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1 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) de pouco valor -
2 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) nada de extraordinário -
3 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.) estremecer2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) abalar2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) abanadela2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) batido•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up* * *[ʃeik] n 1 abalo, agitação, sacudida, ação de sacudir ou balançar, vibração. 2 terremoto. 3 bebida batida. 4 coll momento, instante. 5 Mus trinado, garganteio. 6 racho, fenda. 7 coll malária. • vt+vi ps shook, pp shaken. 1 sacudir, agitar, acenar. 2 derrubar, jogar, tirar por agitação. 3 tremer. he shook all over / ele tremeu em todo o corpo. 4 fazer tremer ou estremecer, abalar. 5 estremecer, vibrar. he shook his sides with laughing / ele sacudiu-se de tanto rir. 6 apertar as mãos (cumprimentar). in a shake num instante. let us shake hands over it vamos apertar as mãos em confirmação. shake a leg! coll corra! to shake and quake tremer e estremecer. to shake down derrubar, jogar para baixo por sacudida. to shake off livrar-se, tirar. to shake one’s head abanar a cabeça negativamente. to shake up agitar, sacudir, remexer. -
4 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.) tremer2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) abalar2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) sacudida2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.)... batido•- shaking- shaky - shakily - shakiness - shake-up - no great shakes - shake one's fist at - shake one's head - shake off - shake up
См. также в других словарях:
great shakes — ● shake … Useful english dictionary
great shakes — See no great shakes … English idioms
no great shakes — (informal) NOT VERY GOOD, unexceptional, unmemorable, forgettable, uninspired, uninteresting, indifferent, unimpressive, lacklustre; informal nothing to write home about, nothing special, not up to much. → shake * * * no great shakes (informal)… … Useful english dictionary
no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
No great shakes — Shake Shake, n. 1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation. [1913 Webster] The great soldier s honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
no great shakes — If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that someone or something is no great shakes means that they are useless, ineffective or not very good. He s a good… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
no great shakes — If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it … The small dictionary of idiomes
no great shakes — phr. someone or something not very good. (There is no affirmative version of this.) □ Your idea is no great shakes, but we’ll try it anyway. □ Ted is no great shakes when it comes to brains … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
no great shakes — adjective Unexceptional; not special or noteworthy; not very effective. Youre welcome to stay here, but this hut aint no great shakes for such as you … Wiktionary
no\ great\ shakes — adj informal Mediocre; unimportant. Joe Wilson is no great shakes … Словарь американских идиом