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spadeful

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Spade´ful    (spād´f
n.1.As much as a spade will hold or lift.
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Noun1.spadeful - the quantity a shovel can hold
shovelful, shovel
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
Translations
spadeful [ˈspeɪdfʊl] N → pala f
by the spadeful (fig) → en grandes cantidades
spadeful
n a spadeful of earth → ein Spaten m → or eine Schaufel (voll) Erde; by the spadeful → spaten- or schaufelweise
spadeful [ˈspeɪdfʊl] n → vangata
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The traditional method of fertilizing was to use only horse dung and to empty a spadeful into a hole between every four vines, doing it in rotation so that each vine benefited from fertilizer once every three years.
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The start of the building work will be marked by the removal of a ceremonial first spadeful of earth by the young people involved in the project.
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