shaker

salière, poivrière

Petit récipient au couvercle percé, servant à saupoudrer les aliments de sel ou d’autres condiments.

En anglais simple : A small container with holes in its lid, used to sprinkle salt or similar things onto food.

• Pass me the salt shaker, please.
• The pepper shaker was empty.
• She refilled both shakers before dinner.

Synonymes : cruet, caster

Expressions courantes : salt shaker, pepper shaker, sugar shaker

shaker, hochet musical

Instrument contenant de petits éléments libres qui produisent un son quand on le secoue.

En anglais simple : A musical instrument containing small loose pieces that make a sound when you move it back and forth.

• She played a shaker with the band.
• The children made shakers from empty bottles.
• A small shaker added rhythm to the song.

Expressions courantes : play a shaker, egg shaker, percussion shaker

agitateur, personne influente

Personne ou appareil qui secoue des choses ; aussi, personne active et influente dans les affaires ou la société.

En anglais simple : A person or device that shakes things; also someone active and influential in business or society.

• The laboratory shaker mixed the liquid.
• She became a mover and shaker in local business.
• The machine has a shaker that removes loose dirt.

Expressions courantes : mover and shaker, mechanical shaker, laboratory shaker