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shake
(shāk)v. shook (sho͝ok), shak·en (shā′kən), shak·ing, shakes
v.tr.
1.
a. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements: I shook the juice container.
b. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock: The earthquake shook the ground. The wind shook the barley.
c. To brandish or wave, especially in anger: shake one's fist.
2.
a. To cause to lose stability or strength, as of conviction: a crisis that has shaken my deepest beliefs.
b. To disturb or agitate emotionally; upset or unnerve: She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
3.
a. To remove or dislodge by jerky movements: shook the dust from the cushions.
b. To scatter or strew by jerky movements: shook the salt on the popcorn.
c. To get rid of or put an end to: could not shake the feeling that things would not work out; wanted to shake his habit of snacking.
d. To get away from (a pursuer): couldn't shake the man who was following us.
e. To bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking: "It is not easy to shake one's heart free of the impression" (John Middleton Murry).
4. To clasp (hands) in greeting or leave-taking or as a sign of agreement.
5. Music To trill (a note).
6. Games To rattle and mix (dice) before casting.
v.intr.
1. To move from side to side or up and down in short, irregular, often jerky movements: The trees shook in the wind.
2. To move something vigorously up and down or from side to side, as in mixing.
3. To tremble, as from cold or in anger.
4. To be unsteady; totter or waver.
5. Music To trill.
6. To shake hands: Let's shake on it.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act of shaking: gave the bottle a shake.
2. A trembling or quivering movement.
3. Informal An earthquake.
4.
a. A fissure in rock.
b. A crack in timber caused by wind or frost.
5. Informal A moment or instant: I'll do it in a shake.
6. Music A trill.
7.
a. See milkshake.
b. A beverage in which the ingredients are mixed by shaking.
8. A rough shingle used to cover rustic buildings, such as barns: cedar shakes.
9. shakes Informal Uncontrollable trembling, as in a person who is cold, frightened, feverish, or ill. Often used with the: was suffering from a bad case of the shakes.
10. Informal A bargain or deal: getting a fair shake.
shake down
1. Slang To extort money from.
2. Slang To make a thorough search of: shook down the prisoners' cells for hidden weapons.
3. To subject (a new ship or aircraft) to shakedown testing.
4. To become acclimated or accustomed, as to a new environment or a new job.
shake off
To free oneself of; get rid of: We shook off our fears.
shake out
1. To come to pass; transpire; happen: Let's see how things shake out before we finalize our plans.
2. To straighten or extend by jerky movements: She took off her hat and shook out her hair.
shake up
Idioms: 1. To upset by or as if by a physical jolt or shock: was badly shaken up by the accident.
2. To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization: new management bent on shaking up the company.
give (someone) the shake Slang
To escape from or get rid of: We managed to give our pursuers the shake.
no great shakes Slang
Unexceptional; ordinary: "stepping in between the victim and the bully, even when the victim happens to be no great shakes" (Louis Auchincloss).
shake a leg Informal
1. To dance.
2. To move quickly; hurry up.
shake (someone's) tree Slang
To arouse to action or reaction; disturb: "[He] so shook Hollywood's tree that ... all manner of ... people called me unsolicited to itemize his mistakes or praise his courage" (Tina Brown).
shake a stick at Slang
To point out, designate, or name: "All of a sudden there came into being a vast conservative infrastructure: think-tanks ... and more foundations than you could shake a stick at" (National Review).
[Middle English schaken, from Old English sceacan.]
shak′a·ble, shake′a·ble adj.
Synonyms: shake, tremble, quake, quiver1, shiver1, shudder
These verbs mean to manifest involuntary back-and-forth or up-and-down movement. Shake is the most general: My hand shook as I signed the mortgage. Tremble implies quick, rather slight movement, as from excitement, weakness, or anger: The speaker trembled as he denounced his opponents. Quake refers to more violent movement, as that caused by shock or upheaval: I was so scared that my legs began to quake. Quiver suggests a slight, rapid, tremulous movement: "Her lip quivered like that of a child about to cry" (Booth Tarkington).
