secouent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for secouent in the French»English Dictionary

I.secouer [səkwe] VB trans

1. secouer (agiter):

secouer bouteille, branche, personne

to shake

secouer nappe, tapis, parapluie

to shake out

secouer la tête

to shake one's head

rire en secouant les épaules

to shake with laughter

être un peu secoué (dans une voiture, un avion)

to have rather a bumpy ride

être un peu secoué (sur un bateau)

to have rather a rough trip

secoué par un séisme ville, région

hit by an earthquake

2. secouer (se débarrasser de):

secouer poussière, neige, joug

to shake off

3. secouer (ébranler) crise:

secouer personne, pays

to shake

être un peu secoué (par une nouvelle)

to be rather shaken up

la guerre/polémique qui secoue le pays

the war/controversy raging in the country

4. secouer (activer):

secouer inf

to give [sb] a shaking-up inf

II.se secouer VB refl

1. se secouer (pour se dégager):

se secouer personne:

to give oneself a shake

se secouer animal:

to give itself a shake

2. se secouer (nerveusement):

se secouer

to jump about all over the place

3. se secouer inf:

se secouer (contre le découragement)

to pull oneself together

se secouer (contre l'inertie)

to wake up

se secouer (contre l'inertie)

to get moving inf

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secouer le cocotier

≈ to clean out the dead wood

secouer qn comme un prunier

to shake sb until their teeth rattle

Translations for secouent in the English»French Dictionary

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buffet

secouer

shake up cushion, pillow

secouer

shake up bottle, mixture

agiter, secouer

shake up

secouer

shake up person

secouer

they're too complacent—they need shaking up!

ils sont trop contents d'eux-mêmes—il faut les secouer!

to give sb a jolt

secouer qn

jolt

secouer

jolt person

secouer

joggle

secouer légèrement

shake out

secouer

to shake some tablets out of a bottle

secouer un flacon pour en faire tomber quelques comprimés

shake out

secouer [qn] pour le faire sortir de

convulse

secouer

shake about

secouer [qc] dans tous les sens

secouent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for secouent in the French»English Dictionary

I.secouer [s(ə)kwe] VB trans

1. secouer (agiter):

secouer

to shake

secouer qn pour le réveiller

to shake sb to wake him up

secouer la poussière de la veste

to shake the dust from one's jacket

2. secouer (ballotter):

secouer explosion, bombardement

to rock

secouer autobus, avion, personne

to shake

3. secouer (traumatiser):

secouer émotion

to shake

Phrases:

il n'en a rien à secouer de qc inf

he couldn't care less about sth

II.secouer [s(ə)kwe] VB refl inf se secouer

1. secouer (s'ébrouer):

se secouer

to shake oneself

2. secouer (réagir):

se secouer

to get going

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

des mouvements convulsifs secouent qn/qc

sb/sth is shaken with convulsions

secouer qn comme un prunier inf

to shake sb hard

Translations for secouent in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

buffet

secouer

shake out

secouer

shake up

secouer

to joggle sb/sth (about/around)

secouer qn/qc

to jiggle about [or around]

secouer légèrement

toss about

secouer

buck up

se secouer

to buck one's ideas up

se secouer un peu

secouent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

secouer qn pour le réveiller

to shake sb to wake him up

secouer la poussière de la veste

to shake the dust from one's jacket

il n'en a rien à secouer de qc inf

he couldn't care less about sth

se secouer

to shake oneself

se secouer

to get going

secouer qn comme un prunier inf

to shake sb hard

secouer les puces à qn inf (réprimander)

to tell sb off

secouer les puces à qn (dégourdir)

to wake sb up

se secouer les puces

to wake up

des mouvements convulsifs secouent qn/qc

sb/sth is shaken with convulsions