tampon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tampon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shock tactics N npl

shock tactics

tácticas fpl de choque

Translations for tampon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tactic [Am ˈtæktɪk, Brit ˈtaktɪk] N

tactic

táctica f

tactics [ˈtaktɪks] N U MIL

tactics + sing or pl vb

táctica f

I.shock¹ [Am ʃɑk, Brit ʃɒk] N

1.1. shock C:

shock (of impact)

choque m

shock (of impact)

impacto m

shock (of earthquake, explosion)

sacudida f

1.2. shock C:

electric shock

descarga f (eléctrica)

electric shock

golpe m de corriente

I got a shock

me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente

I got a shock

me dio corriente

I got a shock

me dio (un) calambre

2.1. shock U MED:

shock

shock m

to be in (a state of) shock

estar en estado de shock

they were taken to hospital suffering from shock

los llevaron al hospital en estado de shock

2.2. shock U or C (distress, surprise):

shock

shock m

shock

impresión f

to get a shock

llevarse un shock or una impresión

I nearly died of shock

por poco me muero del shock or de la impresión

the shock of her death

el shock or el golpe de su muerte

the news came as no great shock to us

la noticia no nos sorprendió demasiado

he's in for a shock when he finds out

se va a llevar un shock cuando se entere

shock, horror! Brit hum

¡qué horror!

shock, horror! Brit hum

¡horror de horrores!

attr a shock announcement

un anuncio sorprendente

attr a shock announcement

un bombazo inf

2.3. shock (scare):

shock

susto m

to get a shock

llevarse un susto

what a shock you gave me!

¡qué susto me diste or me pegaste!

3. shock MOTOR inf → shock absorber

II.shock¹ [Am ʃɑk, Brit ʃɒk] VB trans

1. shock:

shock (stun, appal)

horrorizar

shock (scandalize)

escandalizar

shock (scandalize)

horrorizar

shock (scare)

asustar

he was shocked by what he saw

quedó horrorizado or impactado con lo que vio

he was shocked by what he saw

quedó choqueado con lo que vio Chil

the country was shocked by the news of his death

la noticia de su muerte sacudió or conmocionó al país

my mother is easily shocked

mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa

it shocked me into being more careful

me asustó realmente y ahora tengo más cuidado

2. shock MED:

to be shocked

sufrir un shock

III.shock¹ [Am ʃɑk, Brit ʃɒk] VB intr

shock

impactar

shock

impresionar

See also shock absorber

shock absorber [Am ˈʃɑk əbˌzɔrbər, Brit] N

shock absorber

amortiguador m

shock² [Am ʃɑk, Brit ʃɒk] N FARM

shock

gavilla f

shock³ [Am ʃɑk, Brit ʃɒk] N (bushy mass)

a shock of hair

una mata de pelo

tampon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tampon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tactic [ˈtæktɪk] N

tactic(s)

táctica f

tactics [ˈtaktɪks] N + sing vb MIL

tactics

táctica f

I.shock¹ [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] N

1. shock (unpleasant surprise):

shock

conmoción f

shock

batata f CSur

the shock of my life inf

el susto de mi vida

look of shock

mirada f de asombro

to give sb a shock

dar un disgusto a alguien

2. shock inf (electric shock):

shock

descarga f

3. shock MED:

shock

shock m

to die from shock

morir de la impresión

4. shock (impact):

shock of explosion, earthquake

sacudida f

Phrases:

shock, horror! iron

¡qué horror!

II.shock¹ [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] VB trans

1. shock (appal):

shock

horrorizar

2. shock (scare):

shock

asustar

III.shock¹ [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] VB intr

shock

impactar

shock² [ʃɒk, Am ʃɑ:k] N

shock of hair:

shock

mata f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She has thrived on cartoonish controversy but shock tactics suffer from diminishing returns, you have to keep upping the ante before the shock wears off.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Gone are the shock tactics, the womanising, even the sleeping pills.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It's easy to assume that she's using shock tactics to titillate her readers.

www.stuff.co.nz

A great series undercut by the worst kind of shock tactics.

metro.co.uk

We don't need to use various shock tactics and savvy strategies within our services to attract more congregants.

www.christiantoday.com

They don't need to go for cheap shock tactics or dodgy "edgy" stuff.

www.independent.co.uk

Creative directors call it pushing the envelope of the medium, others call it blatant shock tactics.

www.geek.com

The shock tactics work much better than just sending out generic warnings, say researchers.

www.thesun.ie

In the process, they have taken traditional protest methods, such as civil disobedience, shock tactics and mass coordinated action, to new levels of effectiveness.

newamericamedia.org

He looked to gain attention to them by shock tactics.

en.wikipedia.org