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shake1

shook, shaken /ʃeɪk/ [shaking]

Translation

v [t]
agitar
Shake the can of paint before you open it
Agita el bote de pintura antes de abrirlo
sacudir
conmocionar
After talking to his brother, Tim was shaken
Después de hablar con su hermano, Tim estaba conmocionado
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
v [i]
temblar
to shake with fear
temblar de miedo
to shake hands
darse la mano
to shake one's head
negar con la cabeza
to shake sb down to shake sth off [m] to shake sb off [m] to shake sb up to shake sth up [m]
(Definition of shake vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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