schippe

schippe

"Schippe" in English means "shovel."

Here, 'Schippe' refers to a practical tool, a shovel.

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.

In this sentence, 'Schippe' conveys a context of work, used metaphorically to symbolize the end of manual labor or effort.

Jens hat heute die Schippe fallen lassen und Feierabend gemacht.

Jens dropped the shovel today and called it a day.

Here, 'Schippe' describes a small toy shovel for children, used in the context of playing in a sandbox.

Das Baby hatte Sand auf seiner Schippe im Sandkasten.

The baby had sand on its little shovel in the sandbox.