corn shock in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for corn shock in the English»French Dictionary

corn shock N Brit

corn shock

gerbe f de blé

Translations for corn shock in the English»French Dictionary

I.shock [Brit ʃɒk, Am ʃɑk] N

1. shock (psychological):

shock

choc m

to get or have a shock

avoir un choc

to give sb a shock

faire un choc à qn

the shock of seeing/hearing

le choc de voir/d'entendre

it came as a bit of a shock

cela m'a fait comme un choc

her death came as a shock to us

sa mort a été un choc pour nous

it's a shock to the system when…

c'est un vrai choc quand…

to recover from or get over the shock

surmonter le choc

a sense of shock

un choc

he's in for a nasty inf shock when he gets the bill

il va avoir un sacré choc quand il recevra la note inf

to express one's shock (indignation)

exprimer son indignation

to express one's shock (amazement)

exprimer sa surprise

his shock at their mistreatment

son indignation en apprenant leur mauvais traitement

her shock at her surprisingly good results

sa surprise en apprenant ses bons résultats

shock! horror! hum

scandale épouvantable!

minister's resignation shock!

coup de théâtre: le ministre démissionne!

minister's resignation shock! attr approach, effect

de choc

minister's resignation shock! announcement, decision, result

sidérant

2. shock MED:

shock

état m de choc

to be in (a state of) shock

être en état de choc

to go into shock

entrer en état de choc

to treat sb for shock

soigner qn en état de choc

in deep shock

en grave état de choc

to be suffering from shock

souffrir d'un choc

severe/mild shock

choc grave/léger

3. shock ELEC:

shock

décharge f

to get/receive a shock

prendre/recevoir une décharge

to give sb a shock

donner une décharge à qn

4. shock (physical impact):

shock (of collision)

choc m

shock (of earthquake)

secousse f

shock (of explosion)

souffle m

5. shock:

shock (of corn)

gerbe f

shock (of hair) fig

tignasse f

Phrases:

shock, a. shock absorber inf

amortisseur m

II.shock [Brit ʃɒk, Am ʃɑk] VB trans

shock (distress)

consterner

shock (scandalize)

choquer

III.shocked ADJ

shocked (distressed)

consterné

shocked (scandalized)

choqué

to be shocked at or by sth

être choqué or consterné par qc

to be shocked to hear or learn that…

être choqué or consterné d'apprendre que…

she's not easily shocked

on ne la choque pas facilement

corn [Brit kɔːn, Am kɔrn] N

1. corn (wheat):

corn

blé m

2. corn Am (maize):

corn

maïs m

3. corn (seed):

corn

grain m (de céréale)

4. corn MED (on foot):

corn

cor m

5. corn (in book, film etc):

corn inf, pej

mièvrerie f

to tread on sb's corns

froisser qn

corn shock in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for corn shock in the English»French Dictionary

I.shock¹ [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] N

1. shock (unpleasant surprise):

shock

choc m

it was a shock to the system!

ça m'a secoué!

to come as a shock to sb

bouleverser qn

to get a shock

être surpris

2. shock inf (electric shock):

shock

décharge f

3. shock no pl (health condition):

shock

état m de choc

to suffer from shock

souffrir d'un traumatisme

4. shock no pl (jarring):

shock

secousse f

II.shock¹ [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] VB trans

shock

choquer

shock² [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] N no pl

shock

tignasse f

corn¹ [kɔ:n, Am kɔ:rn] N

1. corn Brit (cereal):

corn

blé m

2. corn Am (maize):

corn

maïs m

3. corn Am inf (something trite):

corn

banalité f

corn² [kɔ:n, Am kɔ:rn] N

corn MED:

corn

cor m

Phrases:

to tread on sb's corns

toucher la corde sensible de qn