shake in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shake [Brit ʃeɪk, Am ʃeɪk] N

1. shake:

shake

scossa f

shake

scrollata f

shake

scrollone m

to give [sb, sth] a shake person, pillow, dice, cloth, branch

dare una scossa a or scuotere

to give [sb, sth] a shake bottle, mixture

scuotere or agitare

with a shake of the or one's head

scuotendo la testa

2. shake:

shake, also milk-shake

frappè m

II.shake <pt shook, pp shaken> [Brit ʃeɪk, Am ʃeɪk] VB trans

1. shake:

shake person: person, pillow, dice, cloth, branch

scuotere

shake person: bottle, mixture

scuotere, agitare

shake blow, earthquake, explosion: building, town, area

fare tremare

the dog seized the rat and shook it

il cane prese il topo e lo scosse

“shake before use”

“agitare prima dell'uso”

he shook the seeds out of the packet, into my hand

scosse il pacchetto per fare uscire i semi, diede una scrollata e mi fece cadere i semi nella mano

to shake the snow from or off one's coat

scuotere or scrollare via la neve dal cappotto

to shake powder over the carpet

scrollare della polvere sul tappeto

to shake salt over the dish

spargere sale sul piatto or cospargere il piatto di sale

to shake one's fist, a stick at sb

mostrare i pugni, far vedere il bastone a qn

I shook him by the shoulders

lo presi per le spalle e lo scrollai

to shake one's hands dry

scrollare le mani per farle asciugare

to shake one's head

scuotere la testa

to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand

stringere la mano a qn, dare una stretta di mano a qn

to shake hands

stringersi la mano or scambiarsi una stretta di mano

she took my hand and shook it vigorously

mi prese la mano e la strinse vigorosamente

to shake hands on the deal

suggellare l'affare con una stretta di mano or stringersi la mano a suggello del patto

to shake hands on it (after argument)

fare pace dandosi la mano

2. shake fig:

shake (shock) (by undermining) belief, confidence, faith, resolve, argument

fare vacillare

shake (shock) (by undermining) belief, confidence, faith, resolve, argument

scuotere

shake person

sconvolgere

shake (by surprise occurrence) event, disaster: person

scuotere

an event that shook the world

un avvenimento che ha fatto tremare il mondo

it really shook me to find out that…

mi ha davvero scioccato scoprire che…

now this will really shake you! (telling story)

questa ti farà venire un colpo!

3. shake Am (get rid of):

shake

liberarsi di

III.shake <pt shook, pp shaken> [Brit ʃeɪk, Am ʃeɪk] VB intr

1. shake (tremble):

shake person, hand, voice:

tremare

shake leaf, grass:

oscillare, tremare

shake building, windows, ground:

tremare, vibrare

to shake with person, voice: cold, emotion

tremare per

to shake with fear

trasalire or tremare per

to shake with laughter

torcersi or sbellicarsi da

2. shake (shake hands):

they shook on it (on deal, agreement)

conclusero l'affare, l'accordo con una stretta di mano

they shook on it (after argument)

fecero la pace dandosi la mano

“shake!”

“qua la mano!”

IV.to shake oneself VB refl

to shake oneself <pt shook, pp shaken> person, animal:

to shake oneself

scuotersi

to shake oneself awake

scuotersi per svegliarsi

to shake oneself free

dibattersi per liberarsi

V.shake [Brit ʃeɪk, Am ʃeɪk]

in a shake or a couple of shakes inf

in un attimo or in un batter d'occhio or in quattro e quattr'otto

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) inf

in un istante or un attimo

to be no great shakes inf

non valere (un) granché or non essere niente di speciale

I'm no great shakes at singing, as a singer

non so cantare granché or non sono (un) granché come cantante

to get a fair shake inf

ricevere un giusto trattamento

to have the shakes inf (from fear)

avere la tremarella

to have the shakes (from cold, fever, infirmity)

avere i brividi

to have the shakes (from alcohol)

tremare

we've got more of these than you can shake a stick at! inf

ne abbiamo più di quanti tu ne possa contare!

I.shake about VB [ʃeɪk -] VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake about or around)

shake about shake around

oscillare

II.shake about VB [ʃeɪk -] VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake [sth] about or around)

shake about shake around

scuotere [qc] in tutte le direzioni

I.shake up VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake up [sth], shake [sth] up)

shake up cushion, pillow

sprimacciare

shake up bottle, mixture

agitare, scuotere

II.shake up VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake [sb, sth] up, shake up [sb, sth])

1. shake up car ride, bumpy road person:

shake up

sballottare

2. shake up (rouse, stir, shock) fig:

shake up person

scuotere

they're too complacent - they need shaking up!

sono troppo compiaciuti - bisogna scuoterli!

