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♦ 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). -
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be prepared for a \shock mach dich auf etwas Schlimmes gefasst;she slowly recovered from the \shock of losing her husband sie erholte sich nur langsam von dem Schock, den der Verlust ihres Mannes für sie bedeutete;it was a \shock to see her look so ill es war erschreckend, sie so krank zu sehen;this gave me a \shock das hat mir einen Schock versetzt;the \shock of one's life der Schock seines Lebens;to give sb the \shock of their life jdn zu Tode erschrecken;look of \shock entsetzter Blick;a \shock to the system eine schwierige Umstellung;to come as a \shock ein Schock [o schwerer Schlag] sein;to get a \shock einen Schock bekommenthe survivors were taken to hospital suffering from \shock die Überlebenden wurden mit einem Schock ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert;in [a state of] \shock in einem Schockzustand;to be in [a state of] \shock unter Schock stehenPHRASES:to \shock sb jdn schockieren;it \shocks him to hear women talking about sex es schockiert ihn, Frauen über Sex reden zu hören;( deeply) erschüttern;\shock defeat völlig unerwartete Niederlage;( frightening) erschreckend;another \shock fall in the value of the euro wieder ein erschreckender Kursverlust des Euro\shock of hair [Haar]schopf m -
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A n1 ( psychological) choc m ; to get ou have a shock avoir un choc ; to give sb a shock faire un choc à qn ; the shock of seeing/hearing le choc de voir/d'entendre ; it came as a bit of a shock cela m'a fait comme un choc ; her death came as a shock to us sa mort a été un choc pour nous ; it's a shock to the system when… c'est un vrai choc quand… ; to recover from ou get over the shock surmonter le choc ; a sense of shock un choc ; he's in for a nasty ○ shock when he gets the bill il va avoir un sacré ○ choc quand il recevra la note ; to express one's shock ( indignation) exprimer son indignation ; ( amazement) exprimer sa surprise ; his shock at their mistreatment son indignation en apprenant leur mauvais traitement ; her shock at her surprisingly good results sa surprise en apprenant ses bons résultats ; shock! horror! journ ou hum scandale épouvantable! ; minister's resignation shock! journ coup de théâtre: le ministre démissionne! ;2 Med état m de choc ; to be in (a state of) shock être en état de choc ; to go into shock entrer en état de choc ; to treat sb for shock soigner qn en état de choc ; in deep shock en grave état de choc ; to be suffering from shock souffrir d'un choc ; severe/mild shock choc grave/léger ;3 Elec décharge f ; electric shock décharge électrique ; to get/receive a shock prendre/recevoir une décharge ; to give sb a shock donner une décharge à qn ;4 ( physical impact) ( of collision) choc m ; ( of earthquake) secousse f ; ( of explosion) souffle m ;D shocked pp adj ( distressed) consterné ; ( scandalized) choqué ; to be shocked at ou by sth être choqué or consterné par qch ; to be shocked to hear ou learn that… être choqué or consterné d'apprendre que… ; she's not easily shocked on ne la choque pas facilement. -
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1. ʃok noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) conmoción, golpe2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) descarga3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) choque, impacto, golpe4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) shock, choque
2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) conmocionar, conmover, afectar- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber
II ʃok noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) matashock1 n1. golpe2. susto3. descarga eléctrica / calambredon't touch that wire, you'll get a shock no toques ese cable, te dará un calambreshock2 vb1. afectar / conmover / trastornar2. escandalizar
shock /ʃok/ sustantivo masculinoa) (Med) shock;
