French-English translations for secouer

shake
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And Mr Patijn, we hope you will be able to shake up the European countries. Nous espérons, Monsieur Patijn, que vous saurez secouer tous les gouvernements européens. All I can do is shake my head in puzzlement at what the President of the Commission has done. Tout ce que je peux faire, c'est secouer la tête en signe d'incompréhension face à ce que le président de la Commission a fait. It takes a long time before anything comes out, and you have to give it a good shake and be patient. Au début, il faut du temps pour faire en sortir quelque chose. Il faut secouer fortement et avoir de la patience.
buffet
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to buffet the billows

come to lifeThe CGI-generated characters came to life through an incredible display of a cutting-edge 3D technology.
jolt
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The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.I jolted her out of complacency.Her untimely death jolted us all.
judderTo judder to a halt
rock
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The face of the cliff is solid rockThe ship crashed on the rocksSome fool has thrown a rock through my window
rouseBut it took the terrible events in Belgium to rouse the public and focus the necessary attention on this subject. Mais il aura fallu les terribles événements en Belgique pour secouer le grand public et pour que l'on accorde au sujet l'attention nécessaire. to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotionsto rouse a deer or other animal of the chase
shake offWe are reaching the moment when, as in George Orwell's magnificent metaphor, the people will shake off the system like a horse shaking off flies. Nous en sommes arrivés au point où, comme dans la magnifique métaphore de George Orwell, les gens vont secouer le système comme un cheval s'ébroue pour chasser les mouches. The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work.Some rumors that the governor had smoked pot as a teenager were flying around, but he has finally managed to shake them off.

shake one's head
wake upWake your brother up; its time for schoolSome businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the InternetThats the third time youve made the same mistake. Wake up!