Usage examples of "shock" in English with translation to French

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Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate. L'obscénité est tout ce qui se trouve choquer un quelconque magistrat âgé et ignorant.
It gave me quite a shock. Ça m'a fait un vrai choc.
It was a great shock to me. Ce fut un gros choc pour moi.
She will get over the shock soon. Elle récupèrera du choc bientôt.
He's in a state of shock. Il est en état de choc.
It's a huge shock to me. C'est pour moi un énorme choc.
She's in a state of shock. Elle est en état de choc.
Her death was a great shock to me. Ce fut un grand choc pour moi lorsqu'elle mourut.
It took him several weeks to recover from the shock. Ça lui a demandé plusieurs semaines pour se remettre du choc.
I expect him to get over the shock of his failure. J'ai l'espoir qu'il se remettra du choc de son échec.
The daughters recuperated from the shock of the death of their father. Les filles se remettaient du choc de la mort de leur père.
The shrapnel from an explosion is usually more dangerous than the shock wave. Les éclats d'une explosion sont généralement plus dangereux que l'onde de choc.
I was quite shocked by this. Je fus tout à fait choqué par cela.
Companies with diversified holdings tend to weather economics shocks better. Les sociétés disposant d'actifs diversifiés tendent à mieux encaisser les chocs économiques.
I was shocked about John's death. Je fus choqué par la mort de John.
She was shocked when she heard his story. Elle était choquée quand elle a entendu l'histoire.
I was more than a little shocked by this. Je fus plus qu'un peu choqué par cela.
I was more than a little shocked at this. Je fus plus qu'un peu choqué par cela.
Had he heard the news, he might have been shocked. S'il avait entendu les nouvelles, il aurait pu être choqué.
The man glanced at the news program and was shocked. L'homme jeta un coup d'oeil aux actualités et fut choqué.
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