shock m (choque, impresión) shock ' shock' also found in these entries: Spanish: amortiguador - batatazo - calambre - choque - conmoción - electrochoque - electroshock - escandalizar - escopetazo - espanto - impactar - impresión - impresionar - rebotar - rehacerse - sacudir - sacudida - turbar - balde - chingar - chocar - corriente - descarga - onda - patada - toque English: culture shock - electric shock - fall back - rude - set out - shock - shock absorber - shock tactics - shock therapy - shock treatment - shock wave - suffer - a - absorb - bloody - culture - devastating - electric - fright - get - give - scare - shake - shell - stuntr[ʃɒk]1 (jolt, blow) choque nombre masculino, impacto, golpe nombre masculino; (of explosion etc) sacudida; (electric) descarga1 (upset) conmocionar, conmover, afectar, sacudir2 (startle) asustar, sorprender, sobresaltar; (scandalize) escandalizar, horrorizar1 impresionar, impactar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLshock absorber amortiguador nombre masculinoshock therapy / shock treatment electrochoque nombre masculinoshock wave onda expansiva————————tr[ʃɒk]1 (of corn) fajina————————tr[ʃɒk]1 (of hair) matashock ['ʃɑk] vt1) upset: conmover, conmocionar2) startle: asustar, sobresaltar3) scandalize: escandalizar4) : darle una descarga eléctrica ashock n1) collision, jolt: choque m, sacudida f2) upset: conmoción f, golpe m emocional3) : shock m (en medicina)5) sheaves: gavillas fpl6)shock of hair : mata f de pelon.• choque s.m.• conmoción s.f.• conmoción desagradable s.f.• golpe s.m.• greña s.f.• hacina s.f.• impacto (Física) s.m.• sacudida s.f.• shock s.m.• sobresalto s.m.• susto s.m.v.• chocar v.• conmover v.• sobresaltar v.ʃɑːk, ʃɒk
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1) ca) ( of impact) choque m, impacto m; (of earthquake, explosion) sacudida fb) ( electric shock) descarga f (eléctrica), golpe m de corrienteI got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente
2)a) u ( Med) shock mto be in (a state of) shock — estar* en estado de shock
b) u c (distress, surprise) shock m, impresión fto get a shock — llevarse un shock or una impresión
I nearly died of shock — por poco me muero del shock or de la impresión
he's in for a shock when he finds out — se va a llevar un shock cuando se entere; (before n) (journ)
a shock announcement — un anuncio sorprendente, un bombazo (fam)
c) ( scare) susto mwhat a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!
3) c ( bushy mass)
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transitive verb (stun, appal) horrorizar*; ( scandalize) escandalizar*, horrorizar*; ( scare) asustarmy mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa
2.
vi impactar, impresionar
I [ʃɒk]1. Nto come as a shock — resultar sorprendente or asombroso, causar estupefacción
it comes as a shock to hear that... — resulta sorprendente or asombroso saber que..., causa estupefacción saber que...
frankly, this has all come as a bit of a shock — con toda franqueza, para mí esto ha sido un duro golpe
to get a shock — llevarse or pegarse un susto
what a shock you gave me! — ¡qué susto me diste!, ¡me has asustado!
2) (lit) (=impact) sacudida f ; (fig) (=shakeup) choque m, sacudida fthe shock of the explosion was felt five miles away — la sacudida de la explosión se sintió a una distancia de cinco millas
it was a shock to the establishment — sacudió el sistema, fue un serio golpe para el sistema
3) (Elec) descarga fshe got a shock from the refrigerator — la nevera le dio una descarga or un calambre
4) (Med) shock m, postración f nerviosa•
to be suffering from shock, be in (a state of) shock — estar en estado de shock, padecer una postración nerviosa2. VT1) (=startle) sobresaltar, asustar2) (=affect emotionally) (=upset) conmover, chocar; (=offend) escandalizar3.VI causar escándalo, chocar4.CPDshock absorber N — (Aut) amortiguador m
shock jock * N — (esp US) presentador(a) polémico/a de coloquios radiofónicos abiertos al público
shock tactics NPL — (lit) (Mil) táctica fsing de choque; (fig) provocación f
to use shock tactics — (fig) recurrir a la provocación, provocar
shock therapy, shock treatment N — (Med) (also: electric shock treatment) tratamiento m por electrochoque
shock troops NPL — guardias mpl de asalto
shock wave N — onda f de choque
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[ʃɒk]N (also: shock of hair) mata f de pelo
III [ʃɒk] (Agr)1.N tresnal m, garbera f2.* * *[ʃɑːk, ʃɒk]
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1) ca) ( of impact) choque m, impacto m; (of earthquake, explosion) sacudida fb) ( electric shock) descarga f (eléctrica), golpe m de corrienteI got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente
2)a) u ( Med) shock mto be in (a state of) shock — estar* en estado de shock
b) u c (distress, surprise) shock m, impresión fto get a shock — llevarse un shock or una impresión
I nearly died of shock — por poco me muero del shock or de la impresión
he's in for a shock when he finds out — se va a llevar un shock cuando se entere; (before n) (journ)
a shock announcement — un anuncio sorprendente, un bombazo (fam)
c) ( scare) susto mwhat a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!
