Usage examples of "chocar" in Spanish with translation to English

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Él afirmó que vio el choque. He affirmed that he saw the crash.
Un camión chocó al perro. The dog was hit by a truck.
Va a recibir un choque al ver los resultados. She will be shocked when she get to know the results.
Los dos coches chocaron en la intersección. The two cars collided at the intersection.
Ayer me choqué con tu padre. I bumped into your dad yesterday.
Nunca olvidaré el sonido del choque. I'll never forget the sound the crash made.
Un auto chocó al perro. The dog was hit by a car.
Si tocas ese cable, te va a dar un choque. If you touch that wire, you'll get a shock.
Los egoístas no se encuentran, ellos chocan entre sí. Egoists do not meet, they collide with each other.
Oí un grito y luego un choque. I heard a shout and then a crash.
A ella casi la choca un auto. She was almost hit by a car.
Cualquier aparato eléctrico, si es usado inadecuadamente, puede potencialmente causar fuegos, choques eléctricos o lesiones personales. Any electrical device, if used improperly, has the potential for causing fire, electrical shock or personal injury.
Los coches chocaron el uno contra el otro. The cars crashed into each other.
Al anciano casi lo choca un auto. The old man was almost hit by a car.
El síndrome de París es una clase de choque cultural. Es un término psiquiátrico usado para describir a los extranjeros que empiezan a vivir en París seducidos por la imagen de la ciudad como centro de la moda, no se adaptan bien a las costumbres locales ni culturales, pierden su equilibrio mental y muestran síntomas parecidos a los de la depresión. The Paris syndrome is a type of culture shock. It's a psychiatric term used to describe foreigners who start living in Paris, drawn to the image of the city as a center of fashion, don't adapt well to the local customs and culture, lose their mental balance and exhibit symptoms close to depression.
Tom sabe quién chocó contra el coche de Mary. Tom knows who crashed into Mary's car.
El Titanic se chocó contra un iceberg. The Titanic hit an iceberg.
Anoche oí un choque cerca de las diez en punto. I heard a crash at about ten o'clock last night.
Al anciano lo chocó un vehículo, y fue llevado inmediatamente al hospital. The old man was hit by a car and was immediately taken to the hospital.
Tan pronto como oyó el choque, salió corriendo de su casa. As soon as he heard the crash, he rushed out of the house.
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