shakedown

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shakedown [sheik-daun]

sustantivo

1Cama improvisada.

2Variedad de baile ruidoso y rápido. (Familiar) (m)

3Extorsión, exigencia de dinero por compulsión o persuasión. (Familiar) (m)

shakedown [ˈʃeɪkdaʊn]

noun

1 (shaking) sacudida; (f)

2 (Britain) (bed) camastro; (m) cama improvisada; (f)

3 (informal) (before noun)

a shakedown cruise/flight una travesía/un vuelo de prueba

none of the crew had offshore experience, and one doesn't normally choose the North Atlantic in November for a shakedown cruise

4 (US) (informal) (swindle) estafa; (f) timo; (m)

in modern America, a holdup is widely known as a shakedown

(search)

to give sth a shakedown registrar algo

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