Shiver involves rapid trembling, as of a person experiencing chill: "as I in hoary winter night stood shivering in the snow" (Robert Southwell).
Shudder applies chiefly to convulsive shaking caused by fear, horror, or revulsion: "She starts like one that spies an adder / ... The fear whereof doth make him shake and shudder" (Shakespeare). See Also Synonyms at agitate.
These verbs mean to manifest involuntary back-and-forth or up-and-down movement. Shake is the most general: My hand shook as I signed the mortgage. Tremble implies quick, rather slight movement, as from excitement, weakness, or anger: The speaker trembled as he denounced his opponents. Quake refers to more violent movement, as that caused by shock or upheaval: I was so scared that my legs began to quake. Quiver suggests a slight, rapid, tremulous movement: "Her lip quivered like that of a child about to cry" (Booth Tarkington).
Shiver involves rapid trembling, as of a person experiencing chill: "as I in hoary winter night stood shivering in the snow" (Robert Southwell).
Shudder applies chiefly to convulsive shaking caused by fear, horror, or revulsion: "She starts like one that spies an adder / ... The fear whereof doth make him shake and shudder" (Shakespeare). See Also Synonyms at agitate.
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shake
(ʃeɪk)vb, shakes, shaking, shook or shaken (ˈʃeɪkən)
1. to move or cause to move up and down or back and forth with short quick movements; vibrate
2. to sway or totter or cause to sway or totter
3. to clasp or grasp (the hand) of (a person) in greeting, agreement, etc: he shook John by the hand; he shook John's hand; they shook and were friends.
4. shake hands to clasp hands in greeting, agreement, etc
5. shake on it informal to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
6. to bring or come to a specified condition by or as if by shaking: he shook free and ran.
7. (tr) to wave or brandish: he shook his sword.
8. (often foll by: up) to rouse, stir, or agitate
9. (tr) to shock, disturb, or upset: he was shaken by the news of her death.
10. (tr) to undermine or weaken: the crisis shook his faith.
11. (Gambling, except Cards) to mix (dice) by rattling in a cup or the hand before throwing
12. (tr) archaic slang Austral to steal
13. (tr) informal US and Canadian to escape from: can you shake that detective?.
14. (Music, other) music to perform a trill on (a note)
15. (tr) informal US to fare or progress; happen as specified: how's it shaking?.
16. shake a leg informal to hurry: usually used in the imperative
17. shake in one's shoes to tremble with fear or apprehension
18. shake one's head to indicate disagreement or disapproval by moving the head from side to side
19. shake the dust from one's feet to depart gladly or with the intention not to return
n
20. the act or an instance of shaking
21. a tremor or vibration
22. the shakes informal a state of uncontrollable trembling or a condition that causes it, such as a fever
23. informal a very short period of time; jiffy: in half a shake.
24. (Building) a shingle or clapboard made from a short log by splitting it radially
25. a fissure or crack in timber or rock
26. (Gambling, except Cards) an instance of shaking dice before casting
27. (Music, other) music another word for trill11
28. (Dancing) a dance, popular in the 1960s, in which the body is shaken convulsively in time to the beat
29. (Geological Science) an informal name for earthquake
30. (Cookery) short for milkshake
31. no great shakes informal of no great merit or value; ordinary
[Old English sceacan; related to Old Norse skaka to shake, Old High German untscachōn to be driven]
ˈshakable, ˈshakeable adj
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shake
(ʃeɪk)v. shook, shak•en, shak•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to move with short, quick, vibratory movements.
2. to tremble with emotion, cold, etc.
3. to become dislodged and fall (often fol. by off).
4. to move something, esp. in a bottle or container, briskly to and fro or up and down, as in mixing.
5. to totter; become unsteady.
6. to shake hands.
7. to execute a trill.
v.t. 8. to agitate (a container, bottle, etc.), as to mix the contents (sometimes fol. by up).
9. to grasp and move (a person) back and forth violently.
10. to brandish or flourish, esp. menacingly.
