Translations for „shocking“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

shocking [ˈʃɒkɪŋ, Am ˈʃɑ:k-] ADJ

1. shocking accident, news:

shocking

wstrząsający

2. shocking esp Brit inf memory, weather:

shocking

okropny

I . shock¹ [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] N

1. shock (surprise):

shock

szok m

2. shock t. MED, GEO:

shock

wstrząs m

to come as a shock fig

być wstrząsem [lub zaskoczeniem]

3. shock (electric shock):

shock

porażenie nt

I just got a shock

przed chwilą poraził mnie prąd

II . shock¹ [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] VB trans

to shock sb

wstrząsać [perf wstrząsnąć] kimś

to shock sb

szokować [perf za-] kogoś

shock² [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] N no pl

shock of hair:

shock

czupryna f

culture shock N no pl

culture shock

szok m kulturowy

electric shock N

electric shock

porażenie nt prądem

shell-shock N a. fig inf

shell-shock

wstrząs m (spowodowany przeżyciami wojennymi)

shock absorber N AUTO

shock absorber

amortyzator m

shock therapy, shock treatment N no pl

shock therapy

terapia f wstrząsowa

shock wave N

shock wave

fala f uderzeniowa

to send [or spread] shock waves

wywoływać [perf wywołać] falę uderzeniową

Usage examples with shocking

he delights in shocking his audience

on uwielbia szokować swoją publiczność

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I think that what might be so shocking about these unshaved celebs is that society has an image of a woman who doesn't shave.

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They live hand-to-mouth, always just a step or two ahead of destitution, and their interpersonal relationships are unorthodox and shocking by the standards of their society and times.

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For people who make purchases with the digital money, checkout time can be a shocking experience.

money.usnews.com

Their report was so shocking that its publication would be well-nigh ruinous to our export trade in meat.

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It's a shocking and disheartening turn of events for one of the more intriguing metal bands of the '90s.

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Shocking footage of the aftermath of the crash shows desperate passersby trying to rescue the boy from the top-deck.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It would be shocking to find out that the free-range chicken you bought was actually battery farmed.

www.telegraph.co.uk

A high school girl is discovered dead on a rooftop in town, shocking the residents and pressuring the incompetent police to find the killer.

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But are we inured, nowadays, to anything that would have been shocking back in the swinging '60s?

news.nationalpost.com

So the off chance of being "caught" in a shower shouldn't be shocking.

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