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Meaning of Trowel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtɹaʊ.əl

Definitions

  1. A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
  2. A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
  3. A tool used for smoothing a mold.

Equivalents

العربية إملج مالج مجرفة منقار
Български мажа
Bosanski pala ripa špahtla шпахтла
Català paleta
Čeština lopatka
Cymraeg trywel
Deutsch Glättkelle Handschaufel Hohlspatel Kelle Maurerkelle Mörtelkelle Pflanzkelle Pflanzschaufel Spachtel Spatel
Ελληνικά μυστρί
Esperanto trulo
Español cuchara de albañil desplantador pala pala de jardinería paleta de albañil trulla
فارسی ماله
Suomi istutuslapio laastilapio läpätä lapioida muurauskauha tasoitella tasoittaa tasoituslasta
Français déplantoir gâche transplantoir truelle
Galego badil espadela pela rapa ripa
Hrvatski pala ripa špahtla шпахтла
Bahasa Indonesia sekop
Italiano cazzuola pala paletta trowel
日本語 こて トロエル 鏝
한국어 圬 墁 杇 釫 鋘 鏵 모종삽
Kurdî kelle
Македонски мистрија
Nederlands troffel troffelen truweel tuinschep
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਰੰਡੀ ਕਾਂਡੀ
Polski kielnia łopatka paca
Português colher de pedreiro espátula trolha
Română mistrie
Русский ке́льма мастерок садо́вый сово́к
Српски pala ripa špahtla шпахтла
Svenska murslev
Tagalog dulos
Türkçe mala malalamak
Українська кельня
Tiếng Việt bay

Examples

“I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

trowel machine Troweled Troweler trowelful Troweling Trowell

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