Y todo ello, señor Presidente, sin olvidar que muchas veces es más difícil mantener el equilibrio de la libertad que sacudirse el yugo de la tiranía.

All of this must be done, Mr President, whilst bearing in mind that often it is more difficult to maintain the balance of freedom than to shake off the yoke of tyranny.

sacudir [sacudiendo · sacudido] {verb}

sacudir(also: agitar)

to concuss [concussed · concussed] {vb}

sacudir(also: chirriar)

to jar [jarred · jarred] {vb}

sacudir(also: sacudir de arriba a abajo)

to joggle [joggled · joggled] {vb}

sacudir(also: impresionar, escandalizar, azorar, chocar)

to shock {vb}

Señora Presidenta, el asesinato de Eduardo Umaña nos ha sacudido profundamente.

Madam President, the murder of Eduardo Umaña Mendoza has shocked us all.

El horror del 11 de septiembre sacude todos nuestros cuerpos.

We are still in shock from the horror of 11 September.

La principal causa de la sacudida que han sufrido los precios de los alimentos ha sido la tremenda fluctuación del abastecimiento.

The main cause of the food price shock has been the tremendous fluctuation in supply.

sacudir(also: voltear, tirar, bambolearse, arrojar)

to toss [tossed · tossed] {vb}

sacudir hacia atrás

to toss back

sacudir(also: zarandear)

to buffet [buffeted · buffeted] {v.t.}

Poco después, la tormenta Xynthia sacudió a Francia.

Shortly afterwards, storm Xynthia buffeted France.

Incluso esta noche todos podemos sentir el barco de Europa sacudido por las tormentas de la crisis financiera.

Even this evening we can all feel the European ship being buffeted by the storms of the financial crisis.

sacudir

to convulse [convulsed · convulsed] {v.t.} (shake, rock)

durante los últimos 90 años, han sacudido a muchos Países tanto del continente

last ninety years have convulsed many European countries and, at least

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 "sacudirse":

sacudirse

agitarse- apasionarse- arrebatarse- blandirse- cimbrearse- conmoverse- embriagarse- emocionarse- entusiasmarse- excitarse- moverse- oscilar- palpitar- temblar- tremolar

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

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

empezó a sacudirse en la pista

he started to jerk about on the dance floor

Europa no será capaz, al menos a corto plazo, de sacudirse su dependencia de los países extranjeros en lo tocante al abastecimiento de energía.

Europe will not be able, at least in the short term, to rid itself of its dependence on countries outside Europe for its energy supplies.

sacudirse el polvo

to dust oneself down

sacudirse de encima

to shake off

Todo el mundo en esta Asamblea, ayer y esta mañana, ha estado intentando desesperadamente sacudirse la responsabilidad por lo que ocurrió aquí ayer.

Everybody in this House, yesterday and this morning, has been desperately trying to shuffle off responsibility for what happened here yesterday.

Y todo ello, señor Presidente, sin olvidar que muchas veces es más difícil mantener el equilibrio de la libertad que sacudirse el yugo de la tiranía.

All of this must be done, Mr President, whilst bearing in mind that often it is more difficult to maintain the balance of freedom than to shake off the yoke of tyranny.

En definitiva, este Parlamento debiera sacudirse todo eso y mostrar que representa realmente a los torturados pueblos de los centros urbanos de la Unión Europea.

Let this Parliament at last rise above these syndromes and let it show that it truly represents the tormented people in the urban centres of the European Union.

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