What does pelle in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word pelle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pelle in French.

The word pelle in French means shovel, spatula, dustpan, French kiss, blade, fall, with a shovel, by the shovelful, by the shovel load, long point collar, cake slice, cake server, pie server, excavator, digger, mechanical shovel, hydraulic shovel, power shovel, drunk as a lord, drunk as a skunk, French kiss, French kiss, be picked up by the shovel load, be scooped up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pelle

shovel

nom féminin (outil servant à déplacer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pirates ont creusé dans le sable avec une pelle pour trouver le trésor.
The pirates dug into the sand with a shovel to find the treasure.

spatula

nom féminin (ustensile de service)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a sorti sa pelle à tarte en argent pour distribuer les parts de gâteau.
She got out her silver cake server to give out the slices of cake.

dustpan

nom féminin (outil pour ramasser la poussière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais faire le ménage : passe-moi le balai et la pelle.
I'm going to do the housework. Pass me the dustpan and brush.

French kiss

nom féminin (familier (baiser appuyé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils ont échangé une pelle à l'abri des regards.
They exchanged a French kiss away from prying eyes.

blade

nom féminin (familier (rame) (of an oar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a cassé sa pelle lors de sa dernière sortie en aviron.
He broke his blade the last time he went out rowing.

fall

nom féminin (familier (chute)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il s'est pris une belle pelle en vélo !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. He came a cropper climbing down the ladder.

with a shovel

locution adverbiale (à l'aide d'une pelle)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

by the shovelful, by the shovel load

locution adverbiale (figuré (beaucoup, en grand nombre) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

long point collar

nom masculin (col à larges et longues pointes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cake slice, cake server, pie server

nom féminin (cuillère à servir les gâteaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

excavator, digger, mechanical shovel

nom féminin (pelle hydraulique sur chenilles) (tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hydraulic shovel

nom féminin (engin de chantier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

power shovel

nom féminin (pelleteuse, excavatrice.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pelle mécanique est un engin de chantier, souvent de couleur jaune, monté sur pneus ou sur chenilles.

drunk as a lord, drunk as a skunk

locution adjectivale (familier (ivre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

French kiss

(argot (embrasser [qqn] avec la langue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

French kiss

(argot (couple : s'embrasser avec la langue)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be picked up by the shovel load, be scooped up

(figuré (exister en beaucoup d'exemplaires)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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