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Spaten

spade

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Meaning of Spaten

a tool for digging

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German/ˈʃpaːtən/
Russian transcription[lɐˈpatə]
spade
Spaten - spade
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Spaten with Russian translation

Spaten usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Я копаю яму лопатой.

Ich grabe das Loch mit dem Spaten.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Лопата стоит в садовом домике.

Der Spaten steht im Gartenhaus.

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Spaten belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

Spatenлопата
Apfelяблоко
Reisрис
Butterсливочное масло
Huhnкурица
Familieсемья
Mamaмама

Spaten synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between Spaten / Schaufel / Grabwerkzeug / Spatenwerkzeug / Hacke / Schippe

S
🇩🇪German
Schaufel

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'.

A2Very Often
G
🇩🇪German
Grabwerkzeug

A very general term for any tool used for digging. It sounds more like a description than a common everyday word.

A2Rarely
S
🇩🇪German
Spatenwerkzeug

An unusual and rarely used word that sounds technical or artificially formed. It is hardly used in normal speech.

A2Very Rarely
H
🇩🇪German
Hacke

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.

A2Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
Schippe

A colloquial word, usually meaning a small shovel. It sounds more casual and can refer to a household or children's shovel.

A2Often
S
🇩🇪German
Schaufelblatt

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.

A2Rarely

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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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