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1 ♦ shock
♦ shock (1) /ʃɒk/n.1 colpo; cozzo; urto: the shock of a fall, il colpo di una caduta; the shock of the waves against the rocks, l'urto delle onde contro gli scogli; shock waves, onde d'urto ( di un'esplosione o di un terremoto); (fig.) ripercussioni2 (fig.) colpo; forte impressione; violenta emozione; choc; shock: to come as a shock, essere uno shock; scioccare; The news came as a terrible shock to us, la notizia è stata per noi un colpo terribile; to recover from a shock, riprendersi da uno shock; DIALOGO → - Bereavement and time off work- It came as a complete shock, è stato un vero shock; to get a bit of a shock, rimanere un po' impressionato5 [u] (med.) shock; choc; collasso: traumatic shock, shock traumatico; to be in shock, essere in stato di shock● (mecc.) shock absorber, ammortizzatore □ (elettr.) shock excitation, eccitazione a impulso □ ( sport) shock goal, gol beffa □ shock-horror show [story], spettacolo [racconto] orripilante □ (fam., USA) shock jock, dee-jay radiofonico provocatorio ( che esprime opinioni sui fatti del giorno) □ (econ.) shock model, modello econometrico con funzioni affette da errori casuali □ shock-resistant, resistente agli urti □ (mil. e sport) shock tactics, tattica d'urto ( cariche di cavalleria, impiego di carri armati, ecc.) □ (psic.) shock therapy (o shock treatment), shockterapia, terapia d'urto □ shock workers, lavoratori d'assalto; stacanovisti □ (fig.) to send shock waves through, gettare lo scompiglio in; mettere sottosopra.shock (2) /ʃɒk/n.bica, barca, mucchio ( di covoni di grano).shock (3) /ʃɒk/n. [cu](generalm. shock of hair) massa di capelli arruffati; folta chioma, zazzera● shock-head, testa piena di capelli (o dai capelli arruffati) □ shock-headed, zazzeruto; dai capelli arruffati.♦ (to) shock (1) /ʃɒk/A v. t.1 urtare; scuotere; impressionare vivamente; shoccare, shockare, scioccare; indignare; scandalizzare; sconvolgere; traumatizzare: I was shocked by ( o at) his behaviour, rimasi scioccato dal suo comportamento; The news of the riots shocked the financial world, la notizia dei tumulti sconvolse il mondo della finanzaB v. i.1 scontrarsi; urtarsi; collidere2 (fig.) scandalizzarsi; rimanere scioccato; essere sconvolto: That girl shocks easily, quella ragazza si scandalizza con poco● to get shocked, prendere la scossa (elettrica).(to) shock (2) /ʃɒk/v. t.abbicare, abbarcare, ammucchiare ( il grano). -
2 -Bereavement and time off work-
At work Bereavement and time off workWhere's Jim this morning? Dov'è Jim stamattina?He's not coming in to work today, he's had some terrible news. Non viene al lavoro oggi, ha ricevuto una notizia terribile.What's happened? Cos'è successo?His father passed away last night. Suo padre è mancato ieri sera.He rang in this morning to let me know he'd need some time off. Ha chiamato stamattina per farmi sapere che ha bisogno di qualche giorno libero.What did he say? Che cosa ha detto?He was pretty cut up, as you might expect. Era proprio a pezzi, come puoi immaginare.How old was his father? Quanti anni aveva suo padre?His father was only 59. Suo padre aveva solo 59 anni.What did he die of? Di cosa è morto?He died of a heart attack. È morto per un attacco cardiaco.He's going to have to go up to Bolton to help his mother organize the funeral. Dovrà andare a Bolton per aiutare sua madre a organizzare il funerale.When's the funeral? Quand'è il funerale?I'd expect the funeral to be in the middle of next week sometime. Suppongo che il funerale sarà verso la metà della settimana prossima.The burial is usually a week to ten days after death. Il funerale di solito si svolge una settimana o dieci giorni dopo la morte.I told him to take off as much time as he needs. Gli ho detto di prendersi tutto il tempo di cui ha bisogno.I'll give him a ring and give him my condolences. Lo chiamerò per fargli le mie condoglianze.It was such a shock to hear the news. Ricevere questa notizia è stato uno shock.It came as a complete shock. È stato un vero shock.You have my deepest sympathies. Le mie più sentite condoglianze.If there's anything I can do to help, just ask. Se c'è qualcosa che posso fare basta chiedere.I'll get on to the temp agency now. Contatto un'agenzia di lavoro temporaneo.He could be away for a while. Potrebbe stare via per parecchio tempo.English-Italian dictionary > -Bereavement and time off work-
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