- estremecer
- v.to shake.* * *estremecer► verbo transitivo1 (gen) to shake2 figurado (asustar) to startle, frighten► verbo pronominal estremecerse1 (temblar) to shake2 (de miedo) to tremble, shudder; (de frío) to shiver, tremble3 figurado to shudder* * *1.VT to shake2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to make ... shudder2.
estremecer la conciencia colectiva — to shock people into awareness
estremecer vi to shudderhacer estremecer a alguien — to make somebody shudder
3.hacer estremecer los cimientos de la sociedad — to shake the foundations of society
estremecerse v prona) personaestremecerse de algo — de miedo/horror to shudder with something; de frío to shiver o tremble with something
se estremeció sólo de pensarlo — he shuddered at the mere thought of it
b) edificio/ventana to shake* * *= shake up, rock, thrill.Ex. This will shake up library managers no end.Ex. The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.Ex. The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.----* estremecerse = shake, shudder, shiver, wince, quiver, tremble.* estremecerse de emoción = tremble with + excitement.* * *1.verbo transitivo to make ... shudder2.estremecer la conciencia colectiva — to shock people into awareness
estremecer vi to shudderhacer estremecer a alguien — to make somebody shudder
3.hacer estremecer los cimientos de la sociedad — to shake the foundations of society
estremecerse v prona) personaestremecerse de algo — de miedo/horror to shudder with something; de frío to shiver o tremble with something
se estremeció sólo de pensarlo — he shuddered at the mere thought of it
b) edificio/ventana to shake* * *= shake up, rock, thrill.Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.* estremecerse = shake, shudder, shiver, wince, quiver, tremble.* estremecerse de emoción = tremble with + excitement.* * *estremecer [E3 ]vtto make … shudderel ruido de unos pasos la estremeció the sound of footsteps made her shudderuna acción que tiene por objeto estremecer la conciencia colectiva an action intended to shock people into awareness■ estremecervito shudderla explosión hizo estremecer las paredes del vecindario the explosion made all the walls in the vicinity shake o shuddersu solo recuerdo me hace estremecer the mere thought of him makes me shuddereste cambio hace estremecer los cimientos mismos de la sociedad this change is shaking the very foundations of society■ estremecersev pronto shudderse estremeció sólo de pensarlo he shuddered at the mere thought of it, merely thinking about it sent a shiver down his spineme estremecí en un escalofrío a shiver ran down my spineaquel hecho hizo que la población se estremeciera that event shook the population* * *
estremecer (conjugate estremecer) verbo transitivo
to make … shudder
verbo intransitivo
to shudder;◊ hacer estremecer a algn to make sb shudder
estremecerse verbo pronominala) [persona] estremecerse de algo ‹de miedo/horror› to shudder with sth;
‹de frío› to shiver o tremble with sth;◊ se estremeció solo de pensarlo he shuddered at the mere thought of itb) [edificio/ventana] to shake
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English:
rock
* * *estremecer♦ vtto shake;cualquier ruidito me estremecía the slightest sound jangled my nerves;un fuerte seísmo estremeció la ciudad a violent earthquake shook the city;el asesinato estremeció a todo el país the assassination shook the whole country♦ vila explosión hizo estremecer los cimientos del edificio the explosion shook the foundations of the building;la sola idea me hace estremecer just the thought of it makes me shudder♦ See also the pronominal verb estremecerse* * *estremecerv/t shock, shake fam* * *estremecer {53} vt: to cause to shakeestremecer vi: to tremble, to shake♦ See also the reflexive verb estremecerse* * *estremecer vb to shake [pt. shook; pp. shaken]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.