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"text": "The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work.",
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "intafaḍa",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "اِنْتَفَضَ"
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"sense": "to remove by shaking",
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "sacudir"
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"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "abschütteln"
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"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "puistaa"
},
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"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "scrollarsi di dosso (qualcosa o qualcuno)"
},
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "ruirui"
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"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"tags": [
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"word": "otrząsać"
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"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "sacudir"
},
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"code": "sw",
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"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "kukung'uta"
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"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "utaṟu",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "உதறு"
}
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"ref": "2022 November 30, Nick Brodrick, “Pride and innovation shine at St Pancras”, in RAIL, number 971, page 69",
"text": "The 21st century's spectacular reimagined transport hub \"set out to shake off the old image of stations. I think it's successfully done that, and it's great that others are following suit,\" Spinks continues.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "Some rumors that the governor had smoked pot as a teenager were flying around, but he has finally managed to shake them off."
}
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"To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour)."
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"_dis1": "6 87 2 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "to dissociate oneself from",
"word": "отричам"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to dissociate oneself from",
"word": "karistaa harteiltaan"
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]
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"text": "The police are chasing us! Quick, turn into that side street! We've got to shake them off."
}
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"To lose someone who is tracking you"
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"word": "karistaa kannoiltaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 85 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "päästä karkuun"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 85 2",
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "semer"
},
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"_dis1": "8 5 85 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "abschütteln"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 85 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "liberarsi di (qualcosa o qualcuno)"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 85 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "seminare (qualcosa o qualcuno)"
}
]
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{
"text": "I just can't shake off this cold."
}
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "päästä eroon"
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"text": "The 21st century's spectacular reimagined transport hub \"set out to shake off the old image of stations. I think it's successfully done that, and it's great that others are following suit,\" Spinks continues.",
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{
"text": "Some rumors that the governor had smoked pot as a teenager were flying around, but he has finally managed to shake them off."
}
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],
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"text": "The police are chasing us! Quick, turn into that side street! We've got to shake them off."
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"text": "I just can't shake off this cold."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "intafaḍa",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "اِنْتَفَضَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otǎrsvam",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "отърсвам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "pudistella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "puistella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "karistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "secouer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "sacudir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "escudir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "abschütteln"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "puistaa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "scrollarsi di dosso (qualcosa o qualcuno)"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "ruirui"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "otrząsać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "otrząsnąć"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "sacudir"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "kukung'uta"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "utaṟu",
"sense": "to remove by shaking",
"word": "உதறு"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otričam",
"sense": "to dissociate oneself from",
"word": "отричам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to dissociate oneself from",
"word": "karistaa harteiltaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "karistaa kannoiltaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "päästä karkuun"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "semer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "abschütteln"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "liberarsi di (qualcosa o qualcuno)"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lose someone tracking",
"word": "seminare (qualcosa o qualcuno)"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to rid oneself of a malady",
"word": "päästä eroon"
}
],
"word": "shake off"
}
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