11. to grasp firmly in an attempt to dislodge something by quick, vigorous movements.
12. to dislodge (something) by quick, forcible movements: to shake nuts from the tree.
13. to agitate or disturb profoundly.
14. to cause to waver or weaken.
15. to trill (a note).
16. to get rid of; elude.
17. shake down,
a. to cause to descend by shaking; bring down.
b. to cause to settle.
c. (esp. of a ship) to cause to undergo a shakedown.
d. to extort money from.
e. to search for concealed weapons.
18. shake off,
a. to rid oneself of; reject.
b. to get away from.
19. shake up,
n. a. to upset; jar.
b. to trouble or distress.
20. an act or instance of rocking, swaying, etc.
21. tremulous motion.
22. a tremor.
23. shakes, (used with a sing. v.) a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, or cold (usu. prec. by the).
24. milk shake.
26. treatment; deal: Everyone gets a fair shake.
27. something resulting from shaking.
28. Informal. an earthquake.
29. an internal crack or fissure in timber.
31. a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet.
Idioms: 1. no great shakes, common; ordinary.
2. shake a leg, Informal.
a. to hurry.
b. to dance.
3. shake hands, to clasp another's hand or one another's hands, as in greeting.
[before 900; (v.) Old English sceacan; c. Old Saxon skakan, Old Norse skaka]
shak′a•ble, shake′a•ble, adj.
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shake
Past participle: shaken
Gerund: shaking
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| Noun | 1. |  shake - building material used as siding or roofingbuilding material - material used for constructing buildings |
| 2. |  shake - frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice creamdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" eggshake - a milkshake with egg in it frappe - thick milkshake containing ice cream | |
| 3. |  shake - a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above itmusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" | |
| 4. |  shake - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" | |
| 5. |  shake - a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitementinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | |
| 6. |  shake - causing to move repeatedly from side to sideagitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | |
| Verb | 1. |  shake - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" fan - agitate the air tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" convulse - shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside" sparge - agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water" concuss - shake violently rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise jactitate, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, thrash, convulse, toss, slash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" |
| 2. | shake - move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner | |
| 3. | shake - shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom vibrate - shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner | |
| 4. | shake - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" roll - move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" rock, sway - cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" nutate - rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily swag - sway heavily or unsteadily move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction totter - move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table" | |
| 5. | shake - undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" | |
| 6. | shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine" | |
| 7. | shake - get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" | |
| 8. | shake - bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker" | |
| 9. | shake - shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
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shake
verb
3. rock, sway, shudder, wobble, waver, totter, oscillate, judder The plane shook frighteningly as it hit the high, drenching waves.
5. upset, shock, frighten, disturb, distress, move, rattle (informal), intimidate, unnerve, discompose, traumatize The news of his escape had shaken them all.
6. undermine, damage, threaten, disable, weaken, impair, sap, debilitate, subvert, pull the rug out from under (informal) It won't shake the football world if we beat them.
noun
no great shakes unexceptional, mediocre, not very good, rubbish, pedestrian, crap (slang), indifferent, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, uninspiring, undistinguished, unimpressive, nothing to write home about (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal) The album is no great shakes.
shake someone off leave behind, lose, get rid of, get away from, elude, get rid of, throw off, get shot of (slang), rid yourself of, give the slip He had shaken off his pursuers.
shake someone up (Informal) upset, shock, frighten, disturb, distress, rattle (informal), unsettle, unnerve, discompose He was shaken up when he was thrown from his horse.
shake something off get rid of, lose, recover from, recuperate from, get shot of (Brit. informal), get better from, free yourself of He just couldn't shake off that cough.
shake something up restructure, reorganize, revolutionize, reform, stir (up), mix, transform, overturn, overhaul, churn (up), turn upside down, alter dramatically Directors and shareholders are preparing to shake things up.
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shake
verb2. To move to and fro in short, jerky movements:
6. Slang. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:
7. Slang. To get away from (a pursuer):
Idiom: give someone the shake.
shake down
2. Slang. To make a thorough search of:
shake off
1. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:
Slang: shake.
