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shovelful in French

shovelful in French is pellerée, pelletée, pellée — shovelful means the amount a shovel can hold or lift in one go.

shovelful in French

pellerée
noun
The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
pelletée
noun
The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
pellée
noun
The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

What does "shovelful" mean?

  1. noun The amount a shovel can hold or lift in one go.
    "The doors are at the right level for firing, which normally is down one side of the firebox at a time, unlike our own practice, which is to fire each side of the firebox with alternate shovelfuls."
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shovelful in a sentence

  • The doors are at the right level for firing, which normally is down one side of the firebox at a time, unlike our own practice, which is to fire each side of the firebox with alternate shovelfuls.
  • Two workers each had a shovelful of snow. There were two shovelsful of snow.

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What is "shovelful" in French?
"shovelful" in French is pellerée, pelletée, pellée. shovelful means: The amount a shovel can hold or lift in one go.
Are there other ways to say "shovelful" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "shovelful": pellerée, pelletée, pellée.
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