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I . jolt [ʤəʊlt] N

1. jolt (sudden jerk):

jolt

sunek m

2. jolt (shock):

jolt

pretres m

his self-confidence took a sudden jolt

nenadoma se je zamajala njegova samozavest

to wake up with a jolt

planiti iz spanja

II . jolt [ʤəʊlt] VB trans

1. jolt (jerk):

jolt

pretresati [perf pretresti]

the train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards

vlak se je nepričakovano ustavil in vrglo nas je naprej

I was jolted awake by a sudden pain

iz spanja me je vrgla nepričakovana bolečina

2. jolt fig (shake):

jolt relationship

jolt relationship conscience

3. jolt fig (shock):

to jolt sb into action

spodbuditi koga k delovanju

to jolt sb out of his/her lethargy

zbuditi koga iz letargije

III . jolt [ʤəʊlt] VB intr

jolt vehicle:

jolt

poskakovati [perf poskočiti]

Usage examples with jolt

to jolt sb into action

spodbuditi koga k delovanju

his self-confidence took a sudden jolt

nenadoma se je zamajala njegova samozavest

to wake up with a jolt

planiti iz spanja

to jolt sb out of his/her lethargy

zbuditi koga iz letargije

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Did one just quietly open one's eyes and return to the meeting, or did you jolt awake and maybe spill something hot in the process? en.wikipedia.org

His artificial glass eye was once jolted out of its socket when he was tackled. en.wikipedia.org

Another theory was that patients were somehow jolted out of their mental illness. en.wikipedia.org

There was a jolt as the rudder hit the stop, but it was light enough so there was no jamming. en.wikipedia.org

A well-trained fulgar can use small jolts of electricity to paralyze, or even control, whatever they are touching. en.wikipedia.org

Ali continued to take heavy punishment to the body, and occasionally a hard jolt to the head. en.wikipedia.org

It was my first real jolt about what it means to be black. en.wikipedia.org

Likewise, it had an on-air irreverence that could jolt you without warning. en.wikipedia.org

Once the alterations are complete, the subject's new personality is cemented with a massive jolt of electricity. en.wikipedia.org

Among multitude of other uses, it is used in electrical generators or electric motors to avoid jolts when changing a load. en.wikipedia.org

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