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Spachtel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • spatula noun A flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food.
  • trowel noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.

Senses

Spachtel is used for these senses in English:

  • putty knife A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks.
  • spatula (cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
  • trowel A tool used for smoothing a mold.

spatula — full definition

  1. noun A flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food.
  2. noun A flat, blunt tool used for scraping, mixing, or applying substances outside the kitchen, such as in a lab or a doctor's office.

trowel — full definition

  1. noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.
  2. verb To apply something thickly and without subtlety, often used figuratively.

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