zarandear

to shake

zarandear(sah-rahn-deh-ahr)

transitive verb

1. (to agitate)

a. to shake

Los amigos de Abdiel lo zarandeaban para que se despertara.

Abdiel's friends were shaking him to make him wake up.

¡Deja de zarandear eso! ¡Cuesta una fortuna y lo vas a romper!

Stop shaking that! It costs a fortune, and you're going to break it!

b. to jostle

El político abandonó su discurso cuando la muchedumbre lo zarandeó y lo escupió.

The politician abandoned his speech when he was jostled and spat upon by the crowd.

c. to buffet (wind, waves)

Una racha de turbulencia zarandeó el avión y los pasajeros se asustaron.

The plane was buffeted by a patch of turbulence and the passengers got scared.

zarandearse

pronominal verb

2. (to sway)

a. to toss about

Me mareo en los barcos porque se zarandean continuamente con las olas.

I get seasick in boats because they continually toss about in the waves.

b. to rock

La estela del crucero hizo que se zarandearan todos los botes que había alrededor.

All the nearby boats rocked in the wake of the cruiser.

3. (to move in an affected manner)

(Latin America)

a. to sway one's hips

La muchacha pasó zarandeándose y todas las miradas se clavaron en ella.

The girl walked past swaying her hips and all eyes were on her,

zarandear

transitive verb

1. (cosa)

a. to shake

2. (persona)

a. to jostle, to knock about

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zarandear

transitive verb

1 (sacudir) to shake vigorously; (empujar) to jostle; push around

2 (dar prisa a) to keep on the go

3 (cribar) to sieve; sift

4 (Latinoamérica) (balancear) to swing; push to and fro

5 (insultar) to abuse publicly

pronominal verb

zarandearse

1 especialmente (Latinoamérica) (pavonearse) to strut about

2 (ir y venir) to keep on the go