How to Say "shake off" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “shake off” is “deshazte” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Deshazte de esa televisión vieja, ya no funciona.
Get rid of that old TV; it doesn't work anymore.
¡Deshazte de tus miedos y sal a ganar!
Get rid of your fears and go out to win!
Deshazte de la basura antes de que huela mal.
Dispose of the trash before it smells bad.
Command + Pronoun
'Deshaz' is the command form of 'undo', and 'te' is the word for 'you.' When you put them together, they become one word: 'deshazte'.
The Magic Word 'de'
When using this word to say 'get rid of SOMETHING,' you must always put the word 'de' after it. For example: 'Deshazte DE la caja'.
Missing the 'de'
Mistake: “Deshazte la basura.”
Correction: Deshazte DE la basura. In Spanish, you always 'get rid of OF' something.
Misspelling the irregular form
Mistake: “Deshácete”
Correction: Deshazte. The core command is 'deshaz' (not deshace), so it keeps that short irregular form.
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