shovel(
shuhv
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uhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (tool)
2. (load)
a. la pala (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I grew more and more tired with every shovel of coal, but I couldn't let the fire go out.Me cansé cada vez más con cada pala de carbón, pero no podía dejar que se apagara el fuego.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to dig)
a. palear
The gravediggers shoveled dirt onto the coffin.Los sepultureros paleaban la tierra sobre el ataúd.
4. (colloquial) (to devour)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. atiborrarse (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No sooner had I served her the pork chops than she began to shovel the food into her face.En cuanto le serví las chuletas de cerdo ella empezó a atiborrarse de comida.
b. zamparse (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
We were going to be late to the theater, so I shoveled my dinner down.Íbamos a llegar tarde al teatro, así que me zampé la cena.
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