shovelful in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shovelful in the English»French Dictionary

shovelful [Brit ˈʃʌv(ə)lfʊl, Am ˈʃəvəlˌfʊl] N

shovelful

pelletée f (of de)

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pelletée

shovelful

shovelful in the PONS Dictionary

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une pelletée de sable

a shovelful of sand

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The record pan, according to witnesses, was $1,400.00, or roughly 7 pounds of gold in 15 pounds (two shovelfuls) of gravel.

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Her forearm and body strain under the weight of a shovelful.

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We were nothing but living skeletons, unable to lift the shovelfuls of heavy soil above our heads, let alone work at the speed demanded of us.

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On the first effort to clean it up she recalled picking up a shovelful of used needles.

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But as it turns out, they're heaving shovelfuls of statistical manure at you.

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Then walk to where you want to dump the snow; holding a shovelful of snow with your arms outstretched puts too much weight on your spine.

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Otherwise, you may get lucky in the first shovelful and think that a pile of mostly gravel is actually full of riches.

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They have to fill a rail car with coal, moving hefty chunks and shovelfuls of dust from a large pile.

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It may seem like a trivial issue, but consider how many cats are out there, doing their business, and the shovelfuls of litter really add up!

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A silver coin came up with the first shovelful and his detector started buzzing madly.

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