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1 shovelling
shovelling ['ʃʌvəlɪŋ]pellage m, pelletage m;∎ shovelling up ramassage m à la pelle;∎ shovelling (away) (of snow) déblaiement m -
2 scoop
scoop [sku:p]1. noun* * *[skuːp] 1.1) ( implement) ( for shovelling) pelle f; ( for measuring) mesure f; ( for ice cream) cuillère f à glace2) ( scoopful) (of coffee, flour) mesure f; ( of earth) pelletée f; ( of ice cream) boule f3) ( in journalism) exclusivité f2.to get a scoop — obtenir un scoop (colloq)
(colloq) transitive verb décrocher (colloq) [prize, sum, story]Phrasal Verbs:- scoop up -
3 buyback
(a) STOCK EXCHANGE rachat m d'actionsbuyback agreement accord m de repriseManagement got the job done, hacking the UK payroll from 17,000 in 1990 to 2,200 today, shutting plants and shovelling cash out of the door. In just nine years, the dividends, special dividends and share buybacks have returned to investors the entire £3.6 billion paid to the government for the assets. And the shareholders still own a company trading at three times the £1.75 price paid at flotation.
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4 scoop
A n1 ( implement) (for shovelling, ladling) pelle f ; ( for measuring coffee etc) mesure f ; ( for ice cream) cuillère f à glace ; coffee scoop mesure à café ;■ scoop out:▶ scoop out [sth], scoop [sth] out creuser [earth] ; to scoop out a hole creuser un trou ; to scoop the flesh out of a tomato évider une tomate.■ scoop up:▶ scoop [sth] up, scoop up [sth] pelleter [earth, snow] ; recueillir [water] ; soulever [child]. -
5 shovel
shovel ['ʃʌvəl] ( British pt & pp shovelled, cont shovelling, American pt & pp shoveled, cont shoveling)1 nounpelle f; (on excavating machine) pelle f, godet m;∎ coal shovel pelle f mécanique(coal, earth, sand) pelleter; (snow) déblayer (à la pelle);∎ they shovelled the gravel onto the drive avec une pelle, ils ont répandu les gravillons sur l'allée;∎ shovel all that rubble into a corner prenez une pelle et mettez tous ces gravats dans un coin;∎ familiar to shovel food into one's mouth enfourner de la nourriture;∎ familiar he shovelled his meal down il a englouti son repasramasser ou entasser à la pelle
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Shovelling — Shovel Shov el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {Shovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoveling} or {Shovelling}.] 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit. [1913 Webster] 2. To gather up as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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