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Translations
مَشْروب يتكَوَّن بواسِطَة هَز الموادهزهَزَّهيَصْدُم، يَضْعُفيَهْتَزُّ
třásttřást setřepáníkoktejlotřást
rysteshakemilkshakerokkeryst
ravistaatäristävavistaravistellaravistelu
לזעזעלנער
trestitresti se
megrázmegrázásrázrázkódik
hristahristingurtrufla, koma úr jafnvægi
振る揺れる狼狽させる握手する揺する
떨다(...을) 흔들다
drebantisišsivaduoti išklibantiskratymaskratyti
drebētiedragātkokteiliskratīšanapurināšana
otriasť satrepanietriasťzatrepanie
trestitresti sezatresti sepretrestirokovati se
skaka
สั่น ทำให้สั่น ทำให้ตกใจและสะเทือนใจสั่นสะเทือน หวั่นไหว
allak bullak etmekçalkalamakmilkşeyksalla maksallama
lắcrung
shake
[ʃeɪk] (shook (vb: pt) (shaken (pp)))A. N
1. (= act of shaking) → sacudida f
to give sth/sb a shake she gave the tin a shake → agitó la lata
I gave the boy a good shake → zarandeé or sacudí bien al chico
she declined the drink with a shake of her head → rechazó la copa moviendo la cabeza or con un movimiento de la cabeza
he gave a puzzled shake of his head → movió la cabeza confundido
in two shakes in a brace of shakes → en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
no great shakes he's no great shakes as a swimmer or at swimming → no es nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves nadando
to give sth/sb a shake she gave the tin a shake → agitó la lata
I gave the boy a good shake → zarandeé or sacudí bien al chico
she declined the drink with a shake of her head → rechazó la copa moviendo la cabeza or con un movimiento de la cabeza
he gave a puzzled shake of his head → movió la cabeza confundido
in two shakes in a brace of shakes → en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
no great shakes he's no great shakes as a swimmer or at swimming → no es nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves nadando
2. the shakes → el tembleque, la tembladera
to get the shakes I got a bad case of the shakes → me entró un tembleque or una tembladera muy fuerte
to have the shakes → tener el tembleque or la tembladera
to get the shakes I got a bad case of the shakes → me entró un tembleque or una tembladera muy fuerte
to have the shakes → tener el tembleque or la tembladera
3. (also milkshake) → batido m
B. VT
1. (= agitate) [+ bottle, tin, dice, cocktail] → agitar; [+ towel, duster] → sacudir; [+ head] → mover; [+ building] → hacer temblar, sacudir; [+ person] → zarandear, sacudir
"shake well before use" → agítese bien antes de usar
a fit of coughing that shook his entire body → un ataque de tos que le sacudió or le estremeció todo el cuerpo
high winds shook the trees → fuertes vientos sacudieron los árboles
to shake hands → estrecharse la mano
to shake hands with sb → estrechar la mano a algn
to shake one's head (in refusal) → negar con la cabeza; (in disbelief) → mover la cabeza con gesto incrédulo; (in dismay) → mover la cabeza con gesto de disgusto
I shook the snow off my coat → me sacudí la nieve del abrigo
to shake o.s. the dog shook itself → el perro se sacudió
she tried to hug him but he shook himself free → intentó abrazarlo pero él se la sacudió de encima
she shook some change out of her purse → sacudió el monedero para sacar calderilla
shake a leg! → ¡ponte las pilas!, ¡muévete!
"shake well before use" → agítese bien antes de usar
a fit of coughing that shook his entire body → un ataque de tos que le sacudió or le estremeció todo el cuerpo
high winds shook the trees → fuertes vientos sacudieron los árboles
to shake hands → estrecharse la mano
to shake hands with sb → estrechar la mano a algn
to shake one's head (in refusal) → negar con la cabeza; (in disbelief) → mover la cabeza con gesto incrédulo; (in dismay) → mover la cabeza con gesto de disgusto
I shook the snow off my coat → me sacudí la nieve del abrigo
to shake o.s. the dog shook itself → el perro se sacudió
she tried to hug him but he shook himself free → intentó abrazarlo pero él se la sacudió de encima
she shook some change out of her purse → sacudió el monedero para sacar calderilla
shake a leg! → ¡ponte las pilas!, ¡muévete!
