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He felt this full well, and staggered beneath the shock, stunned by the words that appeared on that strip of blue paper, reading them again and again till he ended by understanding them.Il le sentit bien, il chancela sous le choc, hébété devant ce petit papier bleu, le relisant, finissant par comprendre.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
And for the last time a shock came to Pierre's heart on the lovely evening when he visited the Villa Medici.Puis, une dernière fois, il eut une secousse au cœur, le beau soir où il visita la villa Médicis.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Neither does the shock nor the friction seem to determine the preliminary operations necessary to produce a reaction propagated from point to point, as in the decomposition of iodide of nitrogen, for instance.Le choc ou le frottement ne semblent pas non plus déterminer le travail préliminaire nécessaire à une réaction qui se propagerait ensuite de proche en proche, comme dans la décomposition de l'iodure d'azote par exemple.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Of course, momentum and energy are conserved when crossing the shockBien entendu, la masse, la quantité de mouvement et l'énergie se conservent au cours de la traversée du choc.Lequeux, James / The Interstellar MediumLequeux, James / Le milieu interstellaireLe milieu interstellaireLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS EditionsThe Interstellar MediumLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS Editions, Paris, France© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Embryos are especially sensitive to mechanical shock (physical agitation) at certain developmental stages.Les embryons sont particulièrement vulnérables aux chocs mécaniques (agitation) à certains stades de leur développement.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012
The first touch of the soil gave him a shock; life seemed to rebound within him and to set him for a moment erect, with expanding frame, while he drew long breaths.Ce premier contact de la terre lui donnait une secousse, un redressement de vie, qui le planta un instant debout, grandissant, soupirant.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
What a shock for those unhappy ones!Quelle secousse pour ces misérables !Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
At the same time, the most sceptical among them experience a shock of delight whenever a marquis or a count deigns to honour them with a stiff salutation.D’ailleurs, les plus sceptiques d’entre eux reçoivent une violente commotion de joie chaque fois qu’un marquis ou un comte veut bien les honorer d’un léger salut.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
He didn't get it, but he's dead all the same—died of shock when he saw his macaroni with its legs in the air. Heart seizure, so the doc' said.Il n’a rien eu, mais il est tout de même mort d’saisissement quand il a vu son macaroni les jambes en l’air ; un spasme du cœur, qu’a dit le toubib.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Aristide had received quite a shock in his dark corner.Aristide, dans son trou noir, venait d’avoir un éblouissement.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
A frightful contraction passed over her face, and she experienced such a shock that Therese thought she was about to bound to her feet and shriek, but she fell backward, rigid as iron.Une effrayante contraction passa sur son visage, et elle éprouva une telle secousse, que Thérèse crut qu'elle allait bondir et crier. Puis, elle retomba dans une rigidité de fer.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
The direct effect is a positive shock to aggregate demand; the relative-price effect crowds out net exports and thus dampens the direct effect.Ce renchérissement fait directement augmenter la demande globale, mais l'effet de prix relatifs joue en sens inverse en réduisant les exportations nettes.© 1995 - 2010, Bank of Canadahttp://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/ 30.11.2009
In the background, around the seductive shock of ivory balls, a crowding circle of spectators emits classical pleasantries.Dans le fond, le choc des billes d’ivoire attire et tasse un cercle de spectateurs d’où s’exhalent des plaisanteries classiques.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
At the first shock, the building quivered and cracked.L'église, sous ce premier choc, craqua.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
I struck wildly, but with success. The lance-blade glinted from the head of my weapon. Its shaft passed me; and our bodies met with a shock that caused us both to reel upon the very edge of the cliff.Heureusement la pointe rencontra le fer de ma hache; la lance détournée passa derrière moi, et nos corps se rencontrèrent avec une violence qui nous fit rouler tous deux au bord du précipice.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
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Collocations
shock absorber
amortisseur
shock hazard
électrocution
shock front
front de choc
shock wave
onde de choc
shock absorbing device
appareil amortisseur de chute
thermal shock
choc thermique
thermal shock
coup de chaleur
compression shock
onde de choc
hydraulic shock absorber
amortisseur hydraulique
sensitive to shock
sensible au choc
electric shock treatment
électrochoc
electric shock
électrochoc
heat shocks
choc thermique
Exogenous Shocks Facility
Facilité de protection contre les chocs exogènes
Word forms
shock
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | shock | shocks |
Possessive case | shock's | shocks' |
shock
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | shocked |
Imperative | shock |
Present Participle (Participle I) | shocking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | shocked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shock | we shock |
you shock | you shock |
he/she/it shocks | they shock |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am shocking | we are shocking |
you are shocking | you are shocking |
he/she/it is shocking | they are shocking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have shocked | we have shocked |
you have shocked | you have shocked |
he/she/it has shocked | they have shocked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been shocking | we have been shocking |
you have been shocking | you have been shocking |
he/she/it has been shocking | they have been shocking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shocked | we shocked |
you shocked | you shocked |
he/she/it shocked | they shocked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was shocking | we were shocking |
you were shocking | you were shocking |
he/she/it was shocking | they were shocking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had shocked | we had shocked |
you had shocked | you had shocked |
he/she/it had shocked | they had shocked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been shocking | we had been shocking |
you had been shocking | you had been shocking |
he/she/it had been shocking | they had been shocking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will shock | we shall/will shock |
you will shock | you will shock |
he/she/it will shock | they will shock |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be shocking | we shall/will be shocking |
you will be shocking | you will be shocking |
he/she/it will be shocking | they will be shocking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have shocked | we shall/will have shocked |
you will have shocked | you will have shocked |
he/she/it will have shocked | they will have shocked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shocking | we shall/will have been shocking |
you will have been shocking | you will have been shocking |
he/she/it will have been shocking | they will have been shocking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would shock | we should/would shock |
you would shock | you would shock |
he/she/it would shock | they would shock |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be shocking | we should/would be shocking |
you would be shocking | you would be shocking |
he/she/it would be shocking | they would be shocking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have shocked | we should/would have shocked |
you would have shocked | you would have shocked |
he/she/it would have shocked | they would have shocked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been shocking | we should/would have been shocking |
you would have been shocking | you would have been shocking |
he/she/it would have been shocking | they would have been shocking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am shocked | we are shocked |
you are shocked | you are shocked |
he/she/it is shocked | they are shocked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being shocked | we are being shocked |
you are being shocked | you are being shocked |
he/she/it is being shocked | they are being shocked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been shocked | we have been shocked |
you have been shocked | you have been shocked |
he/she/it has been shocked | they have been shocked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was shocked | we were shocked |
you were shocked | you were shocked |
he/she/it was shocked | they were shocked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being shocked | we were being shocked |
you were being shocked | you were being shocked |
he/she/it was being shocked | they were being shocked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been shocked | we had been shocked |
you had been shocked | you had been shocked |
he/she/it had been shocked | they had been shocked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be shocked | we shall/will be shocked |
you will be shocked | you will be shocked |
he/she/it will be shocked | they will be shocked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shocked | we shall/will have been shocked |
you will have been shocked | you will have been shocked |
he/she/it will have been shocked | they will have been shocked |