The Swedish word for shovel is
skyffel
| Declensions | |
|---|---|
| a shovel | en skyffel |
| the shovel | skyffeln |
| shovels | skyfflar |
| the shovels | skyfflarna |
Translations for shovel and their definitions
| skyffla | |
| 1. v. to shovel (move (something) with a shovel or similar tool) | |
| att skyffla gödsel - to shovel manure | |
| 2. v. (often with a particle like in or undan) to shove (e.g. food into one's mouth), to push (away, e.g. to clear a floor) | |
| Han skyfflade in mat i munnen - He shoved food into his mouth | |
| Han skyfflade undan leksakerna från golvet med foten - He cleared the toys from the floor with his foot | |
| 3. v. (figuratively) to move (something more or less abstract) | |
| Han försökte skyffla över ansvaret på andra - He tried to shuffle off ("shovel") the responsibility onto others | |
| Fångarna skyfflades runt mellan olika anstalter - The prisoners were shuffled ("shoveled") between different institutions |
| skotta | |
| 1. v. to shovel (e.g. snow or sand, to remove it) |
| skyffel | |
| 1. n-c. a shovel |
| skovel | |
| 1. n-c. a large broad curved shovel | |
| 2. n-c. (figuratively) an amount of material held by such a shovel; a scoop | |
| 3. n-c. a paddle (blade of a waterwheel) |
| spade | |
| 1. n-c. a shovel | |
| 2. n-c. a spade (garden tool) |
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