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1 shock therapy
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2 ♦ 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). -
3 electroshock treatment elec·tro·shock treat·ment n
[ɪ'lɛktrəʊˌʃɒkˌtriːtmənt]See:electroconvulsive therapyEnglish-Italian dictionary > electroshock treatment elec·tro·shock treat·ment n
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4 electroshock therapy elec·tro·shock thera·py [ɪ'lɛtrəʊˌʃɒk'θɛrəpɪ] n
English-Italian dictionary > electroshock therapy elec·tro·shock thera·py [ɪ'lɛtrəʊˌʃɒk'θɛrəpɪ] n
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5 ♦ electric
♦ electric /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/A a.1 elettrico: electric charge, carica elettrica; electric circuit, circuito elettrico; electric cooker, cucina elettrica; electric heating, riscaldamento elettrico; electric light, luce elettrica; electric power, energia elettricaB n.3 (al pl.) (fam. GB) impianto elettrico; circuiti elettrici● electric appliances, elettrodomestici □ electric arc, arco voltaico □ electric blanket, coperta elettrica; Termocoperta® □ electric blue, blu elettrico □ electric chair, sedia elettrica: (fam. USA) He got the electric chair, è finito sulla sedia elettrica □ (zool.) electric eel ( Electrophorus electricus), anguilla elettrica; gimnoto □ (fam.) electric eye, cellula fotoelettrica □ electric fence, recinto elettrificato □ (fis.) electric field, campo elettrico □ (GB) electric fire, stufetta elettrica □ (autom., mecc.) electric fuel pump, pompa elettrica ( della benzina) □ electric generator, gruppo elettrogeno □ (mus.) electric guitar, chitarra elettrica □ electric heater, stufetta elettrica □ electric lock, serratura elettrica □ (autom.) electric locks, chiusura centralizzata ( delle portiere) □ (ferr.) electric locomotive, elettromotrice □ electric meter, contatore della luce (elettrica) □ electric mixer, frullatore □ electric motor, motore elettrico □ (mus.) electric organ, organo elettrico □ electric oven, forno elettrico □ electric power point, presa di corrente (elettrica) □ electric railway, ferrovia elettrificata □ electric range, elemento elettrico ( di una cucina) □ (zool.) electric ray ( Torpedo), razza elettrica; torpedine □ electric razor (o electric shaver), rasoio elettrico □ electric shock, scossa elettrica; (med.) shock da folgorazione □ (med.) electric shock therapy, elettroshockterapia □ (meteor.) electric storm, temporale □ electric torch, torcia elettrica □ (ferr.) electric traction, trazione elettrica; elettrotrazione □ (ferr.) electric train, elettrotreno □ (tecn.) electric valve, elettrovalvola □ (autom.) electric windows, alzacristalli elettrici.
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