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1 scandalize
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2 scandalize
verb (to shock or horrify: Their behaviour used to scandalize the neighbours.) scandaliser -
3 scandalize
scandaliser, choquer;∎ he was scandalized by what she said il a été scandalisé par ses propos;∎ she's easily scandalized elle se scandalise ou s'indigne vite -
4 scandalise
verb (to shock or horrify: Their behaviour used to scandalize the neighbours.) scandaliser -
5 shock
shock [∫ɒk]1. noun• he got such a shock when he heard that... il a eu un tel choc en apprenant que...• I got such a shock! j'en étais tout retourné ! (inf)• her shock at the idea that... son sentiment d'horreur à l'idée que...d. ( = medical condition) choc m• to be in shock or suffering from shock être en état de choc2. adjective[news, decision] surprise4. compounds* * *[ʃɒk] 1.1) ( psychological) choc mto get ou have a shock — avoir un choc
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
he's in for a nasty (colloq) shock — il va avoir un sacré (colloq) choc
to express one's shock — ( indignation) exprimer son indignation; ( amazement) exprimer sa surprise
shock! horror! — journ ou hum scandale épouvantable!
2) Medicine état m de choc3) Electricity décharge f4) ( impact) ( of collision) choc m; ( of earthquake) secousse f; ( of explosion) souffle m6) (colloq) (also shock absorber) amortisseur m2. 3. -
6 appal
(scandalize) choquer, scandaliser; (horrify) horrifier;∎ she was appalled at or by the very thought l'idée même l'horrifiait;∎ I'm appalled! c'est un scandale! -
7 shock
shock [ʃɒk]1 noun(a) (surprise) choc m, surprise f;∎ she got a shock when she saw me again ça lui a fait un choc de me revoir;∎ what a shock you gave me! qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait peur!∎ that comes as no shock to me ça ne m'étonne pas;∎ it's all been a bit of a shock for us tous ces événements nous ont bouleversés;∎ the shock killed him, he died of the shock le choc l'a tué;∎ the news of his death came as a terrible shock to me la nouvelle de sa mort a été un grand choc pour moi;∎ it came as a shock to the system to see her ex again after ten years ça lui a fait un choc de revoir son ex au bout de dix ans;∎ getting up at 6 a.m. every morning/moving to Poland came as a shock to the system ça m'a fait un sacré changement de me lever à six heures tous les matins/de partir vivre en Pologne;(c) Electricity décharge f (électrique);∎ to get a shock recevoir ou prendre une décharge (électrique);∎ I got a nasty shock from the toaster j'ai pris une sacrée décharge en touchant le grille-pain(d) (impact → of armies, vehicles) choc m, heurt m; (vibration → from explosion, earthquake) secousse f∎ to be in (a state of) shock, to be suffering from shock être en état de choc;∎ postoperative shock choc m post-opératoire∎ a shock of hair une tignasse(measures, argument, headline) choc (inv); (attack) surprise (inv); (tactics) de choc; (result, defeat, decision) inattendu;∎ to use shock tactics employer la manière forte∎ I was shocked to hear that she had left j'ai été stupéfait d'apprendre qu'elle était partie;∎ she was deeply shocked by her daughter's death elle a été profondément bouleversée par la mort de sa fille(b) (offend, scandalize) choquer, scandaliser;∎ his behaviour shocked them son comportement les a choqués ou scandalisés;∎ a book that shocked the public un livre qui a fait scandale;∎ she is easily shocked elle se choque facilement;∎ I'm not easily shocked, but that book… il en faut beaucoup pour me choquer, mais ce livre…∎ to shock sb into action secouer qn pour qu'il/elle agisse;∎ to shock sb into doing sth secouer qn jusqu'à ce qu'il/elle fasse qch;∎ the news reports shocked them out of their apathy les bulletins d'information les ont fait sortir de leur torpeur(d) Electricity donner une secousse ou un choc électrique à►► shock absorber amortisseur m;American familiar shock jock = animateur ou animatrice de radio au ton irrévérencieux et provocateur;shock therapy, shock treatment Medicine (traitement m par) électrochoc m, sismothérapie f; figurative traitement m de choc;Military shock troops troupes fpl de choc
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