otrésti to shake; to shake off (ali down)
otrésti prah z obleke to shake the dust off clothing
otrésti sadje z drevja to shake fruit down from (ali off) trees
otrésti pepel s cigarete to nick the ash from one's cigarette
otrésti se to get rid (česa of something), to shake (something) off; to get out (of something)
otrésti se odgovornosti to shift responsibility (on to someone else), to pass the buck