■ shake off

■ shake off
■ shake off
A v. t. + avv.
1 scuotere (anche fig.): to shake off the yoke, scuotere il giogo
2 scuotersi (di dosso); scrollarsi di dosso; cacciare (mosche, ecc.: per es., agitando la coda): to shake off the snow from one's shoes, scuotersi la neve dalle scarpe; to shake off the dust, scuotersi di dosso la polvere
3 liberarsi, disfarsi, sbarazzarsi di; distanziare; seminare (fig.): I wish I could shake him off, vorrei proprio potermene sbarazzare; to shake off a severe cold, liberarsi di un brutto raffreddore; to shake off the police, seminare la polizia
B v. t. + prep.
1 far cadere da; scuotere da: The buffalo shook the lion off its back, il bufalo si scosse di dosso il leone
2 (lotta) scrollarsi (di dosso): He shook his opponent off his back, si è scrollato di dosso l'avversario.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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