spade

in Vietnamese Cào đất, cuốc

BrE /speɪd/ AmE /speɪd/

noun en → vi

1 TOOL [singular] B2

Cào đất, cuốc

a tool with a strong metal blade and a long handle, used for digging soil or snow

  • spade the ground

Collocations a garden spade · digging with a spade

  • He used a spade to dig up the weeds.

    Anh ấy đã dùng cuốc để đào cỏ dại.

2 CARD [singular] C1

Bích (lá bài)

one of the four suits in a standard pack of playing cards, represented by a black symbol that looks like a shovel or spade

  • spades suit

Collocations a hand of spades · playing cards with spades

  • She won the game by playing a high spade.

    Cô ấy đã thắng trò chơi bằng cách đánh lá bài bích cao.