secousse
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noun
shaking movement of the ground, often mild
News may call a light quake a tremor before magnitude is known.
Examples
Une légère secousse a réveillé les gens juste après minuit.
A light tremor woke people just after midnight.
Les vitres ont tremblé pendant la secousse, mais rien n'est tombé.
Glass rattled during the tremor but nothing fell.
Des capteurs ont enregistré la secousse dans trois provinces.
Sensors recorded the tremor across three provinces.
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