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21 shake
[ʃeɪk] nshe gave the box a \shake sie schüttelte die Schachtel;to say sth with a \shake of one's head etw mit einem Kopfschütteln sagen2) ( nervousness)to get/have the \shakes ( fam) Muffensausen [o einen Flattermann]; [o den Tatterich] kriegen/haben ( fam)PHRASES:to be no great \shakes as [or at] sth als etw [o bei etw dat] nicht besonders gut sein vt <shook, shaken>1) ( vibrate)to \shake sb/ sth jdn/etw schütteln;she shook her hair loose from its ribbon sie schüttelte das Band von ihrem Haar ab;\shake well before using vor Gebrauch gut schütteln;to \shake oneself sich akk schütteln;to \shake sth over sth etw über etw akk streuen;to \shake buildings detonation Gebäude erschüttern;to \shake one's fist [at sb] [jdm] mit der Faust drohen;the demonstrators shook their fists die Demonstranten schwangen die Fäuste;to \shake hands einander die Hände schütteln;to \shake hands with sb, to \shake sb by the hand jdm die Hand schütteln;to \shake one's head den Kopf schütteln;to \shake one's hips die Hüften schwingen;to \shake sb awake jdn wachrütteln2) ( undermine)to \shake sth etw erschüttern [o ins Wanken bringen];after six defeats in a row the team's confidence has been badly \shaken nach sechs Niederlagen in Folge ist das [Selbst]vertrauen des Teams schwer angeschlagen3) ( shock)to \shake sb jdn erschüttern;the news has \shaken the whole country die Nachricht hat das ganze Land schwer getroffenPHRASES:1) ( quiver) beben;the child's body shook with sobs das Kind bebte vor Schluchzen am ganzen Körper;his voice shook with emotion seine Stimme zitterte vor Rührung;to \shake violently heftig beben2) ( shiver with fear) zittern, bebento \shake [on sth] sich dat [in einer Sache] die Hand reichen;they shook on the deal sie besiegelten den Deal per HandschlagPHRASES:to \shake in one's boots [or shoes] vor Angst schlottern;to \shake like a leaf [or (Brit, Aus) like jelly] wie Espenlaub zittern -
22 nerve
A n2 ( courage) courage m ; ( confidence) assurance f ; to have the nerve to do avoir le courage or le cran ○ de faire ; to keep one's nerve conserver son sang-froid ; to lose one's nerve perdre son courage, se dégonfler ○ ; to recover one's nerve retrouver son assurance ;3 ○ (impudence, cheek) culot ○ m, audace f ; to have the nerve to do avoir le culot ○ de faire ; he's got a nerve! il est gonflé ○ !, il a du culot ○ ! ; you've got a nerve ○ ! tu as un sacré culot ○ ! ; of all the nerve!, what a nerve! quel culot ○ !B nerves npl ( nervousness) nerfs mpl ; ( stage fright) trac ○ m ; to have an attack of nerves faire une crise de nerfs ; she suffers from (her) nerves c'est une grande nerveuse ; to be in a state of nerves avoir les nerfs en pelote ○ ; it's only nerves! c'est nerveux! ; his nerves were on edge il était sur les nerfs ; that noise is getting on my nerves ce bruit me tape sur les nerfs ○ ; to live on one's nerves vivre sur les nerfs ; to be all nerves être un paquet de nerfs ; to calm sb's nerves calmer qn ; you need strong nerves to do that kind of work il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour faire ce genre de travail ; to have nerves of steel avoir des nerfs d'acier ; a war ou battle of nerves une guerre des nerfs.to touch ou hit a raw nerve toucher un point sensible ; to strain every nerve to do s'évertuer à faire. -
23 visible
visible ['vɪzəbəl]∎ to become visible devenir visible;∎ clearly visible to the naked eye clairement visible à l'œil nu;∎ only visible under a microscope seulement visible au microscope;∎ the beach is not visible from the road on ne peut pas voir la plage de la route, la plage n'est pas visible de la route∎ his nervousness was clearly visible sa nervosité était manifeste ou évidente;∎ it serves no visible purpose on n'en voit pas vraiment l'utilité, on ne voit pas vraiment à quoi cela sert;∎ Administration with no visible means of support sans ressources apparentes►► Commerce visible balance balance f visible;Commerce visible defects défauts mpl apparents;visible horizon horizon m;Physics visible spectrum spectre m visible;Commerce visible trade commerce m de biens
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