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shake

/ˈʃeɪk/

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noun

Sacudida, temblor

The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.

Examples :

"She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head."

Ella respondió negativamente, con una sacudida de cabeza.

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noun

Batido

Examples :

"My daughter ordered a chocolate shake at the café. "

Mi hija pidió un batido de chocolate en el café.

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Batido

A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.

Examples :

"My dad bought a chocolate shake at the diner. "

Mi padre compró un batido de chocolate en el restaurante.

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noun

Restos de cannabis

Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.

Examples :

"After emptying the bag, there was a small shake at the bottom. "

Después de vaciar la bolsa, había restos de cannabis en el fondo.

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noun

Tejuela

(building material) A thin shingle.

Examples :

"The roof was covered with small shakes of reddish wood. "

El techo estaba cubierto con pequeñas tejuelas de madera rojiza.

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noun

Grieta

A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.

Examples :

"The old wooden table had a noticeable shake, running through the center of the top. "

La vieja mesa de madera tenía una grieta notable, que atravesaba el centro de la tapa.

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noun

Grieta, fisura

A fissure in rock or earth.

Examples :

"The earthquake created a large shake in the ground near the school. "

El terremoto creó una gran grieta en el suelo cerca de la escuela.

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noun

Teja de madera

A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.

Examples :

"The old farmhouse roof was covered with sturdy shakes. "

El techo de la vieja granja estaba cubierto con tejas de madera resistentes.

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noun

Instante, segundo

Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)

Examples :

"I'll be done with my homework in two shakes. "

Terminaré mi tarea en un instante.

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noun

Duela

One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully removed the shake from the old barrel before recycling it. "

El carpintero retiró cuidadosamente la duela del barril viejo antes de reciclarlo.

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noun

Trino

A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.

Examples :

"The musician played a quick shake on the high C, followed by a beautiful melody. "

El músico tocó un trino rápido en el do alto, seguido de una hermosa melodía.

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noun

Sacudida

A shook of staves and headings.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully inspected the shake of the roof supports before starting repairs. "

El carpintero inspeccionó cuidadosamente la sacudida de los soportes del techo antes de comenzar las reparaciones.

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noun

Archibebe común

The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

Examples :

"The bird's distinctive shake of its head was a good way to identify a redshank. "

El distintivo movimiento de cabeza del ave era una buena forma de identificar un archibebe común.

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verb

Sacudir

To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

Examples :

"He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere."

Sacudió la lata de refresco durante treinta segundos antes de entregármela, de modo que, cuando la abrí, el refresco salió por todas partes.

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verb

Mover la cabeza de un lado a otro

To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.

Examples :

"Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no"."

Moviendo la cabeza, repetía una y otra vez: «No, no, no».

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verb

Sacudir, agitar

To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.

Examples :

"to shake fruit down from a tree"

Sacudir la fruta del árbol.

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verb

Conmover, impactar

To disturb emotionally; to shock.

Examples :

"He was shaken by what had happened."

Estaba impactado por lo que había sucedido.

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verb

Deshacerse de

To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).

Examples :

"He shook off the responsibility for the project, hoping someone else would take it on. "

Se deshizo de la responsabilidad del proyecto, esperando que alguien más se hiciera cargo.

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verb

Sacudir, agitar

To move from side to side.

Examples :

"She shook with grief."

Ella temblaba de pena.

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verb

Dar la mano

(usually as "shake on") To shake hands.

Examples :

"Before starting the project, the team leader shook hands with each new employee. "

Antes de comenzar el proyecto, el líder del equipo dio la mano a cada nuevo empleado.

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verb

Bailar

Examples :

"She was shaking it on the dance floor."

Ella estaba bailando en la pista de baile.

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Temblar

To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

Examples :

"to shake a note in music"

temblar una nota en música

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verb

Amenazar con derrocar

To threaten to overthrow.

Examples :

"The experience shook my religious belief."

La experiencia amenazó con derrocar mi creencia religiosa.

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verb

Temblar, estremecerse

To be agitated; to lose firmness.

Examples :

"The old house shook violently during the earthquake. "

La vieja casa tembló violentamente durante el terremoto.

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