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quake [kweɪk] vb (intr) 1. to shake or tremble with or as with fear 2. to convulse or quiver, as from instability n
1. the act or an instance of quaking 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Informal short for earthquake [Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
quake noun (Informal) earthquake, tremor, shock The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages. Translations quake [kweɪk] A. VI [person] (= shake) → temblar; (inwardly) → estremecerse to quake with fright → temblar de miedo he was quaking at the knees → le temblaban las piernas I quaked at the prospect → esa posibilidad me hizo estremecer quake [ˈkweɪk] vi → trembler to quake with fear → trembler de peur to be quaking in one's boots, to be quaking in one's shoes → trembler comme une feuille n abbr (=earthquake) → tremblement m de terre quake v quake [kweik] 1 (of people) to shake or tremble, especially with fear. beef, bewe يَرْتَجِف خَوْفاً треса се třást se skælve; ryste zittern τρέμω (συν. από φόβο) temblar, estremecerse värisema لرزیدن vapista trembler לִרעוֹד कांपना tresti se od straha remeg gemetar nötra, skjálfa tremare ふるえる 덜덜 떨다 drebėti trīcēt; drebēt menggeletar beven skjelve, sitre trząść się tremer a tremura дрожать triasť sa trepetati tresti se skaka, skälva, darra สั่นกลัว titremek, ürpermek 因恐懼而顫抖 дрижати, труситися لرزنا ، کانپنا run sợ (怕得)发抖 2 (of the ground) to shake The ground quaked under their feet. skud, beef, bewe يَهْتَز، يَتَزَلْزَل клатя се třást se skælve; ryste beben σείομαι (για το έδαφος) temblar värisema لرزیدن tärähdellä trembler רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה सिहरना tresti se reng bergetar nötra, hristast tremare, oscillare 揺れる 흔들리다 drebėti drebēt bergegar beven riste, ryste, skjelve trząść się estremecer a se cutremura дрожать chvieť sa tresti se tresti se skälva, gunga สั่นไหว sallanmak, sarsılmak (地面)震動 хитатися, коливатися زمین کا کانپنا động đất 震动 n an earthquake. aardbewing زَلْزال земетресение zemětřesení jordskælv das Erdbeben σεισμός terremoto, temblor de tierra maavärin زمین لرزه maanjäristys tremblement de terre רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה भूकंप potres földrengés gempa jarðskjálfti terremoto 地震 지진 žemės drebėjimas zemestrīce gempa bumi aardbeving jordskjelv trzęsienie ziemi terramoto cutremur землетрясение zemetrasenie potres zemljotres jordbävning แผ่นดินไหว deprem 地震 землетрус زلزلہ trận động đất 地震 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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