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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 TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher 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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, 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 bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, 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 - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, 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 RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, 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 TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
" It is shocking! " cried she.– C'est impossible, à la fin! cria-t-elle.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, 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 RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, 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 - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, 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-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, 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 TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher 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.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011
« Cover yourself up, madame, for It is really shocking!Couvrez-vous, madame, car c'est impossible, vraiment!...Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, 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 TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher 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 TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher 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 | |
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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 |