dustpan

• Utensilio de mango corto con forma de pala pequeña, que se usa para recoger con un cepillo la suciedad o el polvo del suelo; también se refiere a la cantidad que cabe en él.

A noun referring to a short-handled receptacle into which dust and debris can be swept, or the quantity that such a container will hold.

1. Receptacle for sweepingA2formal

   A short-handled container used to collect dust and debris swept from the floor.

   Recogedor de basura

   • She used a dustpan and brush to clean the kitchen floor.
   • He emptied the dustpan into the trash bin.
   • The dustpan is kept under the sink for easy access.

2. Capacity measureB1informal

   The amount of material that a dustpan can hold.

   Medida de capacidad de un recogedor

   • He swept up a dustpan full of dirt.
   • She collected a dustpan of broken glass carefully.
   • The pile of dust was about a dustpan in volume.

   Sinónimosdustpanful