поддеть на лопату

English translation: scoop onto a shovel

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Russian term or phrase:поддеть на лопату
English translation:scoop onto a shovel
Entered by: Andrew Vdovin

05:51 Jul 19, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature
Russian term or phrase: поддеть на лопату
Наконец мусорщик поддел на лопату последние остатки мусора и швырнул их в телегу.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 08:06
scoop onto a shovel
Explanation:
Finally, the dustman scooped the last bits of rubbish onto his shovel and threw them into the cart.

(or scooped up the last bits of rubbish with his shovel)
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
Thank you Jack!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +3scoop onto a shovel
Jack Doughty


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
поддеть на лопату
scoop onto a shovel


Explanation:
Finally, the dustman scooped the last bits of rubbish onto his shovel and threw them into the cart.

(or scooped up the last bits of rubbish with his shovel)

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 658
Grading comment
Thank you Jack!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Knowles: prefer your alternative: with a shovel sounds more natural
38 mins
  -> Thank you. Yes, I think you're right.

agree  tanyazst: perfect, as always :)
1 hr
  -> Thank you, though not really true.

agree  Vlad Pogosyan
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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