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"Fries" is a form of "fries", a plural noun which is often translated as "las papas fritas". "Shake" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "agitar". Learn more about the difference between "shake" and "fries" below.
shake(
sheyk
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. sacudir
The monkeys shook the branches of the tree above us.Los monos sacudieron las ramas del árbol encima de nosotros.
c. zarandear
The waves shook the aircraft carrier as if it was only a little boat.Las olas zarandearon el portaaviones como si fuera una barquita.
e. menearse
The dancer shook her hips and did a pirouette.La bailarina se meneó la cadera e hizo una pirueta.
3. (to weaken)
4. (to upset)
a. afectar
The outbreak of violence has shaken this country's resolve.El estallido de violencia ha afectado la determinación del país.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (beverage)
b. el licuado (M) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I'm going to make myself a banana shake.Me voy a preparar un licuado de plátano.
c. la batida (F) (Dominican Republic) (Puerto Rico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
I have a shake for breakfast a lot of days.Muchos días desayuno una batida.
a. la sacudida (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You have to give him a shake if you want to wake him up.Tienes que darle una sacudida si lo quieres despertar.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (to tremble)
a. darse un apretón de manos
We shook to seal the deal.Nos dimos un apretón de manos para sellar el trato.
fries(
frayz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (culinary)
a. las papas fritas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I would like to order a hamburger and fries, please.Quisiera una hamburguesa y papas fritas, por favor.
b. las patatas fritas (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
These fries are too greasy and salty.Estas patatas fritas están muy grasientas y saladas.
fry
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (culinary)
3. (slang) (to execute) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. freír en la silla eléctrica (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A group of people celebrated outside the prison when the murderer was fried.Un grupo de gente fuera de la prisión lo celebró cuando frieron al asesino en la silla eléctrica.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (culinary)
a. freírse
When an egg is frying, never leave it unattended.Cuando un huevo se está friendo, nunca le quites ojo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (culinary)
a. la fritada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A fry without ketchup is like a sandwich without mayonnaise.Una fritada sin ketchup es como un sándwich sin mayonesa.
b. la fritura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'll have the seafood fry, please.Yo tomaré la fritura de marisco, por favor.
6. (animal)
a. los alevines (M) (juvenile fishes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Separate fry from all adult fish in your fish tank.Separe los alevines de los demás peces adultos en la pecera.
b. los pececillos (M) (small adult fishes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A lot of fry are caught in the nets.Muchos pececillos quedan atrapados en las redes.
