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vt sep

(lit) → herausschütteln; tablecloth, rug → ausschütteln; she took off her hat and shook out her long hair → sie nahm den Hut ab und schüttelte sich (dat) → die langen Haare zurecht

(fig, out of complacency etc) → aufrütteln (of aus)

vi (Mil, = spread out) → ausschwärmen

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