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Tengo celo para poner las fotos en la pared.

Tengo celo para poner las fotos en la pared.
I have sticky tape to put the photos on the wall.
From Lesson 261:Relative pronouns for things (el que, la que)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Tengo celo para poner las fotos en la pared.

Wait, 'celo' usually means jealousy, doesn't it? Why does it mean sticky tape here?
In Spain, celo is the everyday word for sticky tape (like Sellotape or Scotch tape). You will also see it used for jealousy (usually plural: celos), but context makes it clear here! In Latin America, you'd more commonly hear cinta adhesiva.
Could I use por instead of para here?
No, you need para here because it expresses purpose or a goal. Whenever you want to say 'in order to do something', you use para followed by an infinitive verb (like poner).
Why is it las fotos when the word ends in an 'o'?
Foto is short for fotografía. Shortened words keep the gender of the original long word, which is why it is feminine (la foto and las fotos). Another common example is la moto (from motocicleta).
The English translation says 'on the wall'. Why does the Spanish sentence use en?
In English, we distinguish between being 'in' a box, 'on' a wall, or 'at' a location. Spanish keeps it simple: en covers all of these! So en la pared naturally translates to 'on the wall'.

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