2. (= wave) [+ stick, paper] → blandir, agitar
to shake one's finger at sb → señalar a algn agitando el dedo
to shake one's fist at sb → amenazar a algn con el puño
to shake one's finger at sb → señalar a algn agitando el dedo
to shake one's fist at sb → amenazar a algn con el puño
3. (fig) (= weaken) [+ faith] → debilitar; [+ resolve] → afectar; (= impair, upset, shock) → afectar; (= disconcert) → desconcertar
the firm's reputation has been badly shaken → la reputación de la empresa se ha visto muy afectada
he was shaken by the news of her death → la noticia de su muerte lo afectó mucho or lo conmocionó
he needs to be shaken out of his smugness → necesita que se le bajen esos humos
it shook me rigid → me dejó pasmado or helado
seven days that shook the world → siete días que conmocionaron al mundo
the firm's reputation has been badly shaken → la reputación de la empresa se ha visto muy afectada
he was shaken by the news of her death → la noticia de su muerte lo afectó mucho or lo conmocionó
he needs to be shaken out of his smugness → necesita que se le bajen esos humos
it shook me rigid → me dejó pasmado or helado
seven days that shook the world → siete días que conmocionaron al mundo
C. VI
1. (= tremble) [ground, building] → temblar, estremecerse; [person, animal, voice] → temblar
I was shaking all over → me temblaba todo el cuerpo
he was shaking with rage/fear/cold → estaba temblando de rabia/miedo/frío
her voice shook with rage → la voz le temblaba de rabia
to shake with laughter → caerse de risa
to shake like a leaf → temblar como un flan or una hoja
I was shaking all over → me temblaba todo el cuerpo
he was shaking with rage/fear/cold → estaba temblando de rabia/miedo/frío
her voice shook with rage → la voz le temblaba de rabia
to shake with laughter → caerse de risa
to shake like a leaf → temblar como un flan or una hoja
shake down
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ fruit, snow] → hacer caer, sacudir; [+ thermometer] → agitar (para bajar la temperatura)
B. VI + ADV
shake off VT + ADV
1. (lit) [+ water, snow, dust] → sacudir
he grabbed my arm, I shook him off → me agarró por el brazo, yo me lo sacudí de encima
he grabbed my arm, I shook him off → me agarró por el brazo, yo me lo sacudí de encima
2. (fig) [+ pursuer] → zafarse de, dar esquinazo a; [+ illness] → deshacerse de, librarse de; [+ cold, habit] → quitarse (de encima); [+ depression] → salir de
shake out VT + ADV [+ tablecloth, bedding, rug] → sacudir
I took off my boot and shook out a stone → me quité la bota y la sacudí para sacar una piedra
she pulled her hat off and shook out her hair → se quitó el sombrero y se soltó el pelo
I took off my boot and shook out a stone → me quité la bota y la sacudí para sacar una piedra
she pulled her hat off and shook out her hair → se quitó el sombrero y se soltó el pelo
shake up VT + ADV
2. (= upset) → conmocionar
she was badly shaken up → estaba muy conmocionada or afectada
he was shaken up but not hurt → estaba en estado de shock, pero ileso
she was badly shaken up → estaba muy conmocionada or afectada
he was shaken up but not hurt → estaba en estado de shock, pero ileso
3. (= rouse, stir) [+ person] → espabilar, despabilar
4. (= reform) [+ company] → reorganizar, reestructurar; [+ system] → reformar
you need to shake up your ideas a bit! → ¡tienes que replantearte las ideas!
you need to shake up your ideas a bit! → ¡tienes que replantearte las ideas!
