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The French word for to shake is
secouer





to shake

French Definition


shake
     1. v. Secouer, agiter, trembler, branler, ébranler.
     2. n. Tremblement.
     3. n. (Populaire) Milk-shake.



Translations for shake and their definitions

secousse
     1. n-f. bump, jolt
     2. n-f. shock, jolt, jerk
     3. n-f. tremor


secouer
     1. v. to shake
     2. v. to shake off (oppression etc.)
     3. v. to shake (emotionally, figuratively)
     4. v. to shake up
     5. v. to shake (oneself)
     6. v. to make an effort


agiter
     1. v. to shake, to wave (to move back and forth)
     2. v. to agitate


se secouer



serrer
     1. v. to tighten (a screw, a knot)
           Doucement ! Ça ne sert à rien de trop serrer cette vis. - Gently! It's no use to tighten this screw too much.
           Ton nœud de cravate n'est pas assez serré. - Your tie's knot isn't tightened enough.
     2. v. to shake (hands)
           J'ai refusé de lui serrer la main. - I refused to shake his/her hand.
     3. v. to squeeze
           Il lui serra le bras si fort qu'elle en garda une trace pendant trois jours. - He squeezed her arm so hard that she had a mark on it for three days.
     4. v. to squeeze
           Ils se sont serrés pour lui faire une place. - They squeezed together to make room for him.
     5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shake (hands)
           Les jeunes hommes d'affaires se sont serré la main. - The young businessmen shook each other's hands.
     6. v. (slang) to seduce; to flirt with
     7. v. (slang) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)


ébranler
     1. v. to shake, rattle
     2. v. to weaken (health), disturb, unhinge (spirits)
     3. v. to move off, set off (of vehicle)


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