chócala in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chócala in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.chocar VB intr

1.1. chocar (colisionar):

chocar

to crash

chocar

to collide

los trenes chocaron de frente

the trains collided o crashed head-on

los dos coches chocaron en el puente

the two cars crashed o collided on the bridge

cuatro coches chocaron en el cruce

there was a collision at the crossroads involving four cars

nunca he chocado CSur

I've never had an accident o a crash

chocar con algo vehículo:

to collide with sth

el expreso chocó con un tren de mercancías

the express collided with o ran into o hit a freight train

chocar con alg. persona:

to run into sb

chocar con alg. persona:

to collide with sb

chocó con el árbitro

he ran into o collided with the referee

chocar contra algo/alg.

to run o crash into sth/sb

chocaron contra un árbol

they crashed o ran into a tree

el tren chocó contra los topes

the train crashed into o ran into the buffers

el balón chocó contra el poste

the ball hit the goalpost

la lluvia chocaba contra los cristales

the rain lashed against the windows

las olas chocaban contra el espigón

the waves crashed against the breakwater

1.2. chocar (entrar en conflicto) (chocar con alg./algo):

chocó con el gerente

he clashed with the manager

chocó con el gerente

he had a run-in with the manager inf

es tan quisquilloso que choca con todo el mundo

he's so touchy he falls out o clashes with everyone

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo

this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

1.3. chocar (chocar con algo) un problema/un obstáculo:

chocaron con la oposición de los habitantes de la zona

they met with o came up against opposition from local people

2.1. chocar (causar impresión, afectar):

chocar (+ me/te/le etc)

to shock

le chocó la noticia de que se habían divorciado

he was very shocked to hear that they had divorced

le chocó la noticia de que se habían divorciado

it came as a real shock to him to hear that they had divorced

me chocó que invitara a todos menos a mí

I was taken aback that he invited everybody except me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera

he was taken aback by the reception he was given

2.2. chocar (escandalizar):

chocar

to shock

me chocó que dijera esa palabrota

I was shocked o it shocked me to hear him use that word

3. chocar inf (irritar, molestar):

chocar Col Mex Ven (+ me/te/le etc)

to annoy

chocar Col Mex Ven (+ me/te/le etc)

to bug inf

me choca que me trate así

I can't stand it o it really annoys me when he treats me like that

me choca que me trate así

it really gets me o bugs me when he treats me like that inf

me choca todo este tramiterío

all this red tape really annoys me

me choca todo este tramiterío

all this red tape really gets me inf

II.chocar VB trans

1. chocar copas:

chocar

to clink

chocarla estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron Mex inf

they had fallen out but they've made it up again now inf

¡chócala! o ¡choca esos cinco! inf

put it there! inf

¡chócala! o ¡choca esos cinco! inf

give me five! inf

2. chocar LatAm vehículo:

te lo presto pero no me lo vayas a chocar

I'll lend it to you but you'd better not crash it o have a crash

al estacionar choqué el auto del vecino

as I was parking I ran into o hit my neighbor's car

III.chocarse VB vpr

1. chocarse Col (en un vehículo):

chocarse

to have a crash

chocarse

to have an accident

2. chocarse Col inf (molestarse):

chocarse

to get annoyed

Translations for chócala in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I got 83% — snap! (so did I)

yo saqué un 83% — ¡chócate esa or chócatela or chócala (, yo también)!

let's shake on it

¡chócala(s)! inf

stick it there! Am

¡chócala! inf

chócala in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chócala in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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let's shake on it

chócala inf

put it there! (shake hands)

¡chócala!