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Translate shovel from English to French

Summary

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shovel:
- pelle
Wiktionary:
- shovel → pelle, bêche
- shovel → peller, pelleter
- shovel → pelle

English

Detailed Translations for shovel from English to French

shovel:

shovel [the ~] noun

the shovel (spade; scoop; trowel)

– a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle ¹
la pelle
- pelle [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for shovel:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
pelle	scoop; shovel; spade; trowel	French kiss; bucket; ladle; scoop
-	digger; excavator; power shovel; shovelful; spadeful
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	hoe

Related Words for "shovel":

shovels

Synonyms for "shovel":

hand tool
shovelful; spadeful; containerful
fire iron
power shovel; excavator; digger; machine
dig; delve; cut into; turn over; shovel in

Related Definitions for "shovel":

a machine for excavating¹
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle¹
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace¹
the quantity a shovel can hold¹
dig with or as if with a shovel¹
- shovel sand¹
- he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long¹

Wiktionary Translations for shovel:

shovel

noun

tool for moving portions of material
- shovel → pelle; bêche

verb

to move materials with a shovel
- shovel → peller

shovel

noun

Outil constitué d’une plaque mince, muni d’un manche, utilisé pour déplacer de la terre, du sable (1)
- pelle → shovel

verb

remuer à l’aide d’une pelle.
- pelleter → shovel

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• shovel	→ pelle	↔ Schaufel — Werkzeug mit einem Kopf in biegen Form, um Erde oder Material ähnlicher Konsistenz zu bewegen

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University