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shake
[ˈʃeɪk] vb [shook] (pt) [shaken] (pp)
vt
[+ thermometer, rug, duster] → secouer; [+ person] → secouer; [+ bottle, cocktail] → agiter; [+ dice] → agiter
She shook the rug → Elle a secoué le tapis.
The dog shook itself → Le chien s'est ébroué.
to shake one's head (in refusal) → dire non de la tête, faire non de la tête; (in dismay) → secouer la tête
to shake hands with sb → serrer la main à qn
They shook hands → Ils se sont serré la main.
She shook the rug → Elle a secoué le tapis.
The dog shook itself → Le chien s'est ébroué.
to shake one's head (in refusal) → dire non de la tête, faire non de la tête; (in dismay) → secouer la tête
to shake hands with sb → serrer la main à qn
They shook hands → Ils se sont serré la main.
[explosion, earthquake] [+ house, building, windows] → ébranler
(= move by shaking)
He shook the sand out of his shoes → Il a secoué ses chaussures pour faire tomber le sable.
Shake the flour into the mixture → Saupoudrez le mélange de farine.
He shook the sand out of his shoes → Il a secoué ses chaussures pour faire tomber le sable.
Shake the flour into the mixture → Saupoudrez le mélange de farine.
(= shock) [+ person] → secouer
to be shaken by sth → être secoué(e) par qch
She was badly shaken by her parents' divorce
BUT Le divorce de ses parents l'a beaucoup secouée. → Elle a été très secouée par le divorce de ses parents.
to be shaken by sth → être secoué(e) par qch
She was badly shaken by her parents' divorce
BUT Le divorce de ses parents l'a beaucoup secouée. → Elle a été très secouée par le divorce de ses parents.
(= undermine) [+ convictions, belief, faith, confidence, optimism] → ébranler
vi
[person, hand, legs, knees] → trembler
He was shaking with cold → Il tremblait de froid.
to be shaking all over [person] (with fear, cold) → trembler de tous ses membres
He was shaking with cold → Il tremblait de froid.
to be shaking all over [person] (with fear, cold) → trembler de tous ses membres
[earth, table, building, windows] → trembler
[voice] → trembler
n
(= action) → secousse f
to give sth a shake [+ bag, rug] → secouer qch; [+ bottle] → agiter qch
with a shake of one's head → d'un hochement de tête
to have the shakes (from fear, illness, alcohol) → avoir la tremblote
he's no great shakes → il casse pas des briques
it's no great shakes → ça casse pas des briques
to give sth a shake [+ bag, rug] → secouer qch; [+ bottle] → agiter qch
with a shake of one's head → d'un hochement de tête
to have the shakes (from fear, illness, alcohol) → avoir la tremblote
he's no great shakes → il casse pas des briques
it's no great shakes → ça casse pas des briques
(= search) [+ person, place] → fouiller
(= extort money from) → racketter
shake off
vt sep (= remove) [+ dust, sand, snow]
Shake off any excess flour → Secouer pour enlever la farine en trop.
to shake sb off → écarter qn d'une secousse
He grabbed my arm and I shook him off → Il m'a pris par le bras et je l'ai écarté d'une secousse.
Shake off any excess flour → Secouer pour enlever la farine en trop.
to shake sb off → écarter qn d'une secousse
He grabbed my arm and I shook him off → Il m'a pris par le bras et je l'ai écarté d'une secousse.
(= get rid of) [+ illness, bad habit] → se débarrasser de
(= get away from) [+ pursuer] → semer
It had taken Franklin several hours to shake off the police → Il avait fallu plusieurs heures à Franklin pour semer les policiers.
