| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| shake [sth] off vtr + adv | (remove by shaking) | scrollare via vtr |
| | Shake the dust off your sandals before you come in the house. |
| | Scrolla via la sabbia dai tuoi sandali prima di entrare in casa. |
| shake [sb] off vtr + adv | figurative (evade: [sb] following) | seminare [qlcn] vi |
| | | sfuggire a [qlcn] vi |
| | Someone was following me, but I managed to shake him off. |
| | Qualcuno mi stava seguendo ma sono riuscito a seminarlo. |
| shake [sth] off vtr + adv | informal, figurative (free yourself of) (figurato) | scrollarsi di dosso v rif |
| | | liberarsi di v rif |
| | I just can't shake off this cold. |
| | Non riesco a scrollarmi di dosso questo raffreddore. |
Verbi frasali
shake | shake off |
shake [sb] down,
shake down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, chiefly US (extort money, blackmail) | ricattare⇒, estorcere denaro a [qlcn] vtr |
shake [sb/sth] down,
shake down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang, chiefly US (search completely) | ispezionare a fondo, perquisire da cima a fondo vtr |
| shake down vi phrasal | (adapt to new situation) | adattarsi⇒, ambientarsi⇒, assuefarsi⇒ v rif |
| shake down vtr phrasal insep | chiefly US (ship, airplane: test) (veicolo) | testare⇒ vtr |
| shake [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (loosen muscle) | sciogliere⇒, sciogliere i muscoli vtr |
| | It's good to shake out sore muscles after exercising. |
| | È bene sciogliere i muscoli indolenziti dopo l'allenamento. |
| shake out vi phrasal | informal, figurative (transpire, happen) | accadere⇒, succedere⇒ vi |
shake [sth] up,
shake up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (mix by shaking) | sbattere⇒, mescolare⇒ vtr |
| | | agitare⇒ vtr |
| | You must shake up the medicine before drinking it. |
| | Devi agitare la medicina prima di berla. |
| shake [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (shock, upset) (figurato) | essere scosso, rimanere sconvolto v |
| | The news that her husband had lost his job shook Leah up. |
| | Leah rimase sconvolta dalla notizia che suo marito aveva perso il lavoro. |
shake [sth] up,
shake up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reorganize, reform) | riformare⇒, riorganizzare⇒ vtr |
| | (riorganizzare) | ristrutturare⇒ vtr |
| | Members of the new party say they aim to shake up the political system. |
| | I membri del nuovo partito dicono che vogliono riformare il sistema politico. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
shake | shake off |
| a fair shake n | US, informal (equal opportunity, just treatment) | un trattamento equo nm |
milkshake,
milk shake n | (beverage: milk and ice cream) | frullato, frappè, milkshake nm |
| | Would you like a milkshake with your burger and fries? |
| | Ti va un frappè insieme all'hamburger con le patatine? |
| protein shake n | (milk drink with extra protein) | frullato proteico nm |
| shake hands v expr | (greet each other by clasping hands) | stringere la mano, dare la mano vtr |
| | The two businesswomen shook hands. |
| | I due uomini d'affari si strinsero la mano. |
| shake hands with [sb] v expr | (greet [sb] by clasping hands) | stringere la mano a, dare la mano a vtr |
| | It's really a pleasure to shake hands with you at last. |
| | È davvero un piacere stringerti la mano, finalmente. |
| shake hands v expr | (dog: offer paw to human) (cani) | dare la zampa vtr |
| | Audrey spent the afternoon teaching her dog to shake hands. |
| | Audrey ha trascorso il pomeriggio insegnando al suo cane a dare la zampa. |
| shake hands on [sth] v expr | (deal: agree) | accordarsi su, mettersi d'accordo su vtr |
| | The two men shook hands on the deal. |
| shake loose v expr | slang, figurative (free oneself from [sth]) | liberarsi da v rif |
| shake [sth] out vtr + adv | (clean by shaking) | scrollare⇒ vtr |
| | | sgrullare⇒, sgrollare⇒ vtr |
| shake [sth] out of [sth] v expr | (remove [sth] by shaking) | rimuovere [qlcs] agitando [qlcs] vtr |
| | I took the dust sheets outside and shook the dust out of them. |
| shake out n | (economy: decline in security value) | riduzione di valore nf |
| | | ribasso nm |
| shake the dust from your feet v expr | figurative (leave in haste or anger) (figurato) | scuotersi la polvere dai piedi v rif |
| shake-up n | figurative (radical reorganization) | ristrutturazione, riorganizzazione nf |
| | Fifty employees were made redundant as part of a shake-up of the company. |
| | Cinquanta dipendenti sono stati messi in esubero nell'ambito del processo di ristrutturazione dell'azienda. |
| shake your head v expr | (move from side to side) | scuotere la testa vtr |
| | Geoff shook his head in disbelief at the news. |
| | Appresa la notizia, Geoff scosse la testa con scetticismo. |
shakedown,
shake-down n | US, slang (extortion, esp. blackmail) | ricatto nm |
| | | estorsione nf |
| | These allegations are nothing but a shakedown. |
shakedown,
shake-down n | US (police, prison: thorough search) | perquisizione nf |
| | During the shakedown, the police found an improvised knife in the prisoner's cell. |
| | Durante la perquisizione la polizia trovò un coltello improvvisato nella cella del detenuto. |
shakedown,
shake-down n | US (initial trial and adjustments) (di un nuovo prodotto) | test preliminare nm |
| | The ship's shakedown went smoothly and very few adjustments were necessary. |
shakedown,
shake-down n as adj | US (done as trial, preparatory to regular use) | preparatorio agg |
| | | di prova loc agg |
| | We're taking the new RV out on a short shakedown trip this weekend; would you like to come along? |
shakedown,
shake-down n | US (major reorganization) | ristrutturazione nf |
| | The shakedown of the company caused its stock prices to plummet. |
shakedown,
shake-down n | (makeshift bed) | letto di fortuna nm |
| | I don't have much room, but I can prepare a shakedown for you in the living room if you want to stay the night. |
shakeout,
also UK: shake-out n | (failure of businesses due to competition) | ridimensionamento del mercato nm |
| | After the shakeout, only a few businesses were left in the city. |
| | Dopo il ridimensionamento del mercato, in città sono rimasti solo alcuni esercizi commerciali. |