shake down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shake down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shake down VB [Am ʃeɪk -, Brit ʃeɪk -] inf (v + adv)

1. shake down (settle in):

to shake down in a job/town

acostumbrarse or hacerse a un trabajo/una ciudad

2. shake down (live temporarily):

shake down

quedarse

II.shake down VB [Am ʃeɪk -, Brit ʃeɪk -] inf (v + o + adv) Am

1. shake down (extort money):

they shook me down for a couple of hundred dollars

me sacaron doscientos dólares

they shook me down for a couple of hundred dollars

me hicieron largar doscientos dólares inf

2. shake down (search):

shake down person

cachear

shake down person

registrar

shake down building

registrar

3. shake down (put through trials):

shake down ship/plane

probar

Translations for shake down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

zarandear (para arriba y para abajo)

to shake up and down

Translations for shake down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. shake (cause to move, agitate):

shake bottle/cocktail

agitar

shake person

sacudir

shake person

zarandear

shake building/foundations

sacudir

shake building/foundations

hacer temblar

shake dice

agitar

shake dice

revolver LatAm

“shake well before use”

“agítese bien antes de usar”

the dog shook himself energetically

el perro se sacudió con fuerza

she shook herself free from him

se liberó de él de una sacudida

to shake sth off/from sth we shook the fruit from the branch

sacudimos la rama para que cayese la fruta

I shook the dust off or from my coat

me sacudí el polvo del abrigo

to shake sth out of sth he shook the beads out of the bag onto the table

sacudió la bolsa para que las cuentas cayeran a la mesa

she shook the sand out of the towel

sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena

I shook the creases out of my shirt

sacuda la camisa para quitarle las arrugas

to shake hands

darse la mano

to shake hands

darse un apretón de manos

to shake hands with sb

darle or estrecharle la mano a alguien

to shake sb's hand, to shake sb by the hand

darle or estrecharle la mano a alguien

to shake sb's hand, to shake sb by the hand

darle un apretón de manos a alguien

he shook me warmly by the hand

me dio un caluroso apretón de manos

to shake hands on a deal

cerrar un trato con un apretón de manos

to shake one's head

decir que no or negar con la cabeza

1.2. shake (brandish):

shake sword/stick

agitar

shake sword/stick

blandir

to shake one's fist at sb

amenazar a alguien con el puño

2.1. shake (undermine, impair):

shake courage/nerve

hacer flaquear

shake faith

debilitar

the scandal has shaken the financial world

el escándalo ha conmocionado al mundo de las finanzas

2.2. shake (shock, surprise):

shake person

impresionar

shake person

afectar

she was badly shaken by the news of his death

la noticia de su muerte la impresionó or la afectó muchísimo

to shake sb rigid inf

dejar a alguien helado inf

he needs to be shaken out of his apathy

necesita un revulsivo que lo saque de su apatía

3. shake → shake off

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

1. shake (move, tremble):

shake earth:

temblar

shake hand/voice:

temblar

the branches shook in the wind

las ramas se agitaban con el viento

he was shaking with laughter

se sacudía de la risa

he was shaking with fear/cold/rage

estaba temblando de miedo/frío/rabia

her voice shook slightly

le temblaba ligeramente la voz

2. shake (shake hands) inf:

let's shake on it

¡choca esos cinco! inf

let's shake on it

¡chócala(s)! inf

they shook on it

sellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos

III.shake [Am ʃeɪk, Brit ʃeɪk] N

1. shake:

shake (act)

sacudida f

shake (violent)

sacudida m violenta

shake (violent)

sacudón m LatAm

I gave the dice a good shake

les di una buena sacudida a los dados

he gave my hand a firm shake

me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

he replied with a shake of the head

contestó negando con la cabeza

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), in a couple or brace of shakes inf

en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada inf

to be no great shakes inf

no ser gran cosa inf

to be no great shakes inf

no ser nada del otro mundo or nada del otro jueves inf

so far he has proved no great shakes as a leader

hasta el momento no ha demostrado ser gran cosa como líder inf

so far he has proved no great shakes as a leader

hasta el momento no ha demostrado ser nada del otro mundo or nada del otro jueves como líder inf

2. shake Am:

milk shake

batido m

milk shake

leche f malteada LatAm

milk shake

malteada f LatAm

milk shake

licuado m con leche LatAm

milk shake

merengada f Ven

3. shake <shakes, pl > (trembling) inf:

to have the shakes

estar temblequeando inf

he got the shakes

le dio or le entró la tembladera or el tembleque inf

he got the shakes

le dio or le entró la temblorina Mex inf

4. shake (deal, treatment) Am inf no pl:

a fair shake

un trato justo

5. shake CONSTR:

shake

listón m

See also shake off

shake off VB [Am ʃeɪk -, Brit ʃeɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

shake off pursuer/reporter

deshacerse de

shake off pursuer/reporter

zafarse de

shake off pursuer/reporter

quitarse de encima

shake off pursuer/reporter

sacudirse de encima inf

shake off habit

quitarse

shake off cold

quitarse de encima

she couldn't shake off her depression

no podía salir de su depresión

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

¡abajo!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

abajo

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

bajado

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

en la granja

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.1. down (as far as):

down

hasta

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink

beberse rápidamente

down drink

tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one

se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

tumbar

down person/opponent

derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

derribar

down aircraft

abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

derrotar

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cortar

cut down tree

talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

matar

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure

reducir

cut down expenditure

recortar

cut down consumption

reducir

cut down consumption

disminuir

cut down article

acortar

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

shake down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shake down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shake down VB trans inf

1. shake down:

shake down

hacer caer sacudiendo

2. shake down Am (cheat):

shake down

timar

Translations for shake down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shake [ʃeɪk] shook, shaken shook, shaken N

1. shake:

shake (wobble)

sacudida f

shake (vibration)

vibración f

shake (quiver)

temblor m

with a shake in one's voice

con la voz temblorosa

2. shake pl:

shake

tembleque m

shake

temblorina f Mex

to get the shakes inf

tener miedo

3. shake Am inf (milk shake):

shake

batido m

shake

malteada f LatAm

4. shake inf:

in two shakes of a duck's tail

en un santiamén

to be no great shakes

no ser gran cosa

to be no great shakes (at doing sth)

no ser nada del otro mundo (en algo)

I'm no great shakes as a singer

no se me da muy bien cantar

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

1. shake (joggle):

shake

agitar

shake person

sacudir

shake head

mover

shake hand

estrechar

shake house

hacer temblar

to shake one's fist (at sb)

amenazar con el puño (a alguien)

to shake hands

darse la mano

to shake sb by the hand

estrechar la mano de alguien

to shake one's head

negar con la cabeza

to shake one's hips

mover las caderas

2. shake (unsettle):

shake

debilitar

3. shake (make worried):

shake

desconcertar

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

shake

temblar

shake well before opening

agitar bien antes de abrir

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down

los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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What are we going to do about that shake down?

www.canadianlawyermag.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

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

foreignpolicy.com

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

www.businessinsider.com.au

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

www.nzherald.co.nz

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

www.theverge.com

That is, unless you fall prey to a patent troll -- a firm that stockpiles patents and tries to shake down would-be innovators.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Shake down a few military industrial multinationals while you're at it.

www.governmentnews.com.au

They could just take off the headscarf, remove the curlers and shake down their hair.

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