Formes composées
shake | |
| Anglais | Français |
| a fair shake n | US, informal (equal opportunity, just treatment) | traitement équitable nm |
milkshake,
milk shake n | (beverage: milk and ice cream) (anglicisme) | milk-shake nm |
| (Can) | lait frappé nm |
| Would you like a milkshake with your burger and fries? |
| Voulez-vous un milk-shake avec votre burger et vos frites ? |
| protein shake n | (milk drink with extra protein) | boisson protéinée nf |
| Shake a leg! interj | informal, figurative (Hurry up!) (familier) | Bouge-toi ! interj |
| (familier) | Secoue-toi ! interj |
| (familier) | Grouille-toi ! interj |
| (familier) | Magne-toi ! interj |
| shake hands v expr | (greet each other by clasping hands) | se serrer la main v pron |
| The two businesswomen shook hands. |
| Les deux femmes d'affaires se sont serré la main. |
| shake hands with [sb] v expr | (greet [sb] by clasping hands) | serrer la main à [qqn] loc v |
| It's really a pleasure to shake hands with you at last. |
| C'est un réel plaisir de pouvoir enfin vous serrer la main. |
| shake hands v expr | (dog: offer paw to human) (chien) | donner la patte loc v |
| Audrey spent the afternoon teaching her dog to shake hands. |
| Audrey a passé l'après-midi à apprendre à son chien à donner la patte. |
| shake hands on [sth] v expr | (deal: agree) | conclure⇒ vtr |
| convenir de vtr ind |
| The two men shook hands on the deal. |
| shake loose v expr | slang, figurative (free oneself from [sth]) | se libérer⇒ v pron |
| se dégager⇒ v pron |
| shake [sth] off vtr + adv | (remove by shaking) | enlever [qch] (de [qch/qqn] en le/la secouant) vtr |
| secouer [qch] pour faire [qch] loc v |
| se secouer [qch] pour faire [qch] loc v pron |
| Shake the dust off your sandals before you come in the house. |
| Enlève la poussière de tes sandales avant d'entrer dans la maison. |
| Secoue tes sandales (pour enlever la poussière de tes chaussures) avant d'entrer dans la maison. |
| shake [sb] off vtr + adv | figurative (evade: [sb] following) (figuré, familier) | semer⇒ vtr |
| Someone was following me, but I managed to shake him off. |
| Quelqu'un me suivait, mais j'ai réussi à le semer. |
| shake [sth] off vtr + adv | informal, figurative (free yourself of) | se débarrasser de [qqn] v pron + prép |
| I just can't shake off this cold. |
| Je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume. |
| shake on it v expr | (agree) (familier) | toper là loc v |
shake [sth] out,
shake out [sth] vtr + adv | (clean by shaking) (pour nettoyer) | secouer⇒ vtr |
| Carol took the living-room rug into the garden to shake it out. |
| shake [sth] out of [sth] v expr | (remove [sth] by shaking) | enlever [qch] en secouant [qch] loc v |
| (changement de COD) | secouer [qch] pour enlever [qch] loc v |
| I took the dust sheets outside and shook the dust out of them. |
| J'ai sorti les housses de protection et j'ai enlevé la poussière en les secouant. |
| J'ai sorti les housses de protection et je les ai secouées pour enlever la poussière. |
| shake out n | (economy: decline in security value) (Économie) | tassement nm |
| shake the dust from your feet v expr | figurative (leave in haste or anger) | partir⇒, déguerpir⇒ vi |
| (familier) | se tirer⇒, se tailler⇒, se barrer⇒ v pron |
| (figuré) | mettre les voiles loc v |
| shake things up v expr | figurative (do something different) | faire bouger les choses loc v |
| bousculer les codes loc v |
| shake-up n | figurative (radical reorganization) | grande réorganisation nf |
| Fifty employees were made redundant as part of a shake-up of the company. |
| shake your head v expr | (move from side to side) | secouer la tête loc v |
| (acception ambiguë) | hocher la tête loc v |
| faire non de la tête loc v |
| Geoff shook his head in disbelief at the news. |
shakedown,
shake-down n | US, slang (extortion, esp. blackmail) | extorsion, rançonnement nf |
| (anglicisme) | racket nm |
| These allegations are nothing but a shakedown. |
shakedown,
shake-down n | US (initial trial and adjustments) | essais nmpl |
| 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) | d'essai loc adj |
| 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 (thorough search) | fouille nf |
shakedown,
shake-down n | US (major reorganization) | réorganisation nf |
| The shakedown of the company caused its stock prices to plummet. |
shakedown,
shake-down n | (makeshift bed) | lit (de fortune) 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) | crise, crise économique nf |
| (d'entreprises, d'un secteur) | restructuration nf |
| (licenciements) | dégraissage nm |
| After the shakeout, only a few businesses were left in the city. |
| Après la crise, seuls quelques entreprises ont survécu dans la ville. |
