déplantoir
masculine
The English word trowel can be translated into French as déplantoir or transplantoir.
Meaning: scoop-like gardening tool (noun)
Ways to say it
| French | Note |
|---|---|
| déplantoir | masculine |
| transplantoir |
In French, a trowel refers to a scoop-like gardening tool.
Which one should you use?
While both are trowels, déplantoir specifically implies a tool used for weeding or removing plants, whereas transplantoir implies a tool used for moving plants from one place to another.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine noun déplantoir requires the masculine indefinite article un (un déplantoir).
Did you know?
- While English uses the same word for a mason's tool and a gardener's tool, French distinguishes them, using truelle for a mason and déplantoir for a gardener.
- The word déplantoir is built from the verb déplanter, which literally means 'to un-plant'.
- The suffix -oir in both words is used in French to denote a tool or an instrument used for a specific action.
Examples in context
- Avez-vous une truelle que je pourrais emprunter ?Do you have a trowel that I could borrow?
- J'ai besoin d'un déplantoir pour mes fleurs.I need a trowel for my flowers.
- Le déplantoir est dans le seau.The trowel is in the bucket.
- Il utilise un petit déplantoir en métal.He is using a small metal trowel.
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are gardening in the backyard.
- HugoChloé, peux-tu me passer le déplantoir ?Chloé, can you pass me the trowel?
- ChloéVoici ton déplantoir, Hugo.Here is your trowel, Hugo.
- HugoMerci, je vais replanter cette plante.Thanks, I am going to replant this plant.
- ChloéElle sera très jolie dans ce pot.It will look very pretty in this pot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “trowel” translations and entries transplantoir, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
