No. 10,964 in German
schippe
"Schippe" in English means "shovel."
In a sentence
Ich benutze die Schippe, um den Schnee vor der Tür zu entfernen.
I use the shovel to remove the snow in front of the door.
Here, 'Schippe' refers to a practical tool, a shovel.
Jens hat heute die Schippe fallen lassen und Feierabend gemacht.
Jens dropped the shovel today and called it a day.
In this sentence, 'Schippe' conveys a context of work, used metaphorically to symbolize the end of manual labor or effort.
Das Baby hatte Sand auf seiner Schippe im Sandkasten.
The baby had sand on its little shovel in the sandbox.
Here, 'Schippe' describes a small toy shovel for children, used in the context of playing in a sandbox.
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