shock treatment in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shock treatment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

attr electric shock treatment

electrochoque m

attr electric shock treatment

electroshock m

attr electric shock treatment

tratamiento m de electrochoque

attr electric shock treatment

tratamiento m de electroshock

Translations for shock treatment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

treatment [Am ˈtritmənt, Brit ˈtriːtm(ə)nt] N U or C

1.1. treatment (handling):

treatment (of person, animal, object)

trato m

the treatment they received at the hands of the guards

el trato que recibieron de parte de los guardias

what have I done to deserve such treatment?

¿qué he hecho yo para merecer este trato or para que me traten de esta manera?

her treatment of her children

la manera como trata a sus hijos

her treatment of her children

el trato que les da a sus hijos

he is given preferential treatment

se le da un trato preferente or preferencial

the furniture has had some rough treatment

se les ha dado un muy mal trato a los muebles

1.2. treatment (handling):

treatment (of subject, idea)

tratamiento m

I resented her treatment of the issue

no me gustó el tratamiento que le dio al asunto

his treatment of the human form

la manera como trata la figura humana

this question deserves fuller treatment

este asunto merece ser tratado con mayor profundidad

2. treatment (of metal, fabric, waste):

treatment

tratamiento m

to get/give sb the (full) treatment , I got the full treatment from him

se desvivió por atenderme

she got the full treatment from the boss for her mistake

el jefe le dijo de todo por haberse equivocado inf

those thugs certainly gave him the treatment

esos matones le dieron una buena paliza

we were given the full treatment: luxury accommodation, champagne …

nos trataron a cuerpo de rey: alojamiento de lujo, champán …

3. treatment MED:

treatment

tratamiento m

I'm having or undergoing medical treatment

estoy en or bajo tratamiento médico

attr treatment room

sala f de tratamiento

attr treatment room

sala f de curas Spain

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

shock treatment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shock treatment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

treatment [ˈtri:tmənt] N

1. treatment no pl:

treatment

trato m

to get rough treatment from sb

recibir un mal trato de alguien

to give sb the treatment inf

hacer sufrir a alguien

special treatment

tratamiento m especial

2. treatment MED:

treatment

tratamiento m

to respond to treatment

responder al tratamiento

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

The use of aversives was developed as a less restrictive alternative to practices prevalent in mental institutions at the time such as shock treatment, hydrotherapy, straitjacketing and frontal lobotomies.

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We saw parents living every step of their child's routine from the auditorium, twitching maniacally as if they were undergoing shock treatment.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The only safe use of ozone generators is in unoccupied rooms, utilising shock treatment commercial ozone generators that produce over 3000 mg of ozone per hour.

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It looks like he felt that giving her unnecessary shock treatment was proper retribution.

www.cinemablend.com

This experiment proved electric shock treatment to cure human patients diagnosed with specific diseases.

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With that kind of shock treatment, prisoners soon begin to talk.

www.irishcentral.com

Later she gets shock treatment but its unsuccessful.

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Founded in 1969, it has a long history of opposing psychiatric practices such as lobotomy, electric shock treatment and the use of mood-altering drugs.

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As a last resort, they gave me shock treatment.

www.vancouverobserver.com

These individuals can be induced to spawn by thermal shock treatment.

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