It had taken Franklin several hours to shake off the police → Il avait fallu plusieurs heures à Franklin pour semer les policiers.
shake up
vt sep (= reorganize) [+ organization, institution] → remanier
(= rouse from lethargy) [+ person] → secouer
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shake
vb: pret <shook>, ptp <shaken>n
(= act of shaking) → Schütteln nt; to give a rug a shake → einen Läufer ausschütteln; give the paint a (good) shake → die Farbe (gut) durchschütteln; to give somebody/oneself a good shake → jdn/sich kräftig schütteln; with a shake of her head → mit einem Kopfschütteln; with a shake in his voice → mit zitternder Stimme
(= milkshake) → Milchshake m
the shakes pl (inf) → der Tatterich (inf); (esp with fear) → das Zittern; he’s got the shakes → er hat einen Tatterich (inf); (due to alcoholism also) → ihm zittern die Hände, er hat einen Flattermann (inf); (esp with fear) → er hat das große Zittern (inf); (esp with cold, emotion) → er zittert am ganzen Körper
vt
person, head, object → schütteln; building → erschüttern; cocktail → durchschütteln; “shake well before using” → „vor Gebrauch gut schütteln“; to be shaken to pieces → total durchgeschüttelt werden; she shook the door handle which seemed to have stuck → sie rüttelte an der Türklinke, die zu klemmen schien; to shake pepper on a steak → Pfeffer auf ein Steak streuen; to shake one’s fist at somebody → jdm mit der Faust drohen; to shake oneself/itself free → sich losmachen; to shake hands → sich (dat) → die Hand geben; (for longer time, in congratulations etc) → sich (dat) → die Hand schütteln; to shake hands with somebody → jdm die Hand geben/schütteln; I’d like to shake him by the hand → ihm würde ich gern die Hand schütteln or drücken; English people don’t often shake hands → Engländer geben sich (dat) → selten die Hand; shake hands (to dog) → (gib) Pfötchen; (to child) → gib mal die Hand; to shake a leg (inf, = hurry) → Dampf machen (inf); (dated: = dance) → das Tanzbein schwingen (dated); he has more medals than you can shake a stick at (inf) → er hat jede Menge Medaillen (inf)
(= weaken) faith, foundation of society → erschüttern; evidence, reputation, courage, resolve → ins Wanken bringen; to shake the foundations of something → die Grundfesten einer Sache (gen) → erschüttern; society was shaken to its very core → die Gesellschaft wurde bis in ihre Grundfesten erschüttert
(= shock, amaze) → erschüttern; to shake the world → die Welt erschüttern; that shook him! → da war er platt (inf); it shook me rigid (inf) → da war ich schwer geschockt (inf); it was a nasty accident, he’s still rather badly shaken → es war ein schlimmer Unfall, der Schreck sitzt ihm noch in den Knochen; she was badly shaken by the news → die Nachricht hatte sie sehr mitgenommen or erschüttert
(inf) = shake off
vi → wackeln; (hand, voice) → zittern; (earth, voice) → beben; the whole boat shook as the waves struck it → das ganze Boot wurde vom Aufprall der Wellen erschüttert; the trees shook in the wind → die Bäume schwankten im Wind; to shake like a leaf → zittern wie Espenlaub; to shake with fear/cold → vor Angst/Kälte zittern; he was shaking all over → er zitterte am ganzen Körper; to shake with laughter → sich vor Lachen schütteln; to shake in one’s shoes (inf) → das große Zittern kriegen (inf); shake! (inf) shake on it! (inf) → Hand drauf; shake! (= me too) → da können wir uns ja die Hand reichen!; they shook on the deal → sie bekräftigten das Geschäft mit Handschlag; what’s shaking? (US) (sl) → was geht ab? (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shake
[ʃeɪk] (shook (vb: pt) (shaken (pp)))1. n → scossa, scrollata
with a shake of her head ... → scuotendo or scrollando la testa or il capo...
to give a rug a good shake → dare una bella sbattuta ad un tappeto
he's no great shakes at swimming (fam) → nel nuoto non è che brilli
in two shakes (fam) → in quattro e quattr'otto
to have the shakes → avere la tremarella
he gets the shakes when ... → gli viene la tremarella quando ...
with a shake of her head ... → scuotendo or scrollando la testa or il capo...
to give a rug a good shake → dare una bella sbattuta ad un tappeto
he's no great shakes at swimming (fam) → nel nuoto non è che brilli
in two shakes (fam) → in quattro e quattr'otto
to have the shakes → avere la tremarella
he gets the shakes when ... → gli viene la tremarella quando ...
