shake out

secouer, déplier en secouant

Secouer vivement un tissu pour enlever la saleté ou le déplier à plat.

En anglais simple : To move cloth sharply to remove dirt or spread it flat.

• Shake out the rug outside.
• She shook out the sheet and spread it on the bed.
• Have you shaken the crumbs out of the tablecloth?

Comment l'utiliser : shake out something (Shake out the blanket before folding it.)

Expressions courantes : shake out something, shake something out

tourner, se dénouer

Évoluer ou se terminer d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : To develop or end in a particular way.

• Let us see how things shake out.
• The deal shook out better than we expected.
• Nobody knows how the election will shake out.

Comment l'utiliser : how something shakes out (We will see how the new arrangement shakes out.)

Synonymes : turn out, play out

Expressions courantes : shake out well, shake out differently

secouer

Secouer les bras ou les jambes sans les raidir pour soulager la fatigue ou la tension des muscles.

En anglais simple : To move your arms or legs loosely to reduce tiredness or tightness in the muscles.

• Shake out your arms.
• He stopped climbing to shake out his tired hands.
• The dancers shook their legs out between exercises.

Comment l'utiliser : shake out something (The runner shook out her legs before the race.)

Synonymes : loosen up

Expressions courantes : shake out arms, shake out legs

larguer un ris

Libérer une partie repliée d’une voile pour qu’une plus grande surface prenne le vent.

En anglais simple : To release a folded part of a sail so that more of it catches the wind.

• We can shake out a reef now.
• The sailors shook out both reefs as the wind dropped.
• Do not shake out the last reef in this strong wind.

Comment l'utiliser : shake out a reef (The crew shook out a reef when the wind eased.)

Synonymes : unreef

Contraires : reef

Expressions courantes : shake out reefs, shake out something