quake

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A trembling or shaking.
2. An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
3. (figuratively) Something devastating, like a strong earthquake.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To tremble or shake.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.

Concepts

trembler

séisme

tremblement de terre

frémir

tremblement

frissonner

être secoué

ballotter

tremblement de terre séisme

carquois

grelotter

tonnerre

🌩️

vibrer

cahoter

Synonymes

shake

🫨

tremble

quiver

shiver

tremor

earthquake

shudder

vibrate

trembling

shaking

🫨

temblor

quaver

palpitate

shock

⚡

wave

👋

quaking

seism

vibration

quivering

jolt

jolting

waggle

wag

rock

🪨

wigwag

shimmy

shake violently

rattle

flutter

swing

bump

tumble

vibes

vibrating

wabble

waddle

waver

wiggle

wobble

pendulate

beat fast

tremulation

vibra

vibrance

fear

😨

tremblor

seismic disturbance

start with fear

oscillating motion

oscillating movement

Traductions

temblar

beben

terremoto

zittern

tremer

terremoto

Erdbeben

sisma

temblor

σεισμός

aardbeving

terremoto

tremare

τρέμω

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kweɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: quaken

Hérité de ancien anglais: cwacian

Appartenant à ancien anglais: cweċċan

Appartenant à néerlandais: kwakkelen

Appartenant à allemand: Quackelei

Appartenant à danois: kvakle

Appartenant à latin: vexō

Appartenant à irlandais: bogadh

In summary

From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną (“to shake, quiver, tremble”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog- (“to shake, swing”), related to Old English cweċċan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”) (see quitch), Dutch kwakkelen (“to ail, be ailing”), German Quackelei (“chattering”), Danish kvakle (“to bungle”), Latin vexō (“toss, shake violently, jostle, vex”), Irish bogadh (“a move, movement, shift, change”).