Spaten
spade
a tool for digging
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Spaten synonyms
What's the difference between Spaten / Schaufel / Grabwerkzeug / Spatenwerkzeug / Hacke / Schippe
A general word for a tool with a blade for digging or moving soil, snow, and similar material. In everyday use it is broader than 'Spaten'.
A very general term for any tool used for digging. It sounds more like a description than a common everyday word.
An unusual and rarely used word that sounds technical or artificially formed. It is hardly used in normal speech.
This is more like a hoe: a tool for loosening soil and removing weeds. It is not exactly the same as a spade for digging.
A colloquial word, usually meaning a small shovel. It sounds more casual and can refer to a household or children's shovel.
This is not the whole tool, but only its working part — the blade or scoop of a shovel/spade. It is used in technical or descriptive contexts.
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How to pronounce Spaten and what this word means
Spaten means spade. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce Spaten
/ˈʃpaːtən/
Spaten translation
spade
Spaten examples
Я копаю яму лопатой.
Spaten transcription
/ˈʃpaːtən/
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Spaten meaning: what does it mean?
ein Werkzeug zum Graben
Spaten pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
Spaten is pronounced as /ˈʃpaːtən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
Spaten definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Я копаю яму лопатой. Translation: Ich grabe das Loch mit dem Spaten.
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