shock troops in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shock troops in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shock troops N npl

shock troops

tropas fpl de asalto

shock troops

tropas fpl de choque

Translations for shock troops in the Spanish»English Dictionary

fuerzas de choque

shock troops

Translations for shock troops in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.troop [Am trup, Brit truːp] N

1.1. troop:

troop (unit)

compañía f

troop (of cavalry)

escuadrón m

1.2. troop (of Scouts):

troop

tropa f

1.3. troop (of people):

troop inf

tropel m

troops of people were arriving

la gente llegaba en tropel or en masa

2. troop <troops, pl > (soldiers):

our troops

nuestras tropas

500 troops

500 soldados

II.troop [Am trup, Brit truːp] VB intr + adv compl

they trooped past the coffin

desfilaron ante el féretro form

to troop in/out

entrar/salir en tropel or en masa

III.troop [Am trup, Brit truːp] VB trans

troop → Official Birthday

to troop the colour Brit

desfilar con la bandera

See also Official Birthday

Official Birthday Info

Official Birthday

Es el segundo sábado de junio, día en que se celebra el cumpleaños del monarca inglés, aunque no es el día de su nacimiento. Se conmemora con Trooping the Colour, un desfile militar ante el monarca, y con la publicación de una Honours List, los Birthday Honours.

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 troops in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shock troops in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shock troops N pl

shock troops

tropas f pl de asalto

Translations for shock troops in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.troop [tru:p] N

1. troop pl MIL:

troop

tropas f pl

cavalry troop

escuadrón m de caballería

2. troop (of people):

troop

grupo m

II.troop [tru:p] VB intr

to troop in/out

entrar/salir en tropel

III.troop [tru:p] VB trans

to troop the colour Brit

presentar la bandera

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

They served as imperial shock troops, and took on special tasks as well as battlefield assistance roles when needed.

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The best of the mahalli were formed into units called grup-i zarbati (shock troops), semi-mobile groups that acted as reserve forces for the defense of several strongholds.

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On land, they are hunters, miners, and foresters, and also fight as shock troops.

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Early cavalry were employed as shock troops, needed to punch holes into the enemy lines to allow infantry to dig through, isolate pockets and eliminate them.

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Tactically, the pezhetairoi were best used as a strong defensive line, rather than as shock troops.

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Historians are uncertain when the use of heavy cavalry in the form of mounted shock troops first occurred, but the technique had become widespread by the mid-12th century.

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They set an early example of what shock troops could be like.

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As with the knights, they served as the shock troops of the cavalry.

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Light infantry acting as shock troops lead the army, followed by heavy infantry as the main body of the army.

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On the battlefield, they make good shock troops.

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