Translations for „spadeful“ in the English » German Dictionary

spade·ful [ˈspeɪdfʊl] N

spadeful

ein Spaten voll

a spadeful of soil

einen Spaten [voll] Erde

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a spadeful of soil

einen Spaten [voll] Erde

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But this one has it by the spadeful.

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So he collected a giant-sized spadeful of earth and set off towards the town.

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Persuade the rich and influential with money to burn to buy a share before a spadeful of clay has been turned.

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Furthermore, the laird wouldn't allow downhill delling (because you lost the last spadeful to the shore), making a hard enough task even harder.

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Scatter a spadeful over the heap from time to time.

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