spades in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spades in the English»Spanish Dictionary

spade¹ [Am speɪd, Brit speɪd] N (tool)

spade

pala f

to call a spade a spade

llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino

to call a spade a spade

llamar a las cosas por su nombre

spade² [Am speɪd, Brit speɪd] N

1.1. spade (card):

spade

pica f

1.2. spade <spades, pl > (suit):

spade + sing or pl vb

picas fpl

spades are or is trumps

triunfan picas

in spades Am inf you have our support, in spades

te apoyamos cien por ciento

we'll have trouble in spades if this gets back to the boss

vamos a tener problemas en cantidad si se entera el jefe inf

we'll have trouble in spades if this gets back to the boss

vamos a tener problemas a punta pala si se entera el jefe Spain inf

2. spade sl, offens (black person):

spade

negro m / negra f

Translations for spades in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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garlancha

spade

cartas francesas

French playing cards pl (suits: spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds)

pica

spade

¿tienes alguna pica?

do you have a spade o any spades?

picas

spades

lampa (pala)

spade

zapa

spade

negro como el carbón

as black as the ace of spades

baraja española

The deck of cards used in Spain, where the standard deck is called the baraja francesa. The four suits are oros, copas, espadas, and bastos, corresponding to diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs. Each suit has nine numbered cards and three face cards - jack (sota), knight, and king. There is no queen.

triunfan picas

spades are trumps

spades in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spades in the English»Spanish Dictionary

spade [speɪd] N

1. spade (tool):

spade

pala f

2. spade (playing card):

spade

pica f

Phrases:

to call a spade a spade

llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino

Translations for spades in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pica

spades pl

pala (para cavar)

spade

espada

spade

pintan espadas

spades are trumps

llamar a las cosas por su nombre fig

to call a spade a spade

soy amigo de decir las cosas claras

I'm in favour of calling a spade a spade

(llamar) al pan, pan y al vino, vino inf

to call a spade a spade

spades Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to call a spade a spade

llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino

to call a spade a spade

(llamar) al pan, pan y al vino, vino inf

to call a spade a spade

llamar a las cosas por su nombre fig

I'm in favour of calling a spade a spade

soy amigo de decir las cosas claras

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Spade stashes the package in a bus terminal baggage room, then goes to the address.

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This long history of attracting tourists for bucket and spade holidays has continued to this day.

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The spade was already shown in a seal of 1684.

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One face on one of the dice had a spade on it, and if the contestant rolled the spade all bonus round winnings were lost.

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The spade is 3.61 metres high, weighs 180 kg and took 160 hours to make.

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The plant has thick, spade-shaped green leaves that may be above or below the water surface.

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As the engine was disk-shaped, the triangular shape was pushed out near the front, producing a planform shaped roughly like a spade.

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The spade drill is used to drill larger hole sizes.

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Skip, however, jumps on the moonshiners until one of them threatens to hit him with a spade.

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The skull is robust with spade-shaped teeth lining the jaws.

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