| Traduções principais |
| shock n | (emotional) (emocional) | choque sm |
| | The shock of her father's death really hurt her. |
| | O choque com a morte de seu pai realmente a afligiu. |
| shock n | (medical condition) (medicina) | choque sm |
| | The patient is in shock from blood loss. |
| | O paciente está em choque por causa da perda de sangue. |
| shock n | (of explosion) (explosão) | choque sm |
| | | abalo sm |
| | The detonation of the charge caused a shock that could be felt miles away. |
| | A detonação da carga causou um abalo que pôde ser sentido a milhas de distância. |
| shock n | (of earthquake) (terremoto) | abalo sm |
| | The shock could be felt over many kilometres. |
| | O abalo pôde ser sentido por muitos quilômetros. |
| shock [sb]⇒ vtr | (emotional: upset) (emocional) | chocar vt |
| | The news of her father's death shocked her. |
| | A notícia da morte do pai dela chocou-a. |
| shock [sb] vtr | (scandalize) | escandalizar vt |
| | | chocar vt |
| | When the senator took off his trousers, he shocked the entire legislature. |
| | Quando o senador tirou suas calças, escandalizou todo o legislativo. |
Formas compostas:
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| absorb the shock v expr | (soften a physical impact) | absorver o choque expres v |
| | Egg boxes absorb the shock of shipping so the eggs don't crack. The pile of pillows would absorb the shock from the fall. |
| | Caixas de ovos absorvem o choque para que os ovos não quebrem. A pilha de travesseiros absorveria o choque da queda. |
| absorb the shock v expr | figurative (take in bad news) (más notícias) | absorver o choque expres v |
| | The telephone fell from her hand as she tried to absorb the shock of her father's death. I gave him a moment to absorb the shock from the bad news. |
| | O telefone caiu de sua mão enquanto ela tentava absorver o choque da morte de seu pai. Eu dei a ele um momento para absorver o choque das más notícias. |
| absorb the shock v expr | figurative (lessen a financial burden) | absorver o choque expres v |
| | My pension fund took a beating in the stock market crash, but at least I had bank certificates to absorb the shock. |
| come as a shock v expr | (news: be unexpected) (BRA) | pegar desprevenido expres v |
| | (POR) | apanhar desprevenido expres v |
| | (BRA, coloquial) | pegar de calças curtas expres v |
| | (POR) | apanhar de surpresa expres v |
| | Since you are always late to work, it should not come as a shock that you would get fired. |
| culture shock n | (anxiety in an unfamiliar culture) | choque cultural sm |
| | Moving from Chicago to a rural Mexican village was a real culture shock. |
| electric shock n | (electric current entering the body) (passagem de uma corrente elétrica através do corpo) | choque elétrico sm |
| | Touching a bare wire will give you an electric shock. |
| get a shock v expr | informal, figurative (be unpleasantly surprised) | levar um choque expres v |
| | | ficar chocado loc v |
| | I got a shock when I found your wife naked in my bed. |
| | Levei um choque quando encontrei sua esposa nua na minha cama. |
| get a shock v expr | informal (feel jolted by electrical current) (afetado por corrente elétrica) | levar (um) choque expres v |
| | I always get a shock when I touch a car. |
| | Eu sempre levo um choque quando toco num carro. |
| in shock adj | (body: weak from trauma) | em choque loc adj |
| | Patients who are in shock require immediate hospitalization. |
| in shock adj | (shocked, astounded) | em choque loc adj |
| | I'm still in shock after winning the lottery. |
insulin shock therapy,
shock therapy,
insulin coma therapy n | historical (psychiatric treatment) | terapia por choque insulínico loc sf |
| septic shock n | (condition caused by blood poisoning) | septicemia sf |
| | | choque séptico sm |
shell shock,
also UK: shellshock n | (psychiatry: war trauma) | trauma de guerra loc sm |
shell shock [sb],
shell-shock [sb] vtr | (act of war: cause trauma) (guerra) | traumatizar vt |
| shock absorber n | (makes vehicle ride more smoothly) | amortecedor sm |
| | Riding on this bumpy road is teeth-jarring without good shock absorbers. |
| shock and awe n | US (US military: use of extreme force) (EUA: exército, uso de força extrema) | choque e pavor sm |
| shock-resistant adj | (hard to break) | resistente a choques loc adj |
shock therapy,
shock treatment n | colloquial (electroconvulsive treatment) (tratamento eletroconvulsivo) | terapia de eletrochoque sf + prep + sm |
| | | tratamento por eletrochoque sm + prep + sm |
| Nota: Not used in technical contexts. |
| | The shock therapy did more harm than good. |
| shock therapy n | figurative (drastic measure or change) (figurado) | terapia de choque loc sf |
| shock wave n | (air pressure after explosion) (abalo sísmico) | onda sísmica sf + adj |
| | | abalo sísmico sm + adj |
| shock wave n | figurative, usually plural (violent disturbance) (perturbação violenta) | onda de choque sf |
| | | onda de violência sf |
| | The scandal sent shock waves through the whole community. |
| toxic shock syndrome n | (serious bacterial infection) (infecção bacteriana aguda) | síndrome do choque tóxico loc sf |
| | Toxic shock syndrome can prove fatal if not detected in time. |