando un mismo diseño, primero crea una plantilla y úsala como base para cada documento.
If you need to create many documents with the same design, first make a template and use it to base all the documents on.

I think this word may mean different things in different regions. I was under the impression that plantilla meant sole of the foot or sole of the shoe. I may also mean an insert that is put inside the shoe like orthotics.

It is interesting that this word has another completely different meaning.

According to Wiktionary, "planta" can mean the bottom of the foot, and "suela" the bottom of a shoe, but no "plantilla."

Guys, the template in Spanish Platilla, like meaning Platilla de Zapatos, and it in informatic a template is a document or archive where you can create many documents of the same template, it's very used in the informatic or when you copy some disk in your computer, it's very pratical in his use, and Maria Jose said bottom, What did you mean with bottom Maria Jose.?

María José haven't even replied to this thread?

Plantilla, with the letter n, is a template (etc.), just as DailyWord states (also see DRAE, acepción 4). It is also the insole (acepción 1), as Poli points out.

Platilla appears to be a certain type of thin, textured canvas that a painter would use. Es un lienzo delgado y basto.

That's the way I use it. To recap:
- Insole = plantilla
- (Shoe)sole = suela
- The sole or bottom of the foot = planta del pie

And of course I love having sole for dinner, especially :crossfingers: if somebody else cooks it for me.;)

Sole might be good by I personally prefer sauteed lenguado over plantilla cooked any way.:D

I will have to agree with you on that. :D
Here in Spain when a steak is overdone we say está como la suela de un zapato. At least my Mum says it...

We say it's like shoe leather like my mom's pot-roast:yuck:
Incidentally, has anyone ever seen the movie the Gold Rush?