shock current

I got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente

to 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)

what a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!

my mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa

to 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...

to get a shock — llevarse or pegarse un susto

she got a shock from the refrigerator — la nevera le dio una descarga or un calambre

• to be suffering from shock, be in (a state of) shock — estar en estado de shock, padecer una postración nerviosa

shock 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

I got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente

to 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)

what a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!

my mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa

to get o have a shock avere uno shock; to give sb. a shock provocare uno shock a o scioccare qcn.; her death came as a shock to us la sua morte ci ha scioccato; to recover from o get over the shock riprendersi da o superare uno shock; he's in for a nasty shock colloq. gli prenderà un colpo; to express one's shock (indignation) esprimere la propria indignazione; (amazement) esprimere il proprio stupore; shock! horror! — giorn. scherz. scandalo! orrore!

in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock

to get o have a shock avere uno shock; to give sb. a shock provocare uno shock a o scioccare qcn.; her death came as a shock to us la sua morte ci ha scioccato; to recover from o get over the shock riprendersi da o superare uno shock; he's in for a nasty shock colloq. gli prenderà un colpo; to express one's shock (indignation) esprimere la propria indignazione; (amazement) esprimere il proprio stupore; shock! horror! — giorn. scherz. scandalo! orrore!

in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock

I got the shock of my life — ich erschrak zu Tode

he's in for a [nasty] shock! — er wird eine böse Überraschung erleben!

[electric] shock — Elektroschock, der

I'm not easily shocked — mich schockiert so leicht nichts

be shocked by something — über etwas (Akk.) schockiert sein

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 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)

he is in for a shock! (inf) — der wird sich wundern (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)

[electric] shock — Elektroschock, der

be shocked by something — über etwas (Akk.) schockiert sein

to be suffering from shock ( MED) — być w szoku