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1 shock
I 1. [ʃɒk]1) (psychological) shock m.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!
2) med. shock m.in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock
3) el. scossa f.to give sb. a shock — dare la scossa a qcn
4) (impact) (of collision) colpo m.; (of earthquake) scossa f.; (of explosion) urto m.6) colloq. shock absorber2.modificatore colloq. [ effect] shock; [decision, result] scioccanteII [ʃɒk]* * *I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.)2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.)3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.)4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.)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.)- shocker- shocking
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- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.)* * *I 1. [ʃɒk]1) (psychological) shock m.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!
2) med. shock m.in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock
3) el. scossa f.to give sb. a shock — dare la scossa a qcn
4) (impact) (of collision) colpo m.; (of earthquake) scossa f.; (of explosion) urto m.6) colloq. shock absorber2.modificatore colloq. [ effect] shock; [decision, result] scioccanteII [ʃɒk] -
2 shock-absorber
noun (a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps.) ammortizzatore -
3 jar
I [dʒɑː(r)]1) (jolt) colpo m., urto m. (anche fig.)2) (noise) suono m. discordante, stridore m.II 1. [dʒɑː(r)]1) (give shock to) scuotere [ person] (anche fig.)2) AE (spur)2.to jar sb. into action — spingere qcn. ad agire
1) [instrument, voice] stridere, produrre un suono discordanteto jar on sb. o sb.'s nerves — dare ai nervi a qcn
3) (clash) [ colours] stonare, stridere; [ note] stonare; [ opinions] discordare, contrastare, essere in conflittoIII [dʒɑː(r)]* * *I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.)II past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.)2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.)•- jarring* * *I [dʒɒː(r)] n II [dʒɒː(r)]1. vi(clash: sounds) stridereto jar (with) — (colours) stonare (con), (opinions) discordare (da)
2. vt3. n(jolt) scossa, scossone m fig colpo, scossone* * *jar (1) /dʒɑ:(r)/n.3 discordanza; stonatura; disarmonia; dissenso.jar (2) /dʒɑ:(r)/n.2 giara; orciojar (3) /dʒɑ:(r)/n.(to) jar /dʒɑ:(r)/A v. i.1 urtare emettendo un suono stridente; stridere: The brakes jarred as the car suddenly stopped, i freni stridettero quando l'automobile si fermò di botto2 dare ai nervi; urtare: His haughty tone jarred on my nerves, il suo tono altezzoso mi diede ai nervi; to jar on the ears, avere un suono sgradevole; urtare l'orecchio3 essere in stridente contrasto (con); stridere; stonare; fare a pugni; cozzare: Your tie jars with your shirt, la tua cravatta fa a pugni con la camicia; Their political ideas jar with mine, le loro opinioni politiche sono in netto contrasto con le mieB v. t.1 urtare ( provocando una scossa); far vibrare dolorosamente; scuotere; dare una scossa a: to jar one's knee, urtare dolorosamente il ginocchio3 (fig.) scuotere; scioccare: fui scosso dalla triste notizia.* * *I [dʒɑː(r)]1) (jolt) colpo m., urto m. (anche fig.)2) (noise) suono m. discordante, stridore m.II 1. [dʒɑː(r)]1) (give shock to) scuotere [ person] (anche fig.)2) AE (spur)2.to jar sb. into action — spingere qcn. ad agire
1) [instrument, voice] stridere, produrre un suono discordanteto jar on sb. o sb.'s nerves — dare ai nervi a qcn
3) (clash) [ colours] stonare, stridere; [ note] stonare; [ opinions] discordare, contrastare, essere in conflittoIII [dʒɑː(r)] -
4 ■ wear off
■ wear offA v. i. + avv.1 consumarsi; logorarsi; cancellarsi: The tread of my tyres has worn off, il battistrada delle mie gomme si è logorato; The inscription has worn off, l'iscrizione si è cancellata2 (fig.) dissiparsi; esaurirsi; svanire; ( di un dolore, ecc.) passare: The effect of the pill will soon wear off, l'effetto della pillola si esaurirà presto; The shock soon wore off, lo choc passò ben prestoB v. t. + avv.
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