Finnish-English translations for ravistaa

• jolt
  The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.
  I jolted her out of complacency.
  Her untimely death jolted us all.
• shake
  Figures of that order really should shake us out of our somnolence and bring us face to face with the need for action. Näin suurten lukujen pitäisi todellakin ravistaa meidät hereille ja saada meidät tajuamaan, että toimia tarvitaan.
  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
• shake up
  If you shake up a can of cola and then open, you get an explosion.
  Seeing the car accident really shook her up.
  The new boss is going to shake things up, so be aware.

Definition of ravistaa

• heiluttaa nopeasti edestakaisin, pudistaa

Examples

• Matosta pitää ravistaa roskat pois.

Related words

• ravistelu
• ravistella
• ravistus
• ravistuttaa
• ravistin
• ravistunut
• ravistin sirotin
• ravistella hämmentää