3) c ( bushy mass)
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transitive verb (stun, appal) horrorizar*; ( scandalize) escandalizar*, horrorizar*; ( scare) asustarmy mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa
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1. noun1) Schock, derI got the shock of my life — ich erschrak zu Tode
he's in for a [nasty] shock! — er wird eine böse Überraschung erleben!
3) (Electr.) Schlag, der4) (Med.) Schock, derbe in [a state of] shock — unter Schock[wirkung] stehen
2. transitive verb[electric] shock — Elektroschock, der
1)shock somebody [deeply] — ein [schwerer] Schock für jemanden sein
2) (scandalize) schockierenI'm not easily shocked — mich schockiert so leicht nichts
be shocked by something — über etwas (Akk.) schockiert sein
* * *I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) der Schock2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) der Schlag3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) der Stoß4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) der Schock2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) schockieren- academic.ru/66739/shocker">shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun* * *shock1[ʃɒk, AM ʃɑ:k]I. nbe prepared for a \shock mach dich auf etwas Schlimmes gefasstshe slowly recovered from the \shock of losing her husband sie erholte sich nur langsam von dem Schock, den der Verlust ihres Mannes für sie bedeuteteit was a \shock to see her look so ill es war erschreckend, sie so krank zu sehenthis gave me a \shock das hat mir einen Schock versetztthe \shock of one's life der Schock seines Lebensto give sb the \shock of their life jdn zu Tode erschreckenlook of \shock entsetzter Blicka \shock to the system eine schwierige Umstellungto come as a \shock ein Schock [o schwerer Schlag] seinto get a \shock einen Schock bekommenthe survivors were taken to hospital suffering from \shock die Überlebenden wurden mit einem Schock ins Krankenhaus eingeliefertin [a state of] \shock in einem Schockzustandto be in [a state of] \shock unter Schock stehen6.II. vt▪ to \shock sb jdn schockierenit \shocks him to hear women talking about sex es schockiert ihn, Frauen über Sex reden zu hörento \shock sb deeply [or profoundly] jdn zutiefst erschütternthe play is intended to \shock das Stück soll schockieren [o provozieren\shock defeat völlig unerwartete Niederlage; (frightening) erschreckendanother \shock fall in the value of the euro wieder ein erschreckender Kursverlust des Euroshock2[ʃɒk, AM ʃɑ:k]n\shock of hair [Haar]schopf m* * *I [ʃɒk]1. nthe shock killed him —
rabbits can die of shock — für ein or bei einem Kaninchen kann ein Schock tödlich sein
a feeling of shock spread through the town — Entsetzen nt verbreitete sich in der Stadt
it comes as a shock to hear that... — mit Bestürzung höre ich/hören wir, dass...
it gave me a nasty shock — es hat mir einen bösen Schreck( en) eingejagt
to get the shock of one's life — den Schock seines Lebens kriegen
I got the shock of my life when I heard... — ich dachte, mich trifft der Schlag, als ich hörte... (inf)
2. vt(= affect emotionally) erschüttern, bestürzen; (= make indignant) schockieren, schocken (inf)to be shocked by sth — über etw (acc) erschüttert or bestürzt sein; (morally) über etw (acc) schockiert or geschockt (inf) sein
he was shocked when they took his passport away — es hat ihn geschockt, dass man ihm den Pass abgenommen hat (inf)
to shock sb into doing sth — jdm eine solche Angst einjagen, dass er etw tut
to shock sb into action/out of his/her etc complacency — jdn zum Handeln/aus seiner Selbstzufriedenheit aufrütteln
3. vi(film, writer etc) schockieren, schocken (inf) IIn (AGR)Garbenbündel nt, Hocke f IIIn(Haar)schopf m* * *shock1 [ʃɒk; US ʃɑk]A s1. (heftiger) Stoß, Erschütterung f (auch fig des Vertrauens etc)the shock of the waves der Anprall der Wellenget the shock of one’s lifea) zu Tode erschrecken,b) sein blaues Wunder erleben umg;with a shock mit Schrecken;she is in (a state of) shock sie hat einen Schock;the news came as a (great) shock to him die Nachricht war ein (großer) Schock für ihn oder traf ihn (sehr) schwerto für)6. MEDc) plötzliche Lähmungd) umg Schlag(anfall) m7. PSYCH Schockreaktion fB v/t1. erschüttern, erbeben lassen2. fig schockieren, schocken:at, by über akk)shocked schockiert, entgeistert;I was shocked to hear zu meinem Entsetzen hörte ich4. jemandem einen Nervenschock versetzen5. jemandem einen (elektrischen) Schlag versetzen6. MED schocken, einer Schockbehandlung unterziehenC v/i MIL zusammenstoßen, -prallenshock2 [ʃɒk; US ʃɑk] AGRA s Mandel f, Hocke f, (aufgeschichteter) GarbenhaufenB v/t in Mandeln aufstellenshock3 [ʃɒk; US ʃɑk]B adj zottig:shock head Strubbelkopf m umg* * *1. noun1) Schock, derhe's in for a [nasty] shock! — er wird eine böse Überraschung erleben!
