WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| jolt n | (jerking motion) | sacudida nf |
| | | golpe nm |
| | | sobresalto nm |
| | Ben sat bolt upright with a jolt when he heard the door open. |
| | Ben se sentó con una sacudida cuando escuchó que se abría la puerta. |
| jolt n | figurative (shock) | impresión nf |
| | The rejection came as a jolt to Gary. |
| | El rechazo fue una impresión para Gary. |
| jolt [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (by electricity) | dar una descarga a loc verb |
| | | sacudir a vtr + prep |
| | | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | 100 watts of electricity jolted Eric as he touched the wire. |
| | 100 vatios de electricidad le dieron una descarga a Eric tan pronto como tocó el cable. |
| jolt [sb/sth] vtr | (move with jerk) | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | | sacudir a vtr + prep |
| | Another train passenger stumbled and jolted Paula's arm, causing her to spill the cup of tea she was holding. |
| | The movement of the car over the stony track jolted the passengers. |
| | Otro pasajero tropezó y sacudió el brazo de Paula, haciendo que volcara la taza de té que estaba sosteniendo. |
| | El movimiento del coche en la carretera pedregosa sacudió a los pasajeros. |
| jolt [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (emotionally) (emocional) | impresionar a vtr + prep |
| | | impactar a vtr + prep |
| | | afectar a vtr + prep |
| | The news jolted Sarah, and she had to sit down. |
| | La noticia impresionó a Sarah, y tuvo que sentarse. |
| jolt⇒ vi | (move jerkily) | dar tumbos loc verb |
| | | moverse a sacudidas v prnl + loc adv |
| | The train jolted along the tracks. |
| | El tren daba tumbos por la vía. |