shake out

sacudir

Mover una tela con fuerza para quitarle suciedad o extenderla.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: shake out something (Shake out the blanket before folding it.)

Expresiones frecuentes: shake out something, shake something out

resultar, desarrollarse

Desarrollarse o terminar de una manera determinada.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: how something shakes out (We will see how the new arrangement shakes out.)

Sinónimos: turn out, play out

Expresiones frecuentes: shake out well, shake out differently

sacudir

Mover los brazos o las piernas con soltura para aliviar el cansancio o la tensión muscular.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: shake out something (The runner shook out her legs before the race.)

Sinónimos: loosen up

Expresiones frecuentes: shake out arms, shake out legs

largar un rizo

Soltar una parte plegada de una vela para que una superficie mayor reciba el viento.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: shake out a reef (The crew shook out a reef when the wind eased.)

Sinónimos: unreef

Antónimos: reef

Expresiones frecuentes: shake out reefs, shake out something