shake down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shake down in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Translations for shake down in the Italian»English Dictionary

rinsaccare

to shake down

andare, mettersi a cuccia

to shake down

Translations for shake down 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.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

shake down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shake down in the English»Italian Dictionary

shake down VB trans sl

1. shake down (extort money from):

shake down

spillare soldi a

2. shake down (search):

shake down

persquisire

Translations for shake down 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!

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has been described as a money grab and shake down by residents, politicians and lawyers.

en.wikipedia.org

A con and a sham built to shake down suckers who don't know any better.

www.theverge.com

More often than not, these cases are woefully under-investigated, corrupt and a means to shake down foreigners.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

www.theregister.co.uk

It's the studio heads who are basically using this as an opportunity to shake down the politicians.

www.dailynews.com

Shake down the thunder from the sky.

en.wikipedia.org

Abetted by corrupt or intimidated judges, bureaucrats blackmail and shake down entrepreneurs; traffic police terrorize and extort motorists.

foreignpolicy.com

About 300 people were on hand for the start of bidding, and they could shake down a decent deal if they did their homework beforehand.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

One could hope for it all to shake down eventually to a standard policy throughout the country.

www.nzherald.co.nz

The institute attributes the coverage in part to hype purposefully generated by "organized science" to shake down the government for grant money.

www.slate.com