What does secouer in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word secouer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use secouer in French.
The word secouer in French means shake, shake, shake, shock, shake up, shake yourself up, shake your head, put the cat among the pigeons, give a dressing-down, shake up a bit, tell off, give a kick up the backside. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word secouer
shakeverbe transitif (agiter [qch] pour le débarrasser de [qch]) (rapid movement) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Je secoue le manteau pour enlever les pellicules. I'm shaking the coat to get rid of the dandruff. |
shakeverbe transitif (imprimer de brusques mouvements) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Je secoue le jus de fruit avant de le servir. I shake fruit juice before serving it. |
shakeverbe transitif (agiter une partie du corps) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il secoue la tête en signe d'approbation. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. She shook her head in disapproval. |
shockverbe transitif (figuré (ébranler) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La mort de son ami l'a secoué. His friend's death shocked him. |
shake upverbe transitif (figuré (réprimander [qqn] pour le faire réagir) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Comme il commençait à se laisser aller, j'ai essayé de le secouer un peu pour qu'il trouve un boulot. As he seemed to be letting himself go, I tried to shake him up a bit so that he'd go out and find a job. |
shake yourself upverbe pronominal (figuré (réagir) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il faut que tu te secoues si tu veux trouver un boulot ! You need to shake yourself up if you're going to get a job. |
shake your head(s'exprimer en bougeant la tête) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
put the cat among the pigeonslocution verbale (figuré (jeter un pavé dans la mare) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
give a dressing-down(réprimander) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Son chef vient de lui secouer les prunes ! |
shake up a bit(réveiller, revitaliser) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il s'endort sur ses lauriers, il va falloir que je lui secoue les prunes ! |
tell off(figuré, familier (sermonner) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") |
give a kick up the backside(figuré, familier (forcer [qqn] à réagir) (figurative, informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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