paddle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpædəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpædəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(padl)

Inflections of 'paddle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
paddles
v 3rd person singular
paddling
v pres p
paddled
v past
paddled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
paddle n (oar for a canoe, etc.)remo nm
  zagual nm
 Justin lost his paddle and found himself at the mercy of the current.
 Justin perdió el remo y estaba a merced de la corriente.
paddle n (table-tennis bat)raqueta nf
  pala nf
 Audrey raised her paddle, ready for the game.
 Audrey levantó su raqueta, lista para el juego.
paddle vi (row using a paddle)remar vi
 Megan paddled along the river.
 Megan remaba por el río.
paddle [sth] vtr (row: a canoe, etc.)remar con vi + prep
  bogar con vi + prep
 Patrick paddled his canoe downstream.
 Patrick remaba con su canoa río abajo.
paddle vi (swim like a dog)nadar a lo perro loc verb
  (AmL: coloquial)nadar perrito, nadar de perrito loc verb
 Ian can't really swim yet, but he paddles.
 Ian todavía no puede nadar, pero nada a lo perro.
paddle vi (walk in shallow water)chapotear vi
 The children took their buckets and spades down the beach to paddle in the sea.
 Los niños llevaron sus baldes y palas hacia la playa para chapotear en el mar.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
paddle n (flat bladed tool)paleta nf
 You can make the dough in your food processor if it has a paddle.
 Puedes hacer la masa en la procesadora de alimentos si tiene una paleta.
paddle n (blade of a paddle wheel)paleta nf
 The paddles turn and the boat moves through the water.
 Las paletas giran y el bote se mueve en el agua.
paddle n (blade of a waterwheel)paleta nf
 As the wheel turns, water runs off its paddles.
 A medida que gira la rueda, el agua corre por sus paletas.
paddle n (instance of paddling boat)remar vi
 It was a nice day, so we went for a paddle on the lake.
 Hacía buen tiempo, así que nos fuimos a remar en el lago.
paddle [sb] vtr US, informal (child: punish by smacking)pegar a vtr + prep
  zurrar a vtr + prep
  nalguear a vtr + prep
 Your dad's going to paddle you when he finds out about this!
 ¡Tu padre te va a pegar cuando se entere de esto!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
canoe paddle n (oar for rowing a canoe)remo de canoa nm + loc adj
  pala de canoa nf + loc adj
 I have a standard straight canoe paddle, but my husband swears by his odd bent-shaft paddle.
dog paddle (US,
AU),
doggy paddle (UK)
n
(simple swimming stroke)brazada de perro nf + loc adj
  (AR, coloquial)brazada perrito nf + adj
dog-paddle (US,
AU),
doggy-paddle (UK)
vi
(swim using paddle stroke)bracear al estilo perro vi + loc adj
  (AR, coloquial)nadar perrito loc verb
paddle boat n (small boat with pedals)bote de pedales, bote a pedales nm + loc adj
  (ES)patín nm
paddle steamer n (steamboat)vapor de ruedas loc nom m
  barco de vapor, barco a vapor grupo nom
paddle tennis n (tennis-like sport played with bats) (anglicismo)paddle tennis loc nom m
  (anglicismo)paddle nm
Note: El pádel es un deporte similar que se practica en dobles y en una pista más grande.
 She preferred playing paddle tennis, as it was less exhausting than the larger court used in regular tennis.
 Prefería jugar al paddle tennis porque no era tan agotador como jugar en las grandes canchas de tenis.
paddle wheel n (wheel that propels a paddle boat)rueda del bote a pedales nf
  rueda del pédalo nf
paddle your own canoe v expr figurative, informal (handle your own affairs)ocuparse de los propios asuntos loc verb
paddle your own canoe v expr figurative, informal (mind your own business)no meterse en los asuntos de los demás loc verb
up s*** creek without a paddle expr vulgar, offensive!, informal (in trouble) (coloquial)con la mierda hasta el cuello expr
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Collocations: comes with a paddle controller, [increase, up] the paddle strokes, [dropped, lost] the paddle, more...

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