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"He's a shocking creature, isn't he, – this trader? so unfeeling! It's dreadful, really!"
«Quelle ignoble créature que ce marchand, n’est-ce pas? si dépourvu de cœur! c’est affreux!
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
The reader must imagine the horror that daughters would experience, at unexpectedly beholding the shocking spectacle that was placed before the eyes of Judith and Esther, as related in the close of the last chapter.
Le lecteur peut se figurer l’horreur que durent éprouver des filles à la vue inopinée de l’affreux spectacle qui s’offrit aux yeux de Judith et de Hetty, comme nous l’avons rapporté à la fin du chapitre précédent.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
It seems to me so shocking to see the precious hours of a man's life - the priceless moments that will never come back to him again - being wasted in mere brutish sleep.
Quoi de plus révoltant que la vue d’un homme abîmé dans un sommeil bestial, en train de perdre les précieux instants de son existence ?
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Although he really believed that great city of Paris to be the world's brain, entrusted with the task of preparing the future, he could not disguise from himself that with all its folly and shame and injustice it still presented a shocking spectacle.
Ah ! ce grand Paris, qu’il croyait sincèrement être le cerveau du monde, chargé d’enfanter l’avenir, quel spectacle abominable il donnait encore, tant de sottise, tant de honte, tant d’injustice !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Sicardot had already told her that the receiver had been shot; but at the mention of that sudden and shocking death, just as they were starting on that triumphal dinner, it seemed as if a chilling gust swept past her face.
Sicardot lui avait déjà conté la mort du receveur particulier; mais, rappelée au début de ce dîner triomphal, cette mort subite et affreuse lui fit passer un petit souffle froid sur le visage.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"I think it's shocking to hear you talk."
C’est chose choquante que de vous entendre!
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
" It is shocking! " cried she.
– C'est impossible, à la fin! cria-t-elle.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The colonel could not suppress a gesture of alarm, and dropping the cigar-case he hurriedly escaped; while the lady, flushing red and feeling offended, turned her head away as though he had been guilty of some shocking impropriety in her presence.
Il ne fut pas maître d'un geste de terreur, il rejeta l'étui et fila; tandis que la dame, rouge, blessée, tournait la tête, comme s'il avait commis sur sa personne une inconvenance.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Again he beheld the horrible filth which was tainting so many human beings, that shocking proof of the abominable social injustice which condemns the greater number to lead the joyless, breadless lives of accursed beasts.
Il revoyait de nouveau la saleté immonde où tant de créatures se gâtaient, cette abominable injustice sociale qui condamne le plus grand nombre à une existence de bêtes maudites, sans joie, sans pain.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
But she had learnt some shocking things about the uncle, and, if he did not do as she wished, she intended, once for all, to give him a bit of her mind.
Puis elle venait d'apprendre des choses monstrueuses sur l'oncle, et s'il n'était pas gentil, elle voulait lui dire une bonne fois sa façon de penser.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Scenes of blood and cruelty are shocking to our ear and heart.
Les scènes de meurtre et de supplice sont horribles à voir, et l’oreille n’en supporte pas le récit.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
On the other hand, as the Minister of Justice commented, it is shocking to hear that an accused could be acquitted of an offence for which consumption of alcohol is a required element, because he was too intoxicated to be guilty.
D'autre part, comme l'a fait remarquer le ministre de la Justice, il est révoltant de constater qu'un accusé pourrait être acquitté d'une infraction dont un élément requis est la consommation d'alcool, parce qu'il était trop ivre pour être coupable.
« Cover yourself up, madame, for It is really shocking!
Couvrez-vous, madame, car c'est impossible, vraiment!...
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Facts too shocking to be contemplated occasionally force their way to the public ear, and the comment that one often hears made on them is more shocking than the thing itself.
Des faits, trop pénibles pour que l’on veuille s’y arrêter, parviennent accidentellement à la connaissance du public, et les commentaires qui s’ensuivent sont à peine moins révoltants que les événements qui les provoquent.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
"What now? why, those folks have whipped Prue to death!" said Miss Ophelia, going on, with great strength of detail, into the story, and enlarging on its most shocking particulars.
–  Quelle iniquité?… ces misérables ont fait mourir Prue sous le fouet!» Et elle commença le récit avec vivacité, en insistant sur les détails.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet

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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
heat shocks
choc thermique
hydraulic shock absorber
amortisseur hydraulique
sensitive to shock
sensible au choc
electric shock treatment
électrochoc
electric shock
électrochoc
Exogenous Shocks Facility
Facilité de protection contre les chocs exogènes

Word forms

shock

verb
Basic forms
Pastshocked
Imperativeshock
Present Participle (Participle I)shocking
Past Participle (Participle II)shocked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shockwe shock
you shockyou shock
he/she/it shocksthey shock
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am shockingwe are shocking
you are shockingyou are shocking
he/she/it is shockingthey are shocking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have shockedwe have shocked
you have shockedyou have shocked
he/she/it has shockedthey have shocked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been shockingwe have been shocking
you have been shockingyou have been shocking
he/she/it has been shockingthey have been shocking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I shockedwe shocked
you shockedyou shocked
he/she/it shockedthey shocked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was shockingwe were shocking
you were shockingyou were shocking
he/she/it was shockingthey were shocking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had shockedwe had shocked
you had shockedyou had shocked
he/she/it had shockedthey had shocked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been shockingwe had been shocking
you had been shockingyou had been shocking
he/she/it had been shockingthey had been shocking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will shockwe shall/will shock
you will shockyou will shock
he/she/it will shockthey will shock
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be shockingwe shall/will be shocking
you will be shockingyou will be shocking
he/she/it will be shockingthey will be shocking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have shockedwe shall/will have shocked
you will have shockedyou will have shocked
he/she/it will have shockedthey will have shocked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been shockingwe shall/will have been shocking
you will have been shockingyou will have been shocking
he/she/it will have been shockingthey will have been shocking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would shockwe should/would shock
you would shockyou would shock
he/she/it would shockthey would shock
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be shockingwe should/would be shocking
you would be shockingyou would be shocking
he/she/it would be shockingthey would be shocking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have shockedwe should/would have shocked
you would have shockedyou would have shocked
he/she/it would have shockedthey would have shocked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been shockingwe should/would have been shocking
you would have been shockingyou would have been shocking
he/she/it would have been shockingthey would have been shocking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am shockedwe are shocked
you are shockedyou are shocked
he/she/it is shockedthey are shocked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being shockedwe are being shocked
you are being shockedyou are being shocked
he/she/it is being shockedthey are being shocked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been shockedwe have been shocked
you have been shockedyou have been shocked
he/she/it has been shockedthey have been shocked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was shockedwe were shocked
you were shockedyou were shocked
he/she/it was shockedthey were shocked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being shockedwe were being shocked
you were being shockedyou were being shocked
he/she/it was being shockedthey were being shocked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been shockedwe had been shocked
you had been shockedyou had been shocked
he/she/it had been shockedthey had been shocked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be shockedwe shall/will be shocked
you will be shockedyou will be shocked
he/she/it will be shockedthey will be shocked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been shockedwe shall/will have been shocked
you will have been shockedyou will have been shocked
he/she/it will have been shockedthey will have been shocked