2. vt
a. (person, object) → scuotere; (building, windows) → far tremare; (bottle, dice) → agitare; (cocktail) → shakerare
to shake one's fist at sb → minacciare qn col pugno
to shake hands → stringersi la mano, darsi una stretta di mano
to shake one's head (in refusal, dismay) → scuotere la testa
to shake one's fist at sb → minacciare qn col pugno
to shake hands → stringersi la mano, darsi una stretta di mano
to shake one's head (in refusal, dismay) → scuotere la testa
b. (harm, confidence, belief, opinion) → scuotere; (reputation) → minare; (amaze, disturb) → scuotere, sconvolgere
nothing will shake our resolve → niente ci smuoverà
even torture did not shake him → nemmeno la tortura riuscì a farlo vacillare
he needs to be shaken out of his apathy → bisogna scuoterlo dalla sua apatia
nothing will shake our resolve → niente ci smuoverà
even torture did not shake him → nemmeno la tortura riuscì a farlo vacillare
he needs to be shaken out of his apathy → bisogna scuoterlo dalla sua apatia
3. vi (person, building, voice) → tremare
to shake with fear/cold → tremare di paura/freddo
to shake with laughter → essere scosso/a dalle risate
the walls shook at the sound → il fragore ha fatto tremare i muri
to shake with fear/cold → tremare di paura/freddo
to shake with laughter → essere scosso/a dalle risate
the walls shook at the sound → il fragore ha fatto tremare i muri
shake down
1. vt + adv to shake down apples from a tree → scuotere un albero per far cadere le mele
2. vi + adv (fam) (sleep) → dormire
shake off vt + adv (raindrops, snow) → scrollarsi di dosso; (dust) → scuotersi di dosso (fig) (cold, cough) → sbarazzarsi di; (habit) → togliersi; (pursuer) → seminare
shake up vt + adv
a. (bottle) → agitare; (pillow) → sprimacciare
b. (upset, person) → sconvolgere, scuotere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shake
(ʃeik) – past tense shook (ʃuk) : past participle shaken – verb1. to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks. The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.
2. to shock, disturb or weaken. He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.
noun1. an act of shaking. He gave the bottle a shake.
2. drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously. a chocolate milk-shake.
ˈshaking noun an act of shaking or state of being shaken, shocked etc. They got a shaking in the crash.
ˈshaky adjective1. weak or trembling with age, illness etc. a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.
2. unsteady or likely to collapse. a shaky chair.
3. (sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc. He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.
ˈshakily adverbˈshakiness noun
ˈshake-up noun
a disturbance or reorganization.
no great shakes not very good or important. He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.
shake one's fist at to hold up one's fist as though threatening to punch. He shook his fist at me when I drove into the back of his car.
shake one's head to move one's head round to left and right to mean `No'. `Are you coming?' I asked. She shook her head.
shake off to rid oneself of. He soon shook off the illness.
shake up to disturb or rouse (people) so as to make them more energetic.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
shake
→ يَهْتَزُّ, يَهُزُّ třást, třást se ryste schütteln, zittern δονώ, τρέμω agitar, temblar ravistaa, täristä secouer, trembler tresti, tresti se scuotere, tremare 振る, 揺れる 떨다, (...을) 흔들다 beven, schudden riste potrząsnąć, zatrząść się sacudir, tremer трясти, трястись skaka สั่น ทำให้สั่น ทำให้ตกใจและสะเทือนใจ, สั่นสะเทือน หวั่นไหว çalkalamak, titremek lắc, rung 摇动Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shake
vi. agitar; [hands] dar la mano; [from cold] temblar, tiritar de frío;
___ well before using → agítese bien antes de usarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
shake
vt (pret shook; pp shaken) agitar, sacudir; Shake well before using.. Agíte(se) bien antes de usar...You shouldn't shake your child..No debe sacudir a su niño...Shake your head to say no..Mueva la cabeza de lado a lado para decir no; vi (to tremble) temblarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.