to shake confidence

a vote of confidence - парл. вотум доверия

to be in the confidence of - пользоваться чьим-л. доверием; быть в курсе чьих-л. замыслов, секретов и т. п.

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

in a shake o in two shakes colloq. in un batter d'occhio, in quattro e quattr'otto; to be no great shakes colloq. non valere (un) granché, non essere niente di speciale; to have the shakes — colloq. (from fear) avere la tremarella; (from cold, fever) avere i brividi; (from alcohol) tremare

to shake hands with sb. to shake sb.'s hand stringere la mano a qcn., dare una stretta di mano a qcn.; shake hands on the deal suggellare l'affare con una stretta di mano; to shake hands on it — (after argument) fare pace dandosi la mano

to shake with — tremare per [cold, emotion]; trasalire o tremare per [ fear]; torcersi o sbellicarsi da [ laughter]

they shook on it — (on deal, agreement) conclusero l'affare, l'accordo con una stretta di mano; (after argument) fecero la pace dandosi la mano

to shake oneself — [person, animal] scuotersi

in a shake o in two shakes colloq. in un batter d'occhio, in quattro e quattr'otto; to be no great shakes colloq. non valere (un) granché, non essere niente di speciale; to have the shakes — colloq. (from fear) avere la tremarella; (from cold, fever) avere i brividi; (from alcohol) tremare

to shake hands with sb. to shake sb.'s hand stringere la mano a qcn., dare una stretta di mano a qcn.; shake hands on the deal suggellare l'affare con una stretta di mano; to shake hands on it — (after argument) fare pace dandosi la mano

to shake with — tremare per [cold, emotion]; trasalire o tremare per [ fear]; torcersi o sbellicarsi da [ laughter]

they shook on it — (on deal, agreement) conclusero l'affare, l'accordo con una stretta di mano; (after argument) fecero la pace dandosi la mano

to shake oneself — [person, animal] scuotersi

with a shake of the head — mit einem Kopfschütteln

be no great shakes — (coll.) nicht gerade umwerfend sein (ugs.)

‘shake [well] before using’ — "vor Gebrauch [gut] schütteln!"

shake hands — sich (Dat.) od. einander die Hand geben od. schütteln

shake somebody by the hand — jemandem die Hand schütteln od. drücken

shake one's head [over something] — [über etwas (Akk.)] den Kopf schütteln

shake somebody's faith in something/somebody — jemandes Glauben an etwas/jemanden erschüttern

he failed his exam - that shook him! — er hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden - das war ein Schock für ihn!

Shake somebody's composure — jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

shake in one's shoes — (coll.) vor Angst schlottern

give the paint a ( good) shake — die Farbe (gut) durchschütteln

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — in zwei Sekunden

he's got the shakes — er hat einen Tatterich (inf); (due to alcoholism also) ihm zittern die Hände, er hat einen Flattermann (inf); (esp with fear) er hat das große Zittern (inf); (esp with cold, emotion) er zittert am ganzen Körper

to be shaken to pieces she shook the door handle which seemed to have stuck to shake pepper on a steak — total durchgeschüttelt werden sie rüttelte an der Türklinke, die zu klemmen schien Pfeffer auf ein Steak streuen

to shake hands — sich (dat) die Hand geben; (for longer time, in congratulations etc) sich (dat) die Hand schütteln

English people don't often shake hands — Engländer geben sich (dat) selten die Hand

shake hands (to dog) — (gib) Pfötchen; (to child)

to shake a leg ( inf = hurry ) ( dated : = dance ) —, = hurry ) Dampf machen (inf) ( dated : = dance ) das Tanzbein schwingen (dated)

he has more medals than you can shake a stick at (inf) — er hat jede Menge Medaillen (inf)

to shake the foundations of sth — die Grundfesten einer Sache (gen) erschüttern

society was shaken to its very core — die Gesellschaft wurde bis in ihre Grundfesten erschüttert

that shook him! — da war er platt (inf)

it shook me rigid (inf) — da war ich schwer geschockt (inf)

it was a nasty accident, he's still rather badly shaken — es war ein schlimmer Unfall, der Schreck sitzt ihm noch in den Knochen

she was badly shaken by the news — die Nachricht hatte sie sehr mitgenommen or erschüttert

the trees shook in the wind — die Bäume schwankten im Wind

he was shaking all over — er zitterte am ganzen Körper

to shake in one's shoes (inf) — das große Zittern kriegen (inf)

shake on it! (inf) — Hand drauf

what's shaking? (US) (sl) — was geht ab? (inf)

be no great shakes — (coll.) nicht gerade umwerfend sein (ugs.)

shake hands — sich (Dat.) od. einander die Hand geben od. schütteln

shake somebody by the hand — jemandem die Hand schütteln od. drücken

shake one's head [over something] — [über etwas (Akk.)] den Kopf schütteln

shake in one's shoes — (coll.) vor Angst schlottern

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)