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1 shakedown
n.• cama improvisada s.f.'ʃeɪkdaʊnnoun (AmE colloq)a) ( extortion) timo m (fam), estafa f$100 a ticket? that's a shakedown! — ¿$100 la entrada? qué robo! (fam)
b) ( search)['ʃeɪkdaʊn]N1) (=shaking) sacudida f2) (Brit) (=bed) camastro m, cama f improvisada3) * (before noun)a shakedown cruise/flight — una travesía/un vuelo de prueba
4) (US) * (=swindle) estafa f, timo m(=search)* * *['ʃeɪkdaʊn]noun (AmE colloq)a) ( extortion) timo m (fam), estafa f$100 a ticket? that's a shakedown! — ¿$100 la entrada? qué robo! (fam)
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См. также в других словарях:
shake — 1 / SeIk/ past tense shook past participle shaken verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements: His hand shook as he signed the paper. | The ground was shaking beneath their feet. | shake with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
