shake down

extorsionar

Obligar a alguien a darte dinero mediante amenazas.

En inglés sencillo: To force someone to give you money by threatening them.

• The gang shook down local shopkeepers.
• A corrupt officer shook him down for cash.
• They were shaking down businesses for monthly payments.

Cómo se usa: shake someone down for something (The gang shook shopkeepers down for money.)

Sinónimos: extort money from, blackmail

Expresiones frecuentes: shake down someone, shake someone down, shake down businesses

hacer caer sacudiendo

Hacer caer algo sacudiéndolo o sacudiendo lo que lo sostiene.

En inglés sencillo: To make something fall by moving it, or what holds it, quickly back and forth.

• We shook down some apples.
• He shook the ripe fruit down from the branches.
• Can you shake down the last few nuts?

Cómo se usa: shake something down from something (They shook the nuts down from the tree.)

Sinónimos: shake loose, dislodge

Expresiones frecuentes: shake down apples, shake down something, shake the fruit down

registrar a fondo, cachear

Registrar cuidadosamente a una persona o un lugar para encontrar cosas ocultas o ilegales.

En inglés sencillo: To search a person or place very carefully, looking for hidden or illegal things.

• The guards shook down every cell.
• Police shook the room down for drugs.
• They shook down the prisoners before letting them into the yard.

Cómo se usa: shake someone/something down for something (Guards shook the cells down for hidden weapons.)

Sinónimos: search thoroughly, search

Expresiones frecuentes: shake down cells, shake down someone, shake the room down

sacudir para sacar el dinero

Sacudir a una persona para que el dinero se le caiga de los bolsillos.

En inglés sencillo: To shake a person so that money falls out of their pockets.

• The bully shook him down for loose coins.
• They held the man upside down and shook him down.
• His coins fell out as the attackers shook him down.

Cómo se usa: shake someone down (The bully shook the boy down until coins fell from his pockets.)

Expresiones frecuentes: shake down someone, shake someone down

probar, poner a prueba

Probar equipos nuevos en condiciones reales de trabajo para detectar problemas antes de usarlos habitualmente.

En inglés sencillo: To test new equipment under working conditions to find problems before regular use.

• We need to shake down the equipment.
• Engineers shook the system down during a full day of testing.
• Has the crew shaken the new ship down yet?

Cómo se usa: shake something down (The crew shook the new ship down before its first voyage.)

Sinónimos: test, try out

Expresiones frecuentes: shake down equipment, shake down something