shake

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agitar

∗ verb

shake
[ʃeɪk]
sustantivo
1sacudida (f) (action)
  • a shake of the head -> un movimiento negativo de la cabeza; (to say no) un gesto de resignación con la cabeza (with resignation)
  • he got the shakes (familiar) -> le entró el tembleque
  • with a shake in his voice -> con la voz temblorosa
  • in two shakes (familiar) -> en un pispás
  • to be no great shakes (familiar) -> no ser gran cosa
también:
  • (milk) shake -> batido (m)
verbo transitivo (pt shook [ʃʊk], pp shaken [ˈʃeɪkən])
2sacudir (person, duster); agitar (branch, box, bottle); sacudir, hacer temblar (building); menear, agitar (dice); conmocionar (shock emotionally)
  • to shake somebody's faith (sentido figurado) -> quebrantar la fe de alguien
  • to shake one's head -> negar con la cabeza; (to say no) hacer un gesto de incredulidad con la cabeza (in disomebodyelief)
  • to shake one's fist at somebody -> amenazar a alguien con el puño
  • to shake hands with somebody -> estrechar or dar la mano a alguien
  • to shake hands on a deal -> sellar un trato con un apretón de manos
verbo intransitivo
3temblar (person, building, voice)
  • to shake with fear/rage -> temblar de miedo/rabia
  • to be shaking like a leaf -> temblar como un flan
4(familiar)
  • to shake on it -> cerrar el trato con un apretón de manos

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shake [sheik]
participio pasivo
1SHAKEN).
2Sacudir, menear con fuerza, agitar o mover rápida o violentamente alguna cosa, hacer bambolear o bambonear (beat, flap, move up and down).
3Arrojar, lanzar, despedir con ímpetu (cast, throw).
4desalentar, amilanar (discourage). (Figurado)
5Despertar repentinamente, excitar, agitar; estorbar o dañar a causa de un choque: (a veces con up).
6Estrechar la mano.
7(Mús.) V.
8Desembarazarse, librarse de algo, echar de sí, despedir. (Familiar) (m)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
9Bambonear o bambolear; vacilar, titubear. (n)
10Temblar, moverse con movimiento inquieto y perturbado. (n)
11Temblar, tener mucho miedo (fear). (n)
  • To shake one’s head -> mover la cabeza
  • The wind shakes the house -> el viento hace temblar la casa
  • To shake hands -> darse un apretón de manos
  • To shake hands with -> darse la mano, despedirse; dar la mano a otro, ponerse de acuerdo
  • To shake for fear -> temblar de miedo
  • To shake from -> echar de sí, poner a un lado
  • To shake in -> introducir una cosa sacudiéndola o meneándola violentamente
  • To shake off -> sacudir una cosa para que se mueva; hacer caer una cosa a fuerza de sacudirla; zafarse de, echar de sí, libertarse de algo que incomoda
  • To shake to pieces -> sacudir o menear violentamente alguna cosa hasta que caiga en pedazos
  • To shake out -> sacudir, hacer salir, hacer caer
  • To shake out of -> arrancar
  • To shake up -> sacudir, remover; agitar, poner en debida forma sacudiendo
  • To shake with laughter -> morirse de risa, o perecer de risa
va. (pret. SHOOK (SHAKED), TRILL.
sustantivo
1Concusión, sacudimiento, sacudida, impulso dado a una cosa.
2Vibración; movimiento de undulación causado por un impulso dado al cuerpo que se mueve (vibration).
3La acción de darse o apretarse las manos.
4Tabla de ripia desigual y no raspada que se usa para cubrir chozas, etc. 5.
5Periquete; instante. (Germania; Alemania)
6(Mús.) Trino.
7Duela.
8Grieta, hendedura en un tronco.
  • Milk -> batido
pl. Escalofrío de la fiebre intermitente.V. TRILL.V. SHOOK.

