el
masculine
/tʃok/
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Translation
shock (medical or emotional)
Word origin
A loanword from English 'shock', which came through French choc from choquer ('to collide, to strike').
- Origin
- English
- Root
- shock
- English cognates
- shock
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralshocks
Examples
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The news caused him a strong emotional shock.
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The patient arrived at the hospital in a state of shock.
cambiada.
It was a shock to see the city so changed.
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Are you still in shock over what happened?
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The doctors treated the shock before operating.
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