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quake

/kweɪk/

quakenoun

quakes

/kweɪk/

Translations

землетрясение

The quake caused significant damage to the city.

Землетрясение нанесло значительный ущерб городу.

Definitions

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

The quake caused significant damage to the city's infrastructure.

A tremor or vibration, often used metaphorically to describe a disturbance or shock.

The news of the scandal sent a quake through the political community.

Synonyms

quakeverb

quaked

Past Simple

quaked

Past Participle

quaking

Gerund

/kweɪk/

Translations

дрожать

He started to quake with fear when he saw the ghost.

Он начал дрожать от страха, когда увидел призрака.

трястись

The ground began to quake during the earthquake.

Земля начала трястись во время землетрясения.

Additional translations

содрогаться

Definitions

To shake or tremble, typically as a result of fear, shock, or instability.

The ground began to quake as the earthquake struck the city.

Synonyms

quakeadjective

Noun used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. 'quake damage'

Definitions

Relating to or caused by an earthquake; seismic.

Emergency crews assessed the quake damage within hours.

quakeproper noun

Definitions

A first-person shooter video game released in 1996 by id Software, and, by extension, the franchise derived from it.

Quake set new standards for fully 3-D graphics in video games.