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1 noun∎ to give sb/sth a shake secouer qn/qch;∎ she gave the thermometer a few shakes elle secoua un peu le thermomètre;∎ to give oneself a shake se secouer;∎ with a shake of his head (in refusal, in resignation, sympathy) avec un hochement de tête;∎ with a shake in his voice d'une voix tremblotante;∎ give him a shake (to waken) secouez-le;∎ I feel like giving him a good shake (to stimulate) j'ai une furieuse envie de le secouer;∎ familiar to have the shakes avoir la tremblote∎ you go, I'll be there in a shake or a couple of shakes vas-y, j'arrive dans un instant ou dans une seconde□ ;∎ in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) en un clin d'œil□, en moins de deux∎ a banana shake un milk-shake à la banane∎ he'll give you a fair shake il ne te roulera pas∎ it's/he's no great shakes ça/il casse pas des briques, ça/il casse pas trois pattes à un canard;∎ he's no great shakes at painting or as a painter il ne casse rien ou il casse pas des briques comme peintre(a) (rug, tablecloth, person) secouer; (bottle, cocktail, dice) agiter; (of earthquake, explosion) ébranler, faire trembler;∎ he had to be shaken awake on a dû le secouer pour le réveiller;∎ she shook me by the shoulders elle m'a secoué par les épaules;∎ the wind shook the branches le vent agitait les branches;∎ they shook the apples from the tree ils secouèrent l'arbre pour (en) faire tomber les pommes;∎ to shake the snow from one's head secouer sa tête pour se débarrasser de la neige;∎ he shook the gravel into the bag il secouait le gravier pour le faire tomber dans le sac;∎ to shake sugar onto sth saupoudrer qch de sucre;∎ to shake vinegar onto sth asperger qch de vinaigre;∎ to shake salt/pepper onto sth saler/poivrer qch;∎ shake well before use (on packaging) bien agiter avant l'emploi;∎ the dog shook itself (dry) le chien s'est ébroué (pour se sécher);∎ they shook themselves free ils se sont libérés d'une secousse;∎ I can't seem to shake him out of his apathy je n'arrive pas à le tirer de son apathie;∎ he shook his head (in refusal) il a dit ou fait non de la tête; (in resignation, sympathy) il a hoché la tête;∎ familiar shake a leg! secoue-toi!, remue-toi!;∎ figurative to shake the dust from one's feet partir le cœur léger(b) (brandish) brandir;∎ to shake one's finger at sb (in warning) avertir qn en lui faisant signe du doigt; (threateningly) menacer qn du doigt;∎ he shook his fist at him il l'a menacé du poing;∎ the farmer shook his stick at the boys le fermier menaçait les garçons de son bâton;∎ British familiar he's won more awards than you can shake a stick at on lui a décerné une flopée de prix∎ to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand serrer la main à qn;∎ they shook hands ils se sont serré la main;∎ let me shake you by the hand permettez-moi de vous serrer la main;∎ let's shake hands on the deal serrons-nous la main pour sceller cet accord∎ that has shaken my faith in him cela a ébranlé la confiance que j'avais en lui;∎ his beliefs would not be that easily shaken ses convictions ne sauraient être ébranlées pour si peu;∎ the whole world was shaken by the news le monde entier a été ébranlé par la nouvelle;∎ she shook everyone with her revelations tout le monde a été bouleversé par ses révélations;∎ they were rather shaken by the news ils ont été plutôt secoués par la nouvelle;∎ to feel shaken after a fall se ressentir d'une chute;∎ I bet that shook him! voilà qui a dû le secouer!∎ the whole house shook with the sound la maison entière a été ébranlée par le bruit;∎ the whole building shook (after explosion etc) tout le bâtiment a tremblé;∎ the door shakes whenever a bus passes à chaque fois qu'un bus passe, ça fait trembler la porte;∎ the child shook free of his captor l'enfant a échappé à son ravisseur∎ her whole frame shook elle tremblait de tous ses membres;∎ in a voice shaking with emotion d'une voix émue ou tremblotante;∎ to shake with laughter se tordre de rire;∎ to shake with fear trembler de peur;∎ to shake with cold trembler de froid, grelotter;∎ to shake like a jelly or leaf trembler comme une feuille;∎ to shake in one's shoes avoir une peur bleue, être mort de peur;∎ his hands were shaking uncontrollably il ne pouvait empêcher ses mains de trembler∎ let's shake on it! tope-là!;∎ they shook on the deal ils ont scellé leur accord par une poignée de main(a) (from tree) faire tomber en secouant;∎ to shake cherries down from a tree secouer un arbre pour en faire tomber les cerises∎ to shake oneself down s'ébrouer, se secouer∎ they had to shake down on the floor for the night ils ont dû dormir ou coucher par terre∎ she's new to the job but she'll shake down soon enough elle débute dans le métier mais elle s'y fera rapidement(c) (contents of packet, bottle) se tasser(a) (physically) secouer;∎ to shake the sand/water off sth secouer le sable/l'eau de qch(b) (get rid of → cold, pursuer, depression) se débarrasser de; (→ habit) se défaire de, se débarrasser de;∎ I can't shake him off il ne me lâche pas d'une semelle;∎ she's always phoning me up, I can't shake her off elle me téléphone sans cesse, je n'arrive pas à m'en débarrasser∎ he shook the coins out of the bag il a fait tomber les pièces en secouant le sac;∎ he picked up his shoes and shook the sand out il a ramassé ses chaussures et en a secoué le sableMilitary se disperser, se disséminer∎ they were badly shaken up after the accident ils ont été très secoués après l'accident(c) (rouse → person) secouer;∎ he needs shaking up a bit il a besoin qu'on le secoue un peu
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