culture shock in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.culture [Brit ˈkʌltʃə, Am ˈkəltʃər] N

II.culture [Brit ˈkʌltʃə, Am ˈkəltʃər] VB trans BIOL

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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

II.shock [Brit ʃɒk, Am ʃɑk] VB trans

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culture shock in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for culture shock in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for culture shock in the English»French Dictionary

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I.culture [ˈkʌltʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N a. BIOL

II.culture [ˈkʌltʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] VB trans BIOL

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II.shock1 [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] VB trans

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shock2 [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] N no pl

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What follows is culture shock, on both sides.
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The culture shock, high prices, and modern technology are amazing and overwhelming to them.
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To reduce the culture shock the government agency recreates life from decades ago.
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The teachers experience some culture shock at the different style of education, including the relative lack of age-based hierarchy at the school.
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It explores the conjunction of invocation, deep time, and culture shock.
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Adjusting to foreign etiquettes is a major complement of culture shock, providing a market for manuals.
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He describes the experience as a culture shock and very alienating.
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Simply put, culture shock appears as a result of a discreet decision by an individual to travel abroad.
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Many of the participants of those meetings still recall with sentiment the abstract situations caused by the huge bureaucracy and their culture shock.
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In fact, research has shown that both hosts and homestay students may exhibit symptoms of mild culture shock and must adjust accordingly.
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