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shake

/ˈʃeɪk/

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noun

Secousse, tremblement

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."

Elle répondit par la négative, en secouant la tête.

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noun

Milkshake

Examples :

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

Ma fille a commandé un milkshake au chocolat au café.

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noun

Milk-shake

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

Examples :

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

Mon père a acheté un milk-shake au chocolat au restaurant.

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noun

Miettes 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. "

Après avoir vidé le sac, il restait quelques miettes de cannabis au fond.

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noun

Bardeau

(building material) A thin shingle.

Examples :

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

Le toit était couvert de petits bardeaux de bois rougeâtre.

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noun

Fente, fissure

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 vieille table en bois présentait une fente notable, qui traversait le centre du plateau.

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noun

Fissure, crevasse

A fissure in rock or earth.

Examples :

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

Le tremblement de terre a créé une grande fissure dans le sol près de l'école.

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noun

Bardeau

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

Examples :

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

Le toit de la vieille ferme était couvert de bardeaux robustes.

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noun

Instant, seconde

Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)

Examples :

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

J'aurai fini mes devoirs en deux secondes.

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noun

Douelle

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. "

Le charpentier a soigneusement retiré la douelle du vieux tonneau avant de le recycler.

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noun

Trille

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. "

Le musicien a joué un trille rapide sur le do aigu, suivi d'une belle mélodie.

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noun

Secousse

A shook of staves and headings.

Examples :

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

Le charpentier a soigneusement inspecté la secousse des supports de toit avant de commencer les réparations.

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noun

Le chevalier gambette

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. "

Le hochement de tête distinctif de l'oiseau était un bon moyen d'identifier le chevalier gambette.

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verb

Secouer

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."

Il a secoué la canette de soda pendant trente secondes avant de me la donner, de sorte que, quand je l'ai ouverte, le soda est allé partout.

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verb

Secouer la tête

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"."

Secouant la tête, il répétait sans cesse : « Non, non, non ».

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verb

Secouer, trembler

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

Examples :

"to shake fruit down from a tree"

Secouer les fruits d'un arbre.

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verb

Choquer, bouleverser

To disturb emotionally; to shock.

Examples :

"He was shaken by what had happened."

Il a été bouleversé par ce qui s'était passé.

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verb

Se débarrasser 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. "

Il s'est débarrassé de la responsabilité du projet, espérant que quelqu'un d'autre s'en chargerait.

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verb

Secouer, trembler

To move from side to side.

Examples :

"She shook with grief."

Elle tremblait de chagrin.

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verb

Se serrer la main

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

Examples :

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

Avant de commencer le projet, le chef d'équipe s'est serré la main de chaque nouvel employé.

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verb

Danser

Examples :

"She was shaking it on the dance floor."

Elle dansait sur la piste de danse.

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Trembler

To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

Examples :

"to shake a note in music"

trembler une note en musique

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verb

Menacer de renverser

To threaten to overthrow.

Examples :

"The experience shook my religious belief."

L'expérience a menacé de renverser ma foi religieuse.

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verb

Trembler, frissonner

To be agitated; to lose firmness.

Examples :

"The old house shook violently during the earthquake. "

La vieille maison a tremblé violemment pendant le tremblement de terre.

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