• Gaeilge
  • English
  • Home
  • Browse Dictionary
  • Tools
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Accessibility
  • Our App
  • Book
  • Education
New English-Irish Dictionary
  • Home
  • Browse Dictionary
  • Tools
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Accessibility
  • Our App
  • Book
  • Education
English > Irish
Advanced Search
English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
New English-Irish Dictionary
Embed New English-Irish Dictionary search box in your own website
Similar words: hovel · shove · grovel · novel · shoal · shore · shores · shower · pushover · shove up
  • EN > GA
  • GA > EN

shovel

1 noun CONSTRsluasaid fem2  c m u 2 verb using shovel TRANSITIVEsluaisteáil verb  c m ucart le sluasaidhe was shovelling snow off the path bhí sé ag sluaisteáil sneachta den chosánthey shovelled the coal into the lorry chart siad an gual isteach sa leoraí le sluaistí 3 verb move sth quickly TRANSITIVEsluaisteáil verb  c m umillions of euro were shovelled into the company bogadh na milliúin euro isteach sa chomhlacht

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • beat down »
    he beat down the weeds with a shovel bhuail sé síos na fiailí le sluasaid
  • go for »
    she went for me with the shovel d'ionsaigh sí mé leis an tsluasaid, thug sí fúm leis an tsluasaid
  • handle »
    the handle of a shovel cos sluaiste, feac sluaiste, sáfach sluaiste
  • -mouthed »
    square-mouthed shovel sluasaid bhéalchearnach
  • scrape »
    he scraped the shovel over the floor tharraing sé an tsluasaid trasna an urláir
  • shaft »
    the shaft of a shovel sáfach sluaiste
  • stab »
    he took a stab of the shovel at it thug sé seáp den tsluasaid faoi, thug sé iarraidh den tsluasaid air
See more results »

Browse index

  • shove around
  • shove aside
  • shove off
  • shove over
  • shove up
  • shovel
  • show
  • show around
  • show band
  • show business
  • show girl
© IDM & Foras na Gaeilge 2013-2025
Consent Management