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shake [ʃeɪk] shook (past)shaken (participle:past)
noun
1 (act of shaking) sacudida; (f)
to give sth/sb a shakegive
she gave the tin a shake agitó la lata; I gave the boy a good shake zarandeé sacudí bien al chico;or
he gave some racist comment to which Naomi responded by grabbing his lapels and giving him a good shake You need someone to give you a shake
she declined the drink with a shake of her headhead rechazó la copa moviendo la cabeza con un movimiento de la cabeza;or
he gave a puzzled shake of his head movió la cabeza confundido
With an impatient shake of his head, he dismissed the idea "The elm trees are all dying," said Hunter, with a sad shake of his head
in two shakes (informal)
in a brace of shakes (informal)
en un santiamén; (informal) en un abrir y cerrar de ojos; (informal)
no great shakes (informal)
he's no great shakes as a swimmer at swimmingor (informal) no es nada del otro mundo del otro jueves nadando;or (informal)
Kevin might have been no great shakes as a criminal but Newtown turned out in force to give him a last farewell her voice is no great shakes but she makes up for it with charisma
2 the shakes el tembleque; (informal) la tembladera; (informal)
the alcoholic who wakes up in the morning with the shakes Excitement or fear may give you an increased heart rate, the shakes, and sweats
to get the shakesget
here comes the chopper to chop off your head - She got the shakes, she couldn't help it, she knew the chopper would come down on her
I got a bad case of the shakes me entró un tembleque una tembladera muy fuerte; (informal)or (informal)
to have the shakeshave tener el tembleque la tembladera; (informal)or (informal)
I could see he had the shakes but we couldn't go back now
3 (also milkshake) batido; (m)
He went to MacDonalds and ordered a hamburger and a strawberry shake
4 (small amount) [of liquid] chorro; (m) [of salt, sugar] pizca; (f)
Season with salt and pepper and a good shake of vinegar
verb:transitive
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 le estremeció todo el cuerpo;or high winds shook the trees fuertes vientos sacudieron los árboles
I've seen her shake Zara when she's been naughty Shake your right hand downwards until you feel your fingers getting hot with blood shake the can well before opening An explosion that shook buildings several kilometres away The hiccups may shake your baby's body from head to foot The thunder rattled around, shaking the windows in their frames shake the bottle we had to shake him to rouse him
to shake handshands estrecharse la mano
to shake hands with sb estrechar la mano a algn
to shake hands on a deal
to shake one's headhead (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 coatoff me sacudí la nieve del abrigo
to shake o.s.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
As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself She longed for a nap on her nice soft bed without having to shake herself awake too soon to go on duty There was fear on her face as she shook herself free from the old woman's grasp
she shook some change out of her purseout sacudió el monedero para sacar calderilla
shake a leg! (informal) ¡ponte las pilas!; (informal) ¡muévete!; (informal)
Come on, shake a leg! We've got loads to do today
2 (wave) [+stick, paper] blandir; agitar
the lawyer shook the paper defiantly at the judge the farmer chased protesters off his land, shaking a stick at them
to shake one's finger at sbfinger señalar a algn agitando el dedo
the whole family laughed and Liang shook her finger at him a pedestrian angrily shook a finger at a motorist
to shake one's fist at sbfist amenazar a algn con el puño
more ... than you can shake a stick at I've replanted more geraniums than you can shake a stick at She's got more ladders over in that garage than you can shake a stick at
3 (weaken) [+faith] debilitar; [+resolve] afectar; (impair, upset, shock) afectar; (disconcert) desconcertar
nothing will shake our resolve
the firm's reputation has been badly shakenbadly la reputación de la empresa se ha visto muy afectada
he was shaken by the news of her deathby la noticia de su muerte lo afectó mucho lo conmocionó;or
he needs to be shaken out of his smugnessout necesita que se le bajen esos humos
the news shook me the crisis shook his faith
it shook me rigidrigid me dejó pasmado helado;or
seven days that shook the worldworld siete días que conmocionaron al mundo
verb:intransitive
1 (tremble) [+ground, building] temblar; estremecerse; [+person, animal, voice] temblar
I was shaking all overall over me temblaba todo el cuerpo
he was shaking with rage/fear/coldwith estaba temblando de rabia/miedo/frío
her voice shook with rage la voz le temblaba de rabia
The earth shook and the sky darkened The table shook the walls shook at the sound The dog was still under the bed, shaking and whimpering His hands were shaking violently as he opened the letter Meg was so nervous that her knees were shaking His eyes were wild and his voice shook
to shake with laughter caerse de risa
to shake like a leaf temblar como un flan una hoja;or
I was drenched in sweat and shaking like a leaf
2
to shake on sthon
Let's shake, he said - We like each other. Let's shake on that. The drunk was wary, but he extended his hand "I can't think of anything better - shake on it." - "Sure" Bert said, although he wasn't convinced
the two men shook on it los dos hombres cerraron el trato con un apretón de manos; let's shake on it venga esa mano

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Verb Conjugation for "shake"

Imperative
  • shake
  • you shake
  • he/she shakes
  • we shake
  • you shake
  • they shake
Preterite
  • I shook
  • you shook
  • he/she shook
  • we shook
  • you shook
  • they shook
Present Continuous
  • I am shaking
  • you are shaking
  • he/she is shaking
  • we are shaking
  • you are shaking
  • they are shaking
Present Perfect
  • I have shaken
  • you have shaken
  • he/she has shaken
  • we have shaken
  • you have shaken
  • they have shaken
Past Continuous
  • I was shaking
  • you were shaking
  • he/she was shaking
  • we were shaking
  • you were shaking
  • they were shaking
Past Perfect
  • I had shaken
  • you had shaken
  • he/she had shaken
  • we had shaken
  • you had shaken
  • they had shaken
Future
  • I will shake
  • you will shake
  • he/she will shake
  • we will shake
  • you will shake
  • they will shake
Future Perfect
  • I will have shaken
  • you will have shaken
  • he/she will have shaken
  • we will have shaken
  • you will have shaken
  • they will have shaken
Future Continuous
  • I will be shaking
  • you will be shaking
  • he/she will be shaking
  • we will be shaking
  • you will be shaking
  • they will be shaking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been shaking
  • you have been shaking
  • he/she has been shaking
  • we have been shaking
  • you have been shaking
  • they have been shaking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been shaking
  • you will have been shaking
  • he/she will have been shaking
  • we will have been shaking
  • you will have been shaking
  • they will have been shaking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been shaking
  • you had been shaking
  • he/she had been shaking
  • we had been shaking
  • you had been shaking
  • they had been shaking
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