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English to Spanish Dictionary

spade Meaning in Spanish (spade significado en español)

nounpala, pica
verbcavar
Sinónimos:azadapaleta
pala in English:spade
Phonetic:ˈpala
Plural: spades
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de spade en español es pala, pica, cavar. (Herramienta con una hoja ancha de metal y un mango largo, utilizada para cavar tierra o cortar césped.)

Concept Illustration
Spade visual illustration - Meaning in Spanish (pala)
Visual representation of "spade"

Definitions of Spade

  1. 1
    noun
    pala

    A tool with a broad metal blade and a long handle, used for digging soil or cutting turf.

    Herramienta con una hoja ancha de metal y un mango largo, utilizada para cavar tierra o cortar césped.

  2. 2
    noun
    pica

    A playing card of the suit marked with a black inverted heart-shaped symbol with a stem.

    Una carta de juego del palo marcado con un símbolo negro en forma de corazón invertido con un tallo.

  3. 3
    verb
    cavar

    To dig with a spade.

    Cavar con una pala.

Example Sentences

“He used a spade to dig a hole for the new plant.”

Usó una pala para cavar un hoyo para la nueva planta.

“The gardener dug the soil with a spade.”

El jardinero cavó la tierra con una pala.

“She drew the ace of spades from the deck.”

Ella sacó el as de picas de la baraja.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

azadapaleta

In English:

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

recogerjuntar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensespaded
present participlespading

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

call a spade a spadeidiom

To speak plainly and directly, even if it is blunt or unpleasant.

in spadesidiom

In large amounts or to a great degree.