Spade (en. Spade)

/speɪd/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Gardening tool with a long handle and a curved blade.

He used a spade to turn over the garden.

Il a utilisé une bêche pour retourner le jardin.

Playing card figure, representing a shape of spade.

She played an ace of spades in the game.

Elle a joué un as de pique dans la partie.

From Old English 'spadu', which means 'shovel'.

to have a spade

to be able to do something with confidence.

avoir une pelle à spades

to be in a pickle

to be in a difficult situation (related to digging a spade).

être dans le pétrin

spade

Similar tool but with a flat blade.

bêche

shovel

Instrument for moving materials, often soil.

pelle

gardening

The activity of cultivating plants and taking care of gardens.

jardinage

Refers to a situation where one must dig to get out of it.

I'm in a real spade right now with all these problems.

Je suis dans un vrai spade en ce moment avec tous ces problèmes.

Used to refer to a person who works hard.

This guy is a real spade, he can’t stop working.

Ce gars est un vrai spade, il ne cesse de travailler.