trowel

• Petit outil à main composé d'un manche et d'une lame métallique plate, utilisé pour prendre, appliquer ou étaler du plâtre, du ciment ou des matériaux similaires.

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.

   Truelle (outil à main pour étaler)

   • 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.

   Déplantoir

   • 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.

• Verbe signifiant appliquer, étaler ou lisser une substance (comme du plâtre, du mortier ou du ciment) à l'aide d'une truelle.

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.

   appliquer à la truelle

   • 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.

   Synonymesapplyplastersmoothspread