shocking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shocking in the English»Serbian Dictionary

shock·ing ['ʃɒkɪŋ] ADJ

1. shocking (distressing):

shocking

potresan

shocking

šokantan

shocking

frapantan

2. shocking esp Am (surprising):

shocking

iznenađujući

3. shocking (offensive):

shocking

grozan

shocking

strašan

shocking crime

strašan zločin

4. shocking esp Brit inf (appallingly bad):

shocking

katastrofalan

shocking weather

očajan

my memory is shocking

imam izuzetno slabo pamćenje

I.shock¹ [ʃɒk] N

1. shock (unpleasant surprise):

shock

zaprepašćenje nt

shock

šok m

prepare yourself for a shock

spremi se za šok

to give sb the shock of his/her life

na smrt preplašiti nekoga

a shock to the system

šok za organizam

to come as a shock

potresti

2. shock inf (electric shock):

shock

strujni udar m

3. shock no pl (serious health condition):

shock

šok m

to be in [a state of] shock

biti u stanju šoka

4. shock no pl (impact):

shock

udar m

Phrases:

shock, horror! iron

užas i katastrofa! iron

II.shock¹ [ʃɒk] VB trans

shock

potresti // potresati

shock

šokirati perf i imperf

shock

frapiran perf i imperf

to shock sb deeply

duboko potresti nekoga

III.shock¹ [ʃɒk] VB intr

shock

potresti // potresati

shock (deeply)

šokirati perf i imperf

IV.shock¹ [ʃɒk] ADJ attr esp Brit, Aus (surprising)

shock

šokantan

shock

potresan

shock² [ʃɒk] N

shock of hair

čupava kosa

'shock wave N

1. shock wave PHYS:

shock wave

udarni talas m

2. shock wave fig:

the news sent shock waves through the financial world

vest je izazvala potres u svetu finansija

'shock troops N pl

shock troops

jurišne jedinice f

'shock thera·py N, 'shock treat·ment N

shock therapy

šok-terapija f

'shock ab·sorb·er N AUTO

shock absorber

amortizer m

'shell shock N no pl

shell shock

ratna trauma f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

with mild shock/surprise

blago šokiran/iznenađen

receive blow, shock

doživeti // doživljavati

shocking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

prepare yourself for a shock

spremi se za šok

to give sb the shock of his/her life

na smrt preplašiti nekoga

a shock to the system

šok za organizam

to come as a shock

potresti

to be in [a state of] shock

biti u stanju šoka

the shock turned her hair grey overnight

kosa joj je posedela preko noći od šoka

shocking crime

strašan zločin

my memory is shocking

imam izuzetno slabo pamćenje

I hadn't prepared myself for such a shock

nisam se bio pripremio za takav udarac

to register disappointment/shock/surprise

pokazati nezadovoljstvo/šokiranost/iznenađenost

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

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

nsfw.bigbrothernetwork.com

Often brutal and shocking, the matter-of-fact style makes them appear more hard-hitting than using a sensationalist style.

en.wikipedia.org

Some early accounts blamed a gas lamp, as people tried to make sense of the shocking tragedy amid old and new technology, but the church was not equipped with gas.

en.wikipedia.org

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

money.usnews.com

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.

www.racked.com

In a shocking act of savagery, she says he set fire to a bowl of nail polish remover while her hand was in it.

www.sundayworld.com

The crafty veteran outlasted the competition on a shocking no stop strategy to win.

en.wikipedia.org

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

news.nationalpost.com

Her slide show included her negative comments about black women wearing natural hairstyles in the workplace, calling them shocking, inappropriate, and political.

en.wikipedia.org