- sacudida
- f.1 shake (movimiento).2 tremor (terremoto).3 shock.sacudida eléctrica electric shockpast part.past participle of spanish verb: sacudir.* * *sacudida► nombre femenino1 (gen) shake2 (movimiento violento) jolt, jerk3 (terremoto) earthquake4 (alteración, conmoción) shock\FRASEOLOGÍAavanzar a sacudidas to jolt alongdar una sacudida a algo to shake something out, give something a good shakedar una sacudida a alguien familiar to give somebody a good hidingsacudida eléctrica electric shock* * *noun f.1) shaking2) jerk* * *SF1) (=agitación) shake, shaking
dar una sacudida a una alfombra — to beat a carpet
avanzar dando sacudidas — to bump o jolt o lurch along
2) (=movimiento brusco) [de cuerpo, rodilla] jerk; [de cabeza] toss3) [de terremoto] shock; [de explosión] blastla sacudida de la bomba llegó hasta aquí — the bomb blast could be felt here
sacudida eléctrica — electric shock
4) (=alteración brusca) [de situación] violent change; (Pol) upheavalhay que darle una sacudida — he needs a jolt
* * *femeninoa) (agitando) shake, shaking; (golpeando) beatingb) (de terremoto) tremor; (de explosión) blast; (de tren, coche) jerk, joltavanzaba dando sacudidas — it bumped o jolted along
c) (fam) (descarga) electric shockme dio una sacudida — I got a shock
* * *= jolt, jerk, lurch, shaking, shake.Ex. The automation of the catalogue was the single most disconcerting jolt to hit modern libraries up to that time.Ex. He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex. The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.Ex. The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.Ex. It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.----* a sacudidas = jerkily.* dando sacudidas = jerkily.* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.* sacudida eléctrica = electric shock.* sacudidas = jarring.* * *femeninoa) (agitando) shake, shaking; (golpeando) beatingb) (de terremoto) tremor; (de explosión) blast; (de tren, coche) jerk, joltavanzaba dando sacudidas — it bumped o jolted along
c) (fam) (descarga) electric shockme dio una sacudida — I got a shock
* * *= jolt, jerk, lurch, shaking, shake.Ex: The automation of the catalogue was the single most disconcerting jolt to hit modern libraries up to that time.
Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.Ex: The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.* a sacudidas = jerkily.* dando sacudidas = jerkily.* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.* sacudida eléctrica = electric shock.* sacudidas = jarring.* * *sacudidafeminineA1 (agitando) shake, shaking; (golpeando) beatingles dio una buena sacudida a las toallas she shook the towels out vigorously, she gave the towels a good shake o shaking2 (de un terremoto) tremor; (de una explosión) blast; (de un tren, coche) jerk, jolt, lurchel carromato avanzaba dando sacudidas the wagon bumped o jolted o lurched along3 (fam) (descarga) electric shockB (golpe emocional) shock* * *
sacudida sustantivo femeninoa) (agitando) shake, shaking;
(golpeando) beatingb) (de terremoto) tremor;
(de explosión) blast;
(de tren, coche) jerk, joltc) (fam) (descarga) electric shock
sacudida sustantivo femenino
1 (movimiento brusco) shake
2 avanzar a sacudidas, to go forwards in jerks, to jerk along
3 (de terremoto) tremor
4 fam (eléctrica) electric shock
5 (fuerte impresión) shock
'sacudida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirón
- calambre
- remezón
English:
bump
- jerk
- jolt
- lurch
- shake
- shock
- shudder
- toss
- jar
* * *sacudida nf1. [movimiento] shake;[de la cabeza] toss; [de tren, coche] jolt;el avión dio una fuerte sacudida the plane shuddered o lurched2. [terremoto] tremor3. [conmoción] shock;la noticia le produjo una fuerte sacudida the news gave her a deep shock4. [calambre]sacudida (eléctrica) electric shock;le dio una sacudida al tocar el enchufe she got a shock when she touched the socket* * *sacudidaf1 a alfombra, de avión shake2 EL shock* * *sacudida nf1) : shaking2) : jerk, jolt, shock3) : shake-up, upheaval* * *sacudida n shake
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.