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shake

verb
noun
phrases
verb
1 verb with cold, fear, etc INTRANSITIVEbheith ar crith  c m ubheith ar creathadhthe boy was shaking with fear bhí an buachaill ar crith le heagla 2 verb of voice INTRANSITIVEher voice shook with sorrow bhí creathán ina glór le brón, bhí tocht bróin ina glór
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3 verb of object
INTRANSITIVEbheith ag croitheadhbheith ar crith  c m uthe branches shook bhí na craobhacha ag croitheadh, bhí na craobhacha ar crith
TRANSITIVEcroith verb  c m ucroitheadh a bhaint as  c m uthe wind shook the windows bhain an ghaoth croitheadh as na fuinneogahe shook the bottle well bhain sé croitheadh maith as an mbuidéal
4 verb fist, weapon TRANSITIVEcroith verb  c m ushe shook her fist at him bhagair sí a dorn air, chroith sí a dorn air 5 verb of person TRANSITIVEcroith verb  c m ucroitheadh a bhaint as  c m uhe shook me awake dhúisigh sé mé do mo chroitheadh 6 verb yourself TRANSITIVEcroith verb  c m ushe shook herself from her trance chroith sí í féin ón támhnéal 7 verb shock TRANSITIVEpreab a bhaint as  c m uscanraigh verb  c m ucorraigh verb  c m uthe end of the film really shook the audience bhain deireadh an scannáin preab cheart as an lucht féachana 8 verb weaken TRANSITIVEcroith verb  c m ucroitheadh a bhaint as  c m uthe government was shaken by the protests bhain na hagóidí croitheadh as an rialtas, bhain na hagóidí siar as an rialtasthe accident shook me a bit bhain an timpiste croitheadh beag asam, bhí mé sách croite ag an timpiste, bhain an timpiste siar asamtheir faith in the church was shaken by the scandal chroith an scannal a muinín san eaglais 9 verb feeling, illness, etc TRANSITIVEcuir díot  c m uI managed to shake the cold d'éirigh liom an slaghdán a chur díom
noun
10 noun COOK small amountcrothán masc1  c m ucroitheadh masc  c m ua shake of icing sugar croitheadh siúcra reoáin, pinsín siúcra reoáin, gráinne siúcra reoáin 11 noun shaking movementcroitheadh masc  c m uthe horse gave herself a vigorous shake bhain an capall croitheadh maith aisti féin, chroith an capall í féin go maith 12 noun tremor, tremblingcreathadh masc1  c m ucrith masc3  c m ushe has an awful shake in her hand tá crith millteanach ar a lámh, tá crith millteanach ina lámh 13 noun of headcroitheadh masc  c m ua shake of the head croitheadh cinn, croitheadh de do chloigeann 14 noun handshakecroitheadh láimhe  c m u 15 noun FOOD drinkcreathán bainne  c m usmúdaí masc4  c m u 16 noun very short timemeandar masc1  c m utamaillín masc4  c m ubomaite masc4  c m unóiméad masc1  c m ushe'll be back in a half a shake beidh sí ar ais faoi cheann leathmheandair, beidh sí ar ais i gceann dhá bhomaite
phrases

a fair shake

informal (especially US) cothrom na Féinne  c m useans cothromdeis chóir

all shook up

(US), informal trí chéile  c m ucroite  c m u

in two shakes of a lamb's tail

(also

in two shakes

) i bhfaiteadh na súlar an bpointe boise  c m uar iompú do bhoise

more ... than you could shake a stick at

informal, humorous he's written more books than you could shake a stick at tá leabhair gan áireamh scríofa aige, liosta gan áireamh na leabhair atá scríofa aige, níl comhaireamh ar a bhfuil de leabhair scríofa aige

no great shakes

informal the hotel was no great shakes ní raibh an t-óstán thar mholadh beirte, ní raibh an t-óstán rómhaith, ní raibh mórán cuma ar an óstánI'm no great shakes at DIY níl mise rómhaith ag an DIY, ní mise is fearr ag an DIY

to shake your booty

humorous , informal (also

to shake your ass

vulgar) do thóin a chroitheadhdo thóin a bhogadhdo chaid a chur amach ag damhsa

to shake your finger at sb

do mhéar a chroitheadh ar dhuinebagairt ar dhuine le do mhéar

to shake hands

(also

shake hands with sb

, shake sb's hand

, shake sb by the hand

) lámh a chroitheadh le chéilelámha a chroitheadhshake hands there, lads croithigí lámh le chéile ansin, a bhuachaillíhe shook my hand chroith sé lámh liom

to shake your head

do cheann a chroitheadhdo chloigeann a chroitheadh

to shake in your boots

(also

to shake in your shoes

) bheith ar crith i do chraiceannbheith ar crith le faitíosI was shaking in my boots before the interview bhí mé an-neirbhíseach roimh an agallamh

to shake a leg

1 hurry updeifir a dhéanamh  c m ubrostú ort 2 dancedreas rince a dhéanamhceáfar damhsa a dhéanamhcúpla steip a dhéanamh

to shake like a leaf

bheith ar crith  c m ubheith ar crith i do chraiceannbheith ar bharr amháin creatha

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