Engelsk navneord: shakedown |
1. | shakedown (om begivenhed) initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The new industry's economic shakedown.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | accommodation, adjustment, fitting |
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2. | shakedown (om handling) a very thorough search of a person or a place |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | hunt, hunting, search |
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| Overordnet anvendelse | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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3. | shakedown (om handling) extortion of money (as by blackmail) |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | extortion |
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| Overordnet anvendelse | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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