they were very shaken up by the experience

sono stati molto scossi dall'esperienza

3. shake up (reorganize):

shake up COMM company, department, management

ristrutturare

shake up POL cabinet

rimpastare

I.shake out VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake [sth] out, shake out [sth])

shake out tablecloth, sheet, rug:

shake out

scuotere

to shake some tablets out of a bottle

scuotere un flacone per farne uscire delle compresse

II.shake out VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake [sb] out of)

shake out depression, bad mood, complacency:

shake out

scuotere [qn] (per farlo uscire) da

in an effort to shake them out of their lethargy, he…

nello sforzo di scuoterli dal loro letargo, …

shake-out [Brit, Am ˈʃeɪkˌaʊt] N

1. shake-out ECON:

shake-out (in securities market)

eliminazione f dei piccoli investitori

shake-out (recession)

ristagno m del mercato

2. shake-out COMM (reorganization):

shake-out

ristrutturazione f

3. shake-out POL:

shake-out

rimpasto m

I.shake down VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake down)

1. shake down (settle down):

shake down contents:

assestarsi

2. shake down (to sleep):

shake down inf

andare a cuccia, andarsi a coricare

II.shake down VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake [sb, sth] down, shake down [sb, sth])

1. shake down:

to shake apples down (off a tree)

scrollare un albero per fare cadere le mele

to shake down the contents of a packet, jar

scuotere un pacchetto, un barattolo per farne uscire il contenuto

2. shake down Am (search) inf:

shake down person

perquisire

shake down building, apartment

ispezionare, setacciare

3. shake down Am inf:

shake down (for information) person

fare cantare

shake down (for money) person

mungere

shake off VB [ʃeɪk -] (shake [sb, sth] off, shake off [sb, sth]) (get rid of, escape from)

shake off depression, habit, unwanted person

liberarsi da

shake off feeling

liberarsi di

shake off pursuer

seminare

shake off cough, cold

guarire da

I can't seem to shake off this flu

non riesco a guarire da questa influenza

shake-up [Brit ˈʃeɪkʌp, Am ˈʃeɪk ˌəp] N

shake-up COMM

ristrutturazione f

shake-up POL

rimpasto m

Translations for shake in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

frullato

(milk-)shake

frappè

milk-shake

un frappè alla banana

a banana shake

shake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shake [ʃeɪk] N

1. shake:

shake (wobble)

scossa f

shake (vibration)

scossa f

shake (quiver)

tremito m

to give sth a good shake

agitare bene qc

2. shake inf (milk shake):

shake

frappè m inv

3. shake (handshake):

shake

stetta f di mano

4. shake (chance):

shake

possibilità f

I don't think you've given him a fair shake

non credo che tu gli abbia veramente dato una possibilità

5. shake inf (earthquake):

shake

scossa f

6. shake pl (sudden trembling):

shake

tremito m

to get the shakes inf

avere fifa

7. shake inf:

in two shakes of a lamb's tail

in un baleno

II.shake <shook, shaken> [ʃeɪk] VB trans

1. shake (joggle):

shake

agitare

shake person

scuotere

shake house

far tremare

to shake one's fist (at sb)

agitare il pugno (contro qu)

to shake hands

stringersi la mano

to shake sb by the hand

stringere la mano a qu

to shake one's head

scuotere la testa

to shake one's hips

agitare i fianchi

2. shake (unsettle):

shake

agitare

3. shake (make worried):

to be shaken

essere scosso

Phrases:

shake a leg inf

darsi una mossa

III.shake <shook, shaken> [ʃeɪk] VB intr

1. shake (tremble):

shake

tremare

2. shake (clasp hands):

let's shake on it

qua la mano!

shake up VB trans

1. shake up (reorganize):

shake up

ristrutturare

2. shake up (upset):

shake up

scuotere

3. shake up (jumble):

shake up

scuotere

shake down VB trans sl

1. shake down (extort money from):

shake down

spillare soldi a

2. shake down (search):

shake down

persquisire

shake off VB trans

shake off

sbarazzarsi di

shake out VB trans

shake out

scuotere

Translations for shake in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

scossone

shake

frullato

shake

scrollata

shake

dare una scrollata a qu/qc

to give sb/sth a shake

frappé

milk shake

sussultare

to shake

shake Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shake one's fist at sb

minacciare qu con un pugno

to shake like a leaf

tremare come una foglia

to give sth a good shake

agitare bene qc

to shake one's fist (at sb)

agitare il pugno (contro qu)

to shake sb by the hand

stringere la mano a qu

to shake one's head

scuotere la testa

to shake in one's boots inf

tremare come una foglia

to shake a leg inf

darsi una mossa

to shake hands with sb

stringere la mano a qu

to be unable to shake off an illness

strascicare una malattia fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Invert a similarly-sized bowl over the first one, hold them together and shake, shake, shake.

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It kind of has to, because the mental bruises from a three-game shellacking could be hard to shake.

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The building is a wood-frame structure built with rough-hewn lumber and with cedar shake siding.

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Its layered production makes it the kind of track that gets better with plenty of volume and some room to shimmy-shake.

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But this isn't just another patent complaint where one company tries to shake down another.

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More or less a hot milk shake with steam.

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Companies could differentiate and the market could shake down the best solutions for people.

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The men do not shake hands with women, and the women wear headscarves in public.

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In another spiteful encounter, some players refused to shake hands after the match.

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The repeated emergency brake application was enough to shake the chairs free of the cable.

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