shake

shake
shake [∫eɪk]
(verb: preterite shook, past participle shaken)
1. noun
   a. ( = movement) to give sth a shake secouer qch
• to have the shakes (inf) (from nerves) avoir la tremblote (inf)
• in a couple of shakes (inf) en moins de deux (inf)
   b. ( = drink) milk-shake m
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ dice, rug, person] secouer ; [+ bottle, medicine, cocktail] agiter ; [+ house, windows] ébranler ; ( = brandish) [+ stick] brandir
• "shake the bottle" « agiter avant emploi »
• to shake one's head (in refusal) faire non de la tête ; (at bad news) secouer la tête
• he shook his finger at me (playfully, warningly) il m'a fait signe du doigt ; (threateningly) il m'a menacé du doigt
• to shake one's fist at sb menacer qn du poing
• to shake sb's hand serrer la main à qn
• they shook hands ils se sont serré la main
• they shook hands on it ils se sont serré la main en signe d'accord
• to shake o.s. (or itself) [person, animal] se secouer
   b. he shook the sand out of his shoes il a secoué ses chaussures pour en vider le sable
• he shook two aspirins into his hand il a fait tomber deux comprimés d'aspirine dans sa main
   c. ( = weaken) [+ confidence] ébranler
   d. ( = affect deeply) secouer
• four days which shook the world quatre jours qui ébranlèrent le monde
• he needs to be shaken out of his smugness il faudrait qu'il lui arrive quelque chose qui lui fasse perdre de sa suffisance
3. intransitive verb
   a. ( = tremble) trembler
• to shake with cold trembler de froid
• he was shaking with laughter il se tordait (de rire)
   b. ( = shake hands) they shook on the deal ils ont scellé leur accord d'une poignée de main
• let's shake on it! tope là !
4. compounds
► shake-up noun grande réorganisation f
► shake off separable transitive verb
   a.
to shake the dust/sand/water off sth secouer la poussière/le sable/l'eau de qch
   b. ( = get rid of) [+ cold, cough] se débarrasser de ; [+ habit] se défaire de ; [+ pursuer] semer (inf)
► shake out separable transitive verb
• she picked up the bag and shook out its contents elle a pris le sac et l'a vidé en le secouant
• she shook 50p out of her bag elle a secoué son sac et en a fait tomber 50 pence► shake up separable transitive verb
   a. [+ bottle, medicine] agiter
   b. ( = affect deeply) secouer
• he was really shaken up by the news il a été très secoué par la nouvelle
   c. ( = reorganize) [+ firm, organization] réorganiser complètement
* * *
[ʃeɪk] 1.
noun
1)

to give somebody/something a shake — gen secouer quelqu'un/quelque chose

with a shake of the ou one's head — avec un hochement de tête

2) (also milk-shake) milk-shake m
2.
transitive verb (prét shook; pp shaken)
1) secouer

‘shake before use’ — ‘agiter avant emploi’

he shook the seeds out of the packet — il a fait tomber les graines du paquet

to shake powder over the carpet — répandre de la poudre sur le tapis

to shake salt over the dish — saupoudrer le plat de sel

to shake one's fist at somebody — menacer quelqu'un du poing

I shook him by the shoulders — je l'ai pris par les épaules et je l'ai secoué

to shake one's head — hocher la tête

to shake hands with somebody —

to shake somebody's hand — serrer la main de quelqu'un, donner une poignée de main à quelqu'un

to shake hands on the deal — se serrer la main pour conclure l'affaire

to shake hands on it — (after argument) se serrer la main en signe de réconciliation

2) fig ébranler [belief, confidence, faith, person]; [event, disaster] secouer

it really shook me to find out that... — cela m'a vraiment donné un choc de découvrir que...

3) US (get rid of) = shake off
3.
intransitive verb (prét shook; pp shaken)
1) (tremble) trembler

to shake with — trembler de [fear, cold, emotion]; se tordre de [laughter]

2) (shake hands)

they shook on it — (on deal, agreement) ils se sont serré la main en signe d'accord; (after argument) ils se sont serré la main en signe de réconciliation

‘shake!’ — ‘serrons-nous la main!’

4.
reflexive verb (prét shook; pp shaken)

to shake oneself — [person, animal] se secouer

Phrasal Verbs:
••

in a shake (colloq) ou two shakes (colloq) — en un clin d'œil

to be no great shakes — (colloq) ne pas valoir grand-chose

to have the shakes — (colloq) (from fear, cold, infirmity) avoir la tremblote (colloq); (from alcohol, fever) trembler


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