| Additional Translations |
| shake n | (drink: milkshake) | batido nm |
| | (AmC, CO, EC) | malteada nf |
| | (AR, MX, UY) | licuado nm |
| | This place serves the best malted shakes. |
| | En este sitio sirven los mejores batidos de malta. |
| shake [sth] (at [sb])⇒ vtr | (brandish) | agitar⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | blandir⇒ vtr |
| | He angrily shook a stick at them. |
| | Agitó un palo airadamente hacia ellos. |
| | Blandió un palo airadamente contra ellos. |
| shake [sb] into (doing) [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (prompt [sb]) | urgir⇒ vtr |
| | | mover⇒ vtr |
| | This news will shake people into action. |
| | La noticia va a urgir a la gente a reaccionar. |
| shake [sth] (from [sth])⇒ vtr | (dislodge) (agitando) | hacer caer loc verb |
| | | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | | agitar⇒ vtr |
| | Shake the fruit from the tree. |
| | Haz caer la fruta del árbol. |
| | Sacude la fruta del árbol. |
| | Agita las ramas para que caiga la fruta. |
| shake [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to sway) | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | The wind was shaking the trees. |
| | El viento sacudía los árboles. |
| shake [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (disturb deeply) | estremecer⇒ vi |
| | | afectar⇒ vtr |
| | | conmocionar⇒ vtr |
| | This bad news will shake her. |
| | La mala noticia va a hacer que se estremezca. |
| | La mala noticia le va a afectar mucho. |
| | La mala noticia la conmocionará. |
| shake [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to doubt) (figurado) | tambalear⇒ vi |
| | | debilitar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer flaquear loc verb |
| | Scientific proof might shake his faith. |
| | Las pruebas científicas pueden hacer tambalear su fe. |
| | Las pruebas científicas pueden debilitar su fe. |
| | Las pruebas científicas pueden hacer flaquear su fe. |
| shake [sth]⇒ vtr | (dice) | agitar⇒ vtr |
| | Shake the dice and roll them. |
| | Agita los dados y arrójalos. |
| shake [sb]⇒ vtr | slang (elude) | despistar a vtr + prep |
| | I can't shake the police! |
| | ¡No puedo despistar a la policía! |
Locuciones verbales
shake | shaking |
shake [sb] down,
shake down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, chiefly US (extort money, blackmail) | estafar a vtr + prep |
shake [sb/sth] down,
shake down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang, chiefly US (search completely) | buscar por todos lados loc verb |
| | | buscar por todos lados a loc verb |
| shake down vi phrasal | (adapt to new situation) | adaptarse⇒ v prnl |
| shake down vtr phrasal insep | chiefly US (ship, airplane: test) (avión, barco) | periodo de prueba nm + loc adj |
| shake [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (loosen muscle) (músculos) | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | It's good to shake out sore muscles after exercising. |
| shake out vi phrasal | informal, figurative (transpire, happen) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | ocurrir⇒ vi |
| | | suceder⇒ vi |
shake [sth] up,
shake up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (mix by shaking) | agitar⇒ vtr |
| | You must shake up the medicine before drinking it. |
| | Debes agitar la medicina antes de tomarla. |
| shake [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (shock, upset) (figurado) | sacudir a vtr + prep |
| | | conmocionar a vtr + prep |
| | | afectar a vtr + prep |
| | The news that her husband had lost his job shook Leah up. |
| | A Leah la sacudió la noticia de que su esposo se había quedado sin trabajo. |
shake [sth] up,
shake up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reorganize, reform) | revolucionar⇒ vtr |
| | | reformar⇒, reorganizar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar un cambio radical a loc verb + prep |
| | Members of the new party say they aim to shake up the political system. |
| | Los miembros del nuevo partido dicen que apuntan a revolucionar el sistema político. |