Los sucesos que sacudieron los Balcanes en el decenio de 1990 deberían enseñarnos que el egoísmo de los Estados nación no forma ya parte de la solución.

The events that convulsed the Balkans in the 1990s should have taught us that the self-interest of nation states is never part of the solution.

sacudir(also: batir)

to flutter [fluttered · fluttered] {v.t.} (wings)

sacudir(also: mover, menear)

to jiggle [jiggled · jiggled] {v.t.}

sacudir(also: zangolotear)

to jounce [jounced · jounced] {v.t.}

sacudir(also: ahuecar)

to plump up {vb} (pillow, cushion)

sacudir

to rack [racked · racked] {v.t.} (shake)

Lituania ya se ha visto sacudida por la crisis financiera y un aumento en los costes del transporte supondría un duro golpe.

Lithuania has already been racked by the financial crisis and a rise in transport costs would be a heavy blow.

sacudir(also: estremecer)

to rock [rocked · rocked] {v.t.} (violently)

Las protestas han sacudido Siria, Bahréin y Yemen, unas protestas que han sido reprimidas de forma salvaje.

Syria, Bahrain and Yemen have been rocked by protests, which have been savagely repressed.

Dada la inestabilidad política que ha estado sacudiendo al mundo árabe, esta cifra aún podría aumentar.

Given the political instability that has been rocking the Arab world, this figure could still shoot up.

Sacudió el barco y cundió el pánico entre la gente.

It rocked the boat and people panicked.

sacudir

to shake out {vb} (cloth, mat, bag)

Resulta obvio que este es un enfoque duro diseñado para provocar una "sacudida" entre bancos, algunas instituciones de pensiones y obligacionistas, pero tenemos que pasar por ello.

Obviously, this is a tough approach designed to bring about a 'shake-out' amongst the banks, some pensions institutions and bondholders, but we need to get through this.

sacudir

to shake up {vb} (cushion, pillow)

Señor Patijn, esperamos que sepa usted sacudir a todos los gobiernos europeos.

And Mr Patijn, we hope you will be able to shake up the European countries.

Sólo las primeras imágenes de televisión de manifestaciones sangrientas han sacudido a la sociedad mundial.

It has taken television pictures of bloody demonstrations to shake up the international community.

Sólo la tragedia del 11 de septiembre ha sacudido por fin a la inmensa mayoría de nuestros gobernantes y se ha dado un significativo impulso a la adopción de algunas medidas ineludibles.

It took the tragedy of 11 September to, at last, shake up a large number of our leaders and substantial impetus has been lent to the adoption of certain necessary measures.

sacudir

to thrash [thrashed · thrashed] {v.t.} (leg, arm, tail)

sacudir(also: agitar)

to whisk [whisked · whisked] {v.t.} (swish)

sacudir(also: quitarle el polvo a)

to dust off {vb} (table, shelf)

sacudir [sacudiendo · sacudido] {transitive verb}

sacudir(also: derrotar, superar, aporrear, vapulear)

to beat [beat · beaten; beat] {vb}

sacudir

to clout [clouted · clouted] {v.t.}

sacudir(also: aplastar, aniquilar, pegar, apalear)

to drub [drubbed · drubbed] {v.t.}

sacudir(also: desgranar)

to flail {v.t.}

sacudir

to jolt [jolted · jolted] {v.t.}

No somos capaces de sacudir las conciencias de nuestros gobiernos.

We cannot jolt our governments ' consciences.

No somos capaces de sacudir las conciencias de nuestros gobiernos.

We cannot jolt our governments' consciences.

sacudir(also: revolver, estremecerse, zamarrear, temblar (tierra))

to shake [shook · shaken] {vb}

Señor Patijn, esperamos que sepa usted sacudir a todos los gobiernos europeos.

And Mr Patijn, we hope you will be able to shake up the European countries.

Pueden ustedes sacudir la cabeza, pero esa es la realidad.

You can shake your head, but that is the reality.

Lo único que puedo hacer es sacudir la cabeza con perplejidad ante lo que ha hecho el Presidente de la Comisión.

All I can do is shake my head in puzzlement at what the President of the Commission has done.

sacudir(also: sonar)

to clobber {vb} [coll.]

sacudir(also: polvorear, fumigar, repasar, sacudir)

to dust [dusted · dusted] {vb}

sacudir los muebles

to dust the furniture

sacudir [sacudiendo · sacudido] {intransitive verb}

sacudir(also: polvorear, fumigar, repasar, sacudir)

to dust [dusted · dusted] {vb}

sacudir los muebles

to dust the furniture

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "sacudir":

sacudir

abatanar- abofetear- agitar- ajetrear- apalear- aporrear- arrear- asestar- aterrar- aterrorizar- atizar- azotar- batanear- batir- bazucar

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "sacudir" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

Señor Patijn, esperamos que sepa usted sacudir a todos los gobiernos europeos.

And Mr Patijn, we hope you will be able to shake up the European countries.

Lo único que puedo hacer es sacudir la cabeza con perplejidad ante lo que ha hecho el Presidente de la Comisión.

All I can do is shake my head in puzzlement at what the President of the Commission has done.

Esto, aparentemente, ha vuelto a sacudir a la opinión pública.

This appears to have awakened world opinion again.

No somos capaces de sacudir las conciencias de nuestros gobiernos.

We cannot jolt our governments ' consciences.

No somos capaces de sacudir las conciencias de nuestros gobiernos.

We cannot jolt our governments' consciences.

Pueden ustedes sacudir la cabeza, pero esa es la realidad.

You can shake your head, but that is the reality.

Con Shake, puede hacer clic en la parte superior de una ventana y sacudir el mouse para minimizar todas las demás ventanas.

With Shake, you can click the top of a window and give your mouse a shake to minimize all the other windows.

sacudir me toma media mañana

the dusting takes me half the morning

empezó a sacudir la puerta

he started rattling at the door

sacudir las alfombras

to give the carpets a beating

Las terribles tormentas e inundaciones que se han abatido sobre Europa y el mundo en los últimos meses nos deberían sacudir las consciencias.

The dreadful storms and floods which have ravaged Europe and the rest of the world in recent months should be a wake-up call for us all.

sacudir los muebles

to dust the furniture

sacudir la cabeza

to shake one's head

sacudir la cabeza

to nod one's head

sacudir hacia atrás

to toss back

sacudir la cabeza

to nod

Virgin, sólo he podido sacudir la cabeza ante algunos puntos que allí se proponen.

As the draftsman of the REX Committee, I have taken a look at the draft regulation and, like Mr Virgin, I could only shake my head at some of the points proposed there.

Existen situaciones de miseria permanente que han de sacudir la conciencia del cristiano y llamar su atención sobre el deber de afrontarlas con urgencia, tanto de manera personal como comunitaria.

There are situations of persistent misery which cannot but impinge upon the conscience of Christians, reminding them of their duty to address these situations both as individuals and as a community.

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