2) (violent impact) Erschütterung, die (of durch)3) (Electr.) Schlag, der4) (Med.) Schock, derbe in [a state of] shock — unter Schock[wirkung] stehen
2. transitive verb[electric] shock — Elektroschock, der
1)shock somebody [deeply] — ein [schwerer] Schock für jemanden sein
2) (scandalize) schockierenbe shocked by something — über etwas (Akk.) schockiert sein
* * *n.Betroffenheit f.Erschütterung f.Schlag -¨e m.Schock -s m.Stoß ¨-e m. v.erschüttern v. -
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{ʃɔk}
I. 1. удар, тласък, сблъскване, разтърсване, сътресение
electric SHOCK електрически удар
to get an electric SHOCK хваща ме ток
earthquake SHOCKs (земни) трусове
to collide/clash with a mighty SHOCK сблъсквам се със страшна сила
SHOCK absorber тех. амортисъор, буфер
2. псих. шок
3. сътресение, удар, уплаха
to give someone a SHOCK стряскам/потрисам/разтърсвам/ужасявам някого
to have/get a SHOCK изплашвам се, бивам потресен/разтърсен, прен. удар, загуба, вреда
4. attr ударен
SHOCK therapy/treatment мед. шокова терапия
SHOCK troops воен. ударни части
SHOCK tactics воен. тактика на внезапни удари (и прен.)
SHOCK wave ударна вълна
II. 1. потрисам, ужасявам, поразявам
2. отвращавам, погнусявам, възмущавам, шокирам
to be SHOCKed at възмутен съм от
3. причинявам шок/електрически удар
4. ряд. сблъсквам се
III. n кръстец
IV. v нареждам на кръстци
V. n рошава/чорлава/сплъстена коса (и SHOCK of hair)
SHOCK head рошава глава, рошлъо* * *{shъk} n 1. удар; тласък; сблъскване; разтърсване; сътресение; e(2) {shъk} v 1. потрисам, ужасявам, поразявам; 2. отвращавам, по{3} {shъk} n кръстец.{4} {shъk} v нареждам на кръстци.{5} {shъk} n рошава/чорлава/сплъстена коса (и shock of hair); shock head* * *шок; стряскам; удар; травма; трус; потрисам;* * *1. attr ударен 2. earthquake shocks (земни) трусове 3. electric shock електрически удар 4. i. удар, тласък, сблъскване, разтърсване, сътресение 5. ii. потрисам, ужасявам, поразявам 6. iii. n кръстец 7. iv. v нареждам на кръстци 8. shock absorber тех. амортисъор, буфер 9. shock head рошава глава, рошлъо 10. shock tactics воен. тактика на внезапни удари (и прен.) 11. shock therapy/treatment мед. шокова терапия 12. shock troops воен. ударни части 13. shock wave ударна вълна 14. to be shocked at възмутен съм от 15. to collide/clash with a mighty shock сблъсквам се със страшна сила 16. to get an electric shock хваща ме ток 17. to give someone a shock стряскам/потрисам/разтърсвам/ужасявам някого 18. to have/get a shock изплашвам се, бивам потресен/разтърсен, прен. удар, загуба, вреда 19. v. n рошава/чорлава/сплъстена коса (и shock of hair) 20. отвращавам, погнусявам, възмущавам, шокирам 21. причинявам шок/електрически удар 22. псих. шок 23. ряд. сблъсквам се 24. сътресение, удар, уплаха* * *shock[ʃɔk] I. n 1. удар, блъсване; разтърсване, разклащане; \shock of earthquake, earthquake \shock земен трус; the \shock of a blow ( an explosion) силата на удар (експлозия); \shock absorption тех. амортизация, поглъщане на сътресения, вибрации и под.; 2. удар, шок, стрес; сътресение, смущение; уплаха, уплашване, изплашване; to have ( get) a \shock потресен съм; to give s.o. a \shock потрисам, засягам чувствата на; a \shock horror story сензационна, шокираща история; \shock horror! ирон. какъв ужас! не може да бъде! 3. attr ударен; \shock troops воен. ударни части; \shock tactics воен. тактика на внезапни удари; II. v 1. потрисам, поразявам, ужасявам; 2. отвращавам, погнусявам; 3. възмущавам, шокирам, скандализирам; to be \shocked бивам възмутен (by, at); 4. поет. сблъсквам се; III. shock n кръстец; IV. v правя снопи на кръстци; V. shock n рошава (чорлава, непригладена) коса; a \shock of hair гъста (сплетена, сплъстена) коса; прен. грива; \shockhead рошава глава, рошльо. -
