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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

shakes

Swedish translation:

utpressning

Added to glossary by Lars Palmer
Feb 6, 2006 23:14
20 yrs ago
English term

shakes

He was a heavy-set, round-faced, deceptively soft-looking young man who specialized in strong-arm routines and “shakes”.
Proposed translations (Swedish)
4 +3 utpressning

Discussion

Lars Palmer (asker) Feb 7, 2006:
the word 'shakedown' comes to me and I wonder if 'shakes' could be an abbriviated form of that. I still don't know what it would be in Swedish though.

Proposed translations

+3
6 hrs
Selected

utpressning

:o)
Peer comment(s):

agree Helena Hansson (X) : "utpressning, påtryckning under hot" enligt Heckschers slanglexikon
1 hr
Thank you very much!
agree Renassans LS
2 hrs
Thank you very much!
agree nuccia80 : I would like to know the answer in english as I have to translate this piece of info into italian.tnx
727 days
"Shakes" is short for "shake downs".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Tack Sven. Vi kör med det."
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