shovel

pala

Attrezzo con manico lungo e lama larga per scavare o spostare terra, neve o altri materiali.

In inglese semplice: A tool with a long handle and wide blade for digging or moving earth, snow, or other material.

• Bring a shovel to the garden.
• He cleared the snow with a shovel.
• The workers leaned their shovels against the wall.

Sinonimi: spade

Espressioni comuni: snow shovel, garden shovel, use a shovel

spalare

Sollevare e spostare terra, neve o altri materiali con una pala.

In inglese semplice: To lift and move earth, snow, or other material with a long-handled tool with a wide blade.

• We need to shovel the snow.
• He shoveled gravel into the wheelbarrow.
• Have you finished shovelling the path?

Come si usa: shovel something into something (She shoveled sand into a bucket.); shovel something off something (He shoveled snow off the steps.)

Espressioni comuni: shovel snow, shovel something into something, shovel something off something