- shovel
- 1. noun
(a tool like a spade, with a short handle, used for scooping up and moving coal, gravel etc.) pala
2. verb(to move (as if) with a shovel, especially in large quantities: He shovelled snow from the path; Don't shovel your food into your mouth!) mover con pala, quitar con palashovel1 n palahe used a shovel to clear the snow utilizó una pala para quitar la nieveshovel2 vb mover con una palahe shovelled the snow away quitó la nieve con una palaEl pasado y participio pasado de shovel se escribe shovelled; el gerundio se escribe shovellingshoveltr['ʃʌvəl]noun1 (tool) pala2 (machine) excavadora, pala mecánicatransitive verb (pt & pp shovelled, ger shovelling)1 mover con pala, quitar con pala, echar con pala\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shovel food into one's mouth zamparse la comidashovel ['ʃʌvəl] vt, -veled or -velled ; -veling or -velling1) : mover con (una) palathey shoveled the dirt out: sacaron la tierra con palas2) dig: cavar (con una pala)shovel n: pala fshoveln.• cogedor s.m.• pala s.f.• palar s.m.• paleta s.f.v.• echar en grandes cantidades v.• traspalar v.
I 'ʃʌvəlnoun1) (spade) pala f2) (power shovel) excavadora f
II
transitive verb, BrE -ll- \<\<coal\>\> palear; \<\<snow\>\> espalar['ʃʌvl]he shoveled his food down — (colloq) engulló or se zampó la comida
1.N pala fmechanical shovel — pala f mecánica, excavadora f
2.VT mover con palato shovel earth into a pile — amontonar tierra con una pala
to shovel coal on to a fire — añadir carbón a la lumbre con pala
they were shovelling out the mud — estaban sacando el lodo con palas
he was shovelling food into his mouth * — se zampaba la comida
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I ['ʃʌvəl]noun1) (spade) pala f2) (power shovel) excavadora f
II
transitive verb, BrE -ll- \<\<coal\>\> palear; \<\<snow\>\> espalarhe shoveled his food down — (colloq) engulló or se zampó la comida
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
