shock

I 1. [ʃok] noun

1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) abalo

2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) choque

3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) choque

4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) 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.) chocar

- shocker

- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun

(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) trunfa

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shock¹

[ʃɔk] n 1 choque, impacto, encontro, colisão. the walls stood the shock / os muros resistiram ao impacto. 2 distúrbio, abalo. I got the shock of my life / fiquei seriamente chocado. 3 Med choque, colapso. 4 coll paralisia. 5 golpe, desgosto, dissabor. 6 choque elétrico, descarga elétrica. 7 Mil ataque, choque de tropas. • vt 1 chocar-se, colidir, ir de encontro, abalar, bater. 2 surpreender, horrorizar, escandalizar, ofender, melindrar, ferir. he was shocked at or by her behaviour / ele ficou chocado com o comportamento dela. 3 dar choque elétrico.

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shock²

[ʃɔk] n meda: pilha de molhos de trigo ou milho no campo, montão de gavelas. • vt+vi juntar em medas, empilhar.

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shock³

[ʃɔk] n massa de pêlo ou de cabelo.