shake

1. (ergative, transitive)To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

   The earthquake shook the building.

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

   schütteln, erschüttern

   трясти́trjastí

   труси́тиtrusýty, трясти́trjastý

   move or cause to move back and forth

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

   Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”.

   schütteln

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

   to shake fruit down from a tree

   The door finally shook free of its hinges.

4. (transitive)To disturb emotionally; to shock.

   Her father’s death shook her terribly.

   He was shaken by what had happened.

   erschüttern

   потряса́тьpotrjasátʹ, потрясти́potrjastí

   потряса́тиpotrjasáty, потрясти́potrjastý

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

   I can’t shake the feeling that I forgot something.

   Nothing could shake his faith.

   стря́хиватьstrjáxivatʹ, стряхну́тьstrjaxnútʹ, избавля́тьсяizbavljátʹsja

   get rid of

6. (intransitive)To move from side to side.

   She shook with grief.

   schütteln

   трясти́сьtrjastísʹ, шата́тьсяšatátʹsja

   трясти́сяtrjastýsja, хита́тисяxytátysja

   move with or as if with a tremor

7. (intransitive, usually)To shake hands.

   OK, let’s shake on it.

   händeschütteln, schütteln

   пожима́тьpožimátʹ, пожа́тьpožátʹ

   поти́снутиpotýsnuty, поти́скуватиpotýskuvaty

   shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

8. (intransitive)To dance.

   She was shaking it on the dance floor.

9. (transitive)To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

   to shake a note in music

10. (figuratively, transitive)To threaten to overthrow.

    The experience shook my religious belief.

11. (figuratively, intransitive)To be agitated; to lose firmness.

1. Let's shake hands and be friends.

   Давай потиснемо руки і будемо друзями. — deniko

   ruДавай пожмём руки и будем друзьями. — JeNNeR

   deLass uns die Hand reichen und Freunde sein. — mauersegler

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2. I want to shake your hand.

   Я хочу потиснути тобі руку. — shanghainese

   ruЯ хочу пожать тебе руку. — marafon

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3. Tom didn't even shake my hand.

   Том навіть не потиснув мені руку. — deniko

   ruТом даже не пожал мне руку. — WaruiShikabane

   deTom hat mir nicht mal die Hand gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. I don't shake hands.

   Я руки не тисну. — deniko

   ruЯ руки не жму. — Inego

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5. I felt the house shake.

   Я почув, як будинок здригнувся. — deniko

   ruЯ почувствовал, как дом содрогнулся. — sharptoothed

   deIch fühlte, wie das Haus wackelte. — Inoue

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irregular · Lesson

• shake upтрусити, трястиTo agitate by shaking.
• shake offупустити, упускатиTo remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
• shake outTo agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.
• shake downTo cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.
• shake overTo frisk