pailful

/ˈpeɪɫfəl/ noun B1

the amount a pail can hold

Word Origin Pail comes from Latin patella 'small pan, dish' — so a pailful is literally 'a small pan full.' The same root gives us pan, palette (originally a small flat board for mixing paints), and even patella, the kneecap, shaped like a little dish. The -ful suffix from Proto-Germanic fullaz just means 'full of,' so pailful is a measure as old as Roman kitchens.

noun the amount a pail can hold B1

He carried a pailful of water from the well to the house.

(名词) 一桶;满桶 【一桶的量】

他从井里提了一桶水到房子里。

(sustantivo) cubetada; balde lleno; cubo lleno; baldeada [la cantidad que un balde puede contener]

Él llevó un balde lleno de agua desde el pozo hasta la casa.

(nom) plein un seau; contenu d'un seau [Quantité de liquide que peut contenir un seau.]

Il a porté un plein seau d'eau du puits à la maison.

(Substantiv) Eimer voll [die Menge, die in einen Eimer passt; ein Eimer voll.]

Er trug einen **pailful** Wasser vom Brunnen zum Haus.

(名詞) バケツ1杯の量

彼は井戸から家までバケツ一杯の水を運んだ。

(substantivo) balde cheio; um balde [quantidade que um balde pode conter; balde cheio]

Ele carregou um balde cheio de água do poço até a casa.

noun The amount that fills, or would fill, a pail. countable

She carried a pailful of fresh water from the well to the kitchen.

(名词) 一桶的量

她从井里提了满满一桶清水到厨房。

(sustantivo) cubetada; balde lleno; cántaro lleno [La cantidad que llena, o llenaría, un balde.]

Llevó un balde de agua fresca desde el pozo hasta la cocina.

(nom) seau plein; plein un seau; un seau de [Quantité de matière que contient un seau, ou qui suffit à le remplir.]

Elle a porté un **pailful** d'eau fraîche du puits jusqu'à la cuisine.

(Substantiv) Eimervoll [**Pailful** *Substantiv, maskulin oder Neutrum* – Die Menge, die einen Eimer füllt oder füllen würde.]

Sie trug einen **Pailful** frisches Wasser vom Brunnen in die Küche.

(名詞) バケツ一杯の量。

彼女は井戸からキッチンへバケツ一杯の真水を運んだ。

(substantivo) balde cheio; balde [A quantidade que enche, ou encheria, um balde.]

Ela carregou um balde de água fresca do poço até a cozinha.

Word parts: pail + ful

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