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1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) eléctrico2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) electrizanteelectric adj eléctricoSe refiere a algo que es producido por la electricidad, que transmite la electricidad o funciona con ellatr[ɪ'lektrɪk]1 eléctrico,-a2 figurative use electrizante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLelectric blanket manta eléctricaelectric blue azul nombre masculino eléctricoelectric chair silla eléctricaelectric field campo eléctricoelectric fire estufa eléctricaelectric guitar guitarra eléctricaelectric storm tormenta eléctricaelectric [i'lɛktrɪk] adj2) thrilling: electrizante, emocionanteadj.• eléctrico, -a adj.ɪ'lektrɪk[ɪ'lektrɪk]electric bill — (AmE) cuenta f or recibo m de la electricidad or (fam) de (la) luz
1.ADJ [appliance, current, motor] eléctricothe atmosphere was electric — (fig) el ambiente era electrizante, el ambiente estaba cargado de electricidad
2.CPD [blanket, cooker, fire, guitar, mixer, organ] eléctricoelectric bill N — (US) factura f or (Sp) recibo m de la electricidad
electric blue N — azul m eléctrico
electric chair N — silla f eléctrica
electric charge N — carga f eléctrica
electric eel N — anguila f eléctrica
electric eye N — célula f fotoeléctrica
electric fence N — valla f electrificada, cercado m electrificado
electric field N — campo m eléctrico
electric kettle N — hervidora f de agua eléctrica
electric light N — luz f eléctrica
electric ray N — (Zool) torpedo m
electric shock N — (from wire, socket) descarga f eléctrica; (from static electricity) calambre m
electric shock treatment N — tratamiento m por electrochoque
electric storm N — tormenta f eléctrica
electric window(s) N (PL) — (Aut) elevalunas m inv eléctrico
* * *[ɪ'lektrɪk]electric bill — (AmE) cuenta f or recibo m de la electricidad or (fam) de (la) luz
См. также в других словарях:
electric shock — n 1) SHOCK (3) 2) ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY * * * the immediate effects produced by the passage of an electric current through any part of the body, e.g., painful stimulation of nerves or tetanic contractions of muscles … Medical dictionary
electric shock — electric shocks N COUNT If you get an electric shock, you get a sudden painful feeling when you touch something which is connected to a supply of electricity … English dictionary
electric shock — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden discharge of electricity through a part of the body … English terms dictionary
Electric shock — Electrocute redirects here. For the band, see Electrocute (band). An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human s body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current through the muscles or hair. The minimum current a… … Wikipedia
electric shock — noun 1. the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture (Freq. 1) they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks • Hypernyms: ↑corporal punishment, ↑torture, ↑torturing 2. trauma caused by the passage of electric current through… … Useful english dictionary
electric shock — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ massive (esp. BrE), powerful, severe, strong ▪ mild, small … OF ELECTRIC SHOCKS ▪ series … Collocations dictionary
electric shock — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms electric shock : singular electric shock plural electric shocks a sudden flow of electricity going through your body that causes pain and sometimes death … English dictionary
electric shock therapy — n ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY … Medical dictionary
electric shock treatment — n ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY … Medical dictionary
electric shock therapy — noun or electric shock treatment also electric shock or electric therapy : electroshock therapy … Useful english dictionary
electric shock treatment — noun see electric shock therapy … Useful english dictionary