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1 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) tremblant2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) branlant3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) faible -
2 shaky
shaky [ˈ∫eɪkɪ]• he's still a bit shaky (illness) il ne tient pas encore bien sur ses jambes ; (from nerves) il est encore fragileb. ( = trembling) [legs] (from fear, illness) flageolant ; [voice] (from fear, illness) tremblant ; (from age) chevrotant ; (from nerves) mal assuré ; [hand] tremblant ; [handwriting] trembléc. ( = wobbly) [table] branlant ; [building] peu solided. ( = uncertain) [argument] boiteux ; [knowledge] très imparfait ; [health] chancelant ; [prospects] précaire* * *['ʃeɪkɪ]1) [chair, ladder] branlant2) fig [relationship, position] instable; [argument] peu solide; [knowledge, memory] peu sûr; [regime] chancelantwe got off to a rather shaky start — (in relationship, business) au début cela a été difficile pour nous; ( in performance) nous étions très peu sûrs de nous au début
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3 shaky
(a) (unsteady → chair, table) branlant, peu solide; (→ ladder) branlant, peu stable; (→ hand) tremblant, tremblotant; (→ writing) tremblé; (→ voice) tremblotant, chevrotant; (→ steps) chancelant;∎ he's a bit shaky on his legs il ne tient pas bien ou il n'est pas très solide sur ses jambes;∎ I'm still shaky after my accident je ne me suis pas encore complètement remis de mon accident;∎ to be based or built on shaky foundations avoir des bases chancelantes(b) (uncertain, weak → health, faith) précaire, vacillant; (→ authority, regime) incertain, chancelant; (→ future, finances) incertain, précaire; (→ business) incertain;∎ her memory is a bit shaky sa mémoire n'est pas très sûre;∎ my memories of the war are rather shaky mes souvenirs de la guerre sont assez vagues;∎ things got off to a shaky start les choses ont plutôt mal commencé;∎ my knowledge of German is a bit shaky mes notions d'allemand sont plutôt vagues;∎ he came up with some very shaky arguments ses arguments étaient très peu convaincants -
4 voice
A n1 ( speaking sound) voix f ; to hear a voice entendre une voix ; in a loud voice à haute voix ; in a low voice à voix basse ; in a cross voice d'une voix irritée ; to have a high/low(-pitched) voice avoir une voix aiguë/grave ; to raise/lower one's voice élever/baisser la voix ; keep your voice down! baisse la voix or le ton! his voice is breaking/has broken sa voix mue/a mué ; to lose one's voice ( when ill) perdre la voix ; ( when afraid) perdre la parole ; to give voice to sth exprimer qch ; at the top of one's voice à tue-tête ;2 ( for singing) voix f ; to have a good voice avoir une belle voix ; to be in fine voice être en voix ; in superb voice superbement en voix ; for four voices pour quatre voix ;3 (opinion, expression) voix f ; to have a voice avoir voix au chapitre (in sth en or dans qch ; in doing pour faire) ; the voice of reason/dissent la voix de la raison/dissidence ; to add one's voice to sth unir sa voix à qch ; voices have been raised against plusieurs voix se sont élevées contre ; to reply with one voice répondre d'une seule voix ; to demand sth with one voice exiger unanimement qch ; the voice of the people la voix du peuple ;4 (representative organization, newspaper) porte-parole m (of de) ;7 Phon voix f.B - voiced (dans composés): hoarse-/deep-voiced à la voix rauque/grave ; a shaky-voiced reply une réponse donnée d'une voix tremblante.C vtr1 ( express) exprimer [concern, grievance] ;2 Phon sonoriser [consonant].to like the sound of one's own voice s'écouter parler ; the still small voice of conscience la voix de la conscience. -
5 unsteady
unsteady [ˈʌnˈstedɪ]a. ( = shaky) [person, voice, legs, gait] mal assuréb. ( = unsecured) [ladder, structure] instable* * *[ʌn'stedɪ]1) ( wobbly) [steps, legs, voice] chancelant; [ladder] instable; [hand] tremblant2) ( irregular) [rhythm, speed] irrégulier/-ière -
6 wobbly
wobbly [ˈwɒblɪ]a. ( = shaky) [table, chair] bancal ; [jelly] qui tremble• she was still a bit wobbly after her illness (inf) elle se sentait encore un peu patraque (inf) après sa maladie* * *['wɒblɪ]adjective [table, chair] bancal; [tooth] branlant; [chin, voice, jelly] tremblotant; [handwriting, line] tremblant; fig [theory, plot] boiteux/-euse••to throw a wobbly — (colloq) GB piquer une crise (colloq)
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7 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (faire) trembler2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) ébranler2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) secousse2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) (lait) fouetté•- shaking- shaky - shakily - shakiness - shake-up - no great shakes - shake one's fist at - shake one's head - shake off - shake up -
8 whimper
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