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shocks

/ʃɑks/

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noun

Choc

A sudden, heavy impact.

Examples :

"The train hit the buffers with a great shock."

Le train a heurté les tampons avec un choc violent.

physics sensation

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noun

Discontinuité, choc

A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.

Examples :

"Simple Sentence: "The simulations showed shocks forming in the air flow as the spacecraft entered the atmosphere, causing sudden changes in pressure and temperature." "

Les simulations ont montré la formation de chocs dans le flux d'air lorsque le vaisseau spatial est entré dans l'atmosphère, entraînant des changements soudains de pression et de température.

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verb

Choquer, bouleverser

To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.

Examples :

"The disaster shocked the world."

La catastrophe a choqué le monde.

emotion mind sensation

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verb

Choquer, électrocuter

To give an electric shock to.

Examples :

"The faulty wiring in the old lamp sometimes shocks you when you touch the metal base. "

Le câblage défectueux de l'ancienne lampe vous électrocute parfois lorsque vous touchez le socle métallique.

energy sensation electric technology

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verb

Choquer, heurter

To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.

Examples :

"The car shocked the cyclist, sending him flying into a ditch. "

La voiture a heurté le cycliste, l'envoyant voler dans un fossé.

action event disaster

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noun

Gerbes, meule

An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.

Examples :

"After cutting the wheat, the farmer arranged the sheaves into shocks in the field to dry in the sun. "

Après avoir coupé le blé, le fermier a arrangé les gerbes en meules dans le champ pour les faire sécher au soleil.

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noun

Un choc

A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.

Examples :

"The dockworker tallied the shipment: five shocks of flaxseed arrived from Riga this morning. "

Le dockeur a compté l'expédition : cinq chocs de graines de lin sont arrivés de Riga ce matin.

amount business number commerce

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noun

Touffe, mèche

(by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.

Examples :

"His head boasted a shock of sandy hair."

Sa tête arborait une touffe de cheveux blonds.

nature plant body

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noun

Un petit chien aux longs poils hirsutes, en particulier un caniche ou un spitz ; un chien de compagnie hirsute

A small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.

Examples :

"The elderly woman was often seen walking her two shocks in the park, tiny fluffy dogs trotting happily beside her. "

On voyait souvent la vieille dame promener ses deux petits chiens duveteux dans le parc, trottinant joyeusement à ses côtés.

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verb

Mettre en meule, mettre en gerbe

To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.

Examples :

"to shock rye"

Mettre du seigle en gerbes.