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1 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 palashovel2 vb mover con una palatr['ʃʌvəl]1 (tool) pala2 (machine) excavadora, pala mecánica1 mover con pala, quitar con pala, echar con pala\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shovel food into one's mouth zamparse la comida1) : mover con (una) palathey shoveled the dirt out: sacaron la tierra con palas2) dig: cavar (con una pala)shovel n: pala fn.• cogedor s.m.• pala s.f.• palar s.m.• paleta s.f.v.• echar en grandes cantidades v.• traspalar v.
I 'ʃʌvəl1) ( 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
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I ['ʃʌvəl]1) ( 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