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1 shake a leg!
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2 to shake a leg
to shake a lega) correr, apressar-se. b) dançar. -
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 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) perna2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) perna3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) perna4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *[leg] n 1 perna. 2 pata. 3 pé (de mesa, cama, etc.). 4 cano (de bota). 5 parte de roupa que cobre as pernas. 6 suporte. 7 trecho de um percurso. 8 caminho percorrido por um veleiro sem mudar o velame. 9 Geom cateto. 10 Sport primeira partida ganha, quando uma segunda é necessária para decidir a disputa. • vi correr, andar depressa. bandy legs/ turned in legs pernas arqueadas. not a leg to stand on sem base, sem argumento, sem defesa. to be on one’s last legs a) estar à beira da ruína. b) estar em estado de exaustão extrema. c) estar à beira da morte. to feel/find one’s legs a) aprender a ficar em pé ou a andar. b) aprender a se virar sozinho. to get on one’s legs levantar-se. to give a leg up dar uma ajuda, dar uma mão. to leg it ir a pé, correr. to pull one’s leg fazer alguém de tolo, passar trote em alguém. to shake a leg a) correr, apressar-se. b) dançar. to show a leg levantar-se (da cama). to stand on one’s own legs ser independente. to take to one’s legs sair correndo.
См. также в других словарях:
shake a leg — {v. phr.}, {slang} To go fast; hurry. * /Shake a leg! The bus won t wait./ Compare: STEP ON IT … Dictionary of American idioms
shake a leg — {v. phr.}, {slang} To go fast; hurry. * /Shake a leg! The bus won t wait./ Compare: STEP ON IT … Dictionary of American idioms
shake a leg — If you shake a leg, you are out of bed and active. It can be used to tell someone to hurry up … The small dictionary of idiomes
shake a leg — ► shake a leg informal make a start; rouse oneself. Main Entry: ↑shake … English terms dictionary
shake a leg — (informal).See hurry verb sense 1. → shake * * * phrasal 1. : dance shaking a leg at junketings and fairs Siegfried Sassoon 2. : to hurry up : move quickly … Useful english dictionary
shake a leg — 1. tv. to hurry; to move faster. (Often as a command.) □ Let’s shake a leg, you guys. We gotta be there in twenty minutes. □ She told me to shake a leg, so I hurried the best I could. 2. tv. to dance. □ Let’s shake a leg. The music’s great … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Shake a Leg — Song infobox Name = Shake a Leg Artist = AC/DC Album = Back In Black Released = 25 July, 1980 track no = 9 Recorded = ??? Genre = Hard rock Length = 4:15 Writer = Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson Label = ATCO Producer = Robert John Mutt… … Wikipedia
Shake A Leg — Back in Black Pour les articles homonymes, voir Back in Black (homonymie). Back in Black Album par AC/DC Sortie 25 juillet 1980 Enregistrement … Wikipédia en Français
shake a leg — verb To get busy; to get going; to be productive. Shake a leg! We havent got all day … Wiktionary
shake\ a\ leg — v. phr. slang To go fast; hurry. Shake a leg! the bus won t wait. Compare: step on it … Словарь американских идиом
shake a leg — If you shake a leg, you are out of bed and active. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
