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English to Spanish Dictionary

shovel Meaning in Spanish (shovel significado en español)

nounpala
verbpalar
Sinónimos:cucharaespadaña
pala in English:shovel
Plural: shovels
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de shovel en español es pala, palar. (Herramienta con una hoja ancha y plana, similar a una cuchara, y un mango largo, utilizada para cavar, levantar y mover material suelto como tierra, nieve o arena.)

Concept Illustration
Shovel visual illustration - Meaning in Spanish (pala)
Visual representation of "shovel"

Definitions of Shovel

  1. 1
    noun
    pala

    A tool with a broad, flat, scoop-like blade and a long handle, used for digging, lifting, and moving loose material such as earth, snow, or sand.

    Herramienta con una hoja ancha y plana, similar a una cuchara, y un mango largo, utilizada para cavar, levantar y mover material suelto como tierra, nieve o arena.

  2. 2
    verb
    palar

    To move loose material with a shovel.

    Mover material suelto con una pala.

Example Sentences

casual

“He used a shovel to clear the snow from the driveway.”

Usó una pala para quitar la nieve del camino de entrada.

casual

“The gardener dug a hole with a sturdy shovel.”

El jardinero cavó un hoyo con una pala robusta.

casual

“We need to shovel the dirt into the wheelbarrow.”

Necesitamos palear la tierra en la carretilla.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

cucharaespadaña

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseshoveled
present participleshoveling
agent nounshoveler

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

shovel snowcollocation

To clear snow from a surface using a shovel.

shovel food into one's mouthexpression

To eat food very quickly and in large quantities.

shovel dirtcollocation

To move earth or soil using a shovel.