to shake a carpet

in a shake (colloq) ou two shakes (colloq) — en un clin d'œil

to be no great shakes — (colloq) ne pas valoir grand-chose

to have the shakes — (colloq) (from fear, cold, infirmity) avoir la tremblote (colloq); (from alcohol, fever) trembler

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

• to give sth/sb a shake, she gave the tin a shake — agitó la lata

I gave the boy a good shake — zarandeé or sacudí bien al chico

• she declined the drink with a shake of her head — rechazó la copa moviendo la cabeza or con un movimiento de la cabeza

no great shakes * —

he's no great shakes as a swimmer or at swimming * — no es nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves nadando *

• to get the shakes, I got a bad case of the shakes — me entró un tembleque * or una tembladera * muy fuerte

• to have the shakes — tener el tembleque * or la tembladera *

a fit of coughing that shook his entire body — un ataque de tos que le sacudió or le estremeció todo el cuerpo

• to shake hands — estrecharse la mano

• to shake one's head — (in refusal) negar con la cabeza; (in disbelief) mover la cabeza con gesto incrédulo; (in dismay) mover la cabeza con gesto de disgusto

• I shook the snow off my coat — me sacudí la nieve del abrigo

• to shake o.s., the dog shook itself — el perro se sacudió

• she shook some change out of her purse — sacudió el monedero para sacar calderilla

• to shake one's finger at sb — señalar a algn agitando el dedo

• to shake one's fist at sb — amenazar a algn con el puño

• the firm's reputation has been badly shaken — la reputación de la empresa se ha visto muy afectada

• he was shaken by the news of her death — la noticia de su muerte lo afectó mucho or lo conmocionó

• he needs to be shaken out of his smugness — necesita que se le bajen esos humos

• it shook me rigid — me dejó pasmado or helado

• seven days that shook the world — siete días que conmocionaron al mundo

• I was shaking all over — me temblaba todo el cuerpo

• he was shaking with rage/fear/cold — estaba temblando de rabia/miedo/frío

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

To throw dust in smb's eyes. — ◊ Пускать пыль в глаза.

Dust and ashes. — ◊ Прах и тлен. /Тлен и суета.

To return/to be reduced to dust. — ◊ Превратиться в прах.

To shake off dust from one's feet. — ◊ Отряхнуть прах со своих ног.

to have a suck of — dare un'assaggiatina a [ drink]

to suck sb. dry — fig. (of money) succhiare il sangue a qcn., spremere tutti i soldi a qcn

to be sucked down o under essere risucchiato; to get sucked into — fig. essere risucchiato in

to suck at — succhiare [ ice]

to suck on — aspirare da [ pipe]

to suck dry — (fig: person: of money) ripulire, (of energy) esaurire

to have a suck of — dare un'assaggiatina a [ drink]

to suck sb. dry — fig. (of money) succhiare il sangue a qcn., spremere tutti i soldi a qcn

to be sucked down o under essere risucchiato; to get sucked into — fig. essere risucchiato in

to suck at — succhiare [ ice]

to suck on — aspirare da [ pipe]

upper/lower leg — Ober-/Unterschenkel, der

artificial leg — Beinprothese, die

wooden leg — Holzbein, das

as fast as my legs would carry me — so schnell mich die Füße trugen

be on one's last legs — sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können; (be about to die) mit einem Fuß od. Bein im Grabe stehen

the car is on its last legs — das Auto macht es nicht mehr lange (ugs.)

pull somebody's leg — (fig.) jemanden auf den Arm nehmen (ugs.)

not have a leg to stand on — (fig.) nichts in der Hand haben (fig.)

stretch one's legs — sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

get one's leg over — (sl.) einen wegstecken (ugs.)

leg of lamb/veal — Lamm-/Kalbskeule, die

leg it — (coll.) die Beine in die Hand od. unter die Arme nehmen (ugs.)

the new-born calf seemed to be all legs — das neugeborene Kalb schien nur aus Beinen zu bestehen

this carpet is on its last legs — dieser Teppich hält or machts (inf) nicht mehr lange

to have legs ( esp US inf ) (idea, plan) — klappen; (story) laufen (inf)

to walk one's legs off — sich (dat) die Füße wund laufen

to walk sb's legs off — jdn (ganz schön) scheuchen (inf),

you've walked my legs off — du bist mir zu schnell gelaufen

to run sb's legs off (fig) — jdn herumscheuchen

he ran the other athletes' legs off — er rannte den anderen Läufern davon

to be out leg before wicket (Cricket) — aus sein, weil sein vor dem Mal stehendes Bein von einem Wurf getroffen wurde

to get one's leg over ( Brit inf ) — bumsen (inf)

leg of lamb — Lammkeule f

you're a true leg — du bist ein Held (inf)

upper/lower leg — Ober-/Unterschenkel, der

artificial leg — Beinprothese, die

wooden leg — Holzbein, das

be on one's last legs — sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können; (be about to die) mit einem Fuß od. Bein im Grabe stehen

the car is on its last legs — das Auto macht es nicht mehr lange (ugs.)

pull somebody's leg — (fig.) jemanden auf den Arm nehmen (ugs.)

not have a leg to stand on — (fig.) nichts in der Hand haben (fig.)

stretch one's legs — sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

get one's leg over — (sl.) einen wegstecken (ugs.)

leg of lamb/veal — Lamm-/Kalbskeule, die

leg it — (coll.) die Beine in die Hand od. unter die Arme nehmen (ugs.)