Shock in spanish
pronunciation: tʃoʊke part of speech: noun
shock1 = shock, sorpresa, impresión.
Example: The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.more:
» absorb + a shock = amortiguar un golpe, absorber un golpe.
Example: The problem comes, when you lose a lot of the fluid in your knees that absorb the shock and keep your bones from rubbing.» aftershock = réplicas, temblor secundario. [Temblores posteriores a un terremoto]
Example: Like the aftershocks of an earthquake, the subsequent reforms have been far less pronounced.» aftershock = repercusiones, secuelas, consecuencias.
Example: The book presents an overview of the aftershock of the collapse of communism.» a shock of = un ataque de.
Example: A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.» be in (a state of) shock = quedarse conmocionado, estar conmocionado, estar en shock, estar en estado de shock, quedarse impactado, estar impactado.
Example: I know the moment dad passed away my mother was in shock because it never entered her head that he'd actually go.» come as + a (complete) shock = caer como un cubo de agua fría, caer como un jarro de agua fría, caer como una jarra de agua fría, coger de sorpresa, coger por sorpresa.
Example: Obama's abrupt change of direction came as a shock to experts and allies alike.» cultural shock = shock cultural, choque cultural.
Example: The cultural shock that children suffer is more serious than their parents experience.» culture shock = shock cultural, choque cultural.
Example: The author uses the concepts of culture shock and ethnocentricity to offer an explanation of what encountering the electronic library may mean to library users unfamiliar with computers.» electric shock = descarga eléctrica, sacudida eléctrica, calambre, calambrazo, calambre eléctrico.
Example: The application of electric shock is useful in the study of the learning process in vertebrates and invertebrates.» insulin shock = shock insulínico.
Example: This is a video material to teach corpsmen response procedures for each of seven emergency medical conditions: angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetic coma, insulin shock, and epileptic seizure.» shock absorber = amortiguador.
Example: This sector has been something of a social 'shock absorber' in recent difficult economic times.» shock tactics = plan de choque, táctica de choque.
Example: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.» shock troops = tropas de asalto, tropas de choque.
Example: Universities are engaged in a global arms race of publication; and academics are the shock troops of the struggle.» shockwave = onda expansiva, onda de choque.
Example: In a true detonation, a shockwave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.shock2 = haz.
Example: A wagon and team of horses or mules hauled the shocks of wheat from the field to the thrasher to separate the grain and straw.shock3 = impresionar, impactar, conmocionar, sorprender, asustar.
Example: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.