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trowel

/ˈtraʊ.əl/

2 entries

noun

/ˈtraʊ.əl/B1formal
  • ruНебольшой ручной инструмент с рукояткой и плоским металлическим лезвием, используемый для зачерпывания, нанесения или распределения штукатурки, цемента или подобных материалов.

A small hand tool with a handle and a flat metal blade, used for scooping, spreading, or applying plaster, cement, or similar materials.

  1. Hand tool for spreadingB1formal

    A small hand tool with a handle and a flat, pointed metal blade, used for applying, spreading, or shaping plaster, cement, or mortar.

    ruМастерок

    • The bricklayer used a trowel to spread the mortar evenly.
    • She smoothed the plaster on the wall with a trowel.
    • He cleaned the trowel after finishing the cement work.
  2. Gardening toolA2formal

    A small hand tool with a curved, scoop-shaped blade, used for digging, planting, or weeding in a garden.

    ruСадовый совок

    • She used a trowel to plant the flowers in the garden bed.
    • He dug a small hole with a trowel for the seedling.
    • The gardener's trowel is essential for transplanting herbs.
Forms
  • trowels plural form
  • trowels' possessive plural form
  • trowel's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈtraʊ.əl/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий наносить, распределять или разравнивать вещество (например, штукатурку, раствор или цемент) с помощью инструмента — мастерка.

A verb meaning to apply, spread, or smooth a substance (such as plaster, mortar, or cement) using a trowel tool.

  1. Apply or spread with a trowelB2formal

    To use a trowel to apply, spread, or smooth a substance such as plaster, cement, or soil.

    ruНаносить мастерком

    • He troweled the plaster smoothly onto the wall.
    • She troweled the cement into the gaps between the bricks.
    • The gardener troweled the soil around the new plants.

    Synonymsapplyplastersmoothspread

Forms
  • troweled past participle
  • trowelled past participle
  • troweled past simple
  • trowelled past simple
  • troweling present participle
  • trowelling present participle
  • trowels third person singular