jolt

jolt
‹əult
1. verb
1) (to move jerkily: The bus jolted along the road.) traquetear
2) (to shake or move suddenly: I was violently jolted as the train stopped.) sacudir

2. noun
1) (a sudden movement or shake: The car gave a jolt and started.) sacudida
2) (a shock: He got a jolt when he heard the bad news.) choque
jolt1 n
1. sacudida / golpe
the train stopped with a jolt el tren se detuvo bruscamente
2. susto / sorpresa
a picture fell off the wall gave me quite a jolt un cuadro se descolgó de la pared y me dio un susto
jolt2 vb dar una sacudida / dar tumbos
the train jolted and stopped el tren dio una sacudida y se paró
jolt
tr[ʤəʊlt]
noun
1 sacudida
2 (fright) susto
transitive verb
1 sacudir
intransitive verb
1 dar tumbos
transitive verb
1 figurative use dar un choque a
I was jolted out of my daydreams by a loud noise un fuerte ruido me sacó de mis ensoñaciones
he was jolted into action by the terrible news la terrible noticia hizo que se pusiera en acción
jolt ['ʤo:lt] vi
jerk: dar tumbos, dar sacudidas
jolt vt
: sacudir
jolt n
1) jerk: sacudida f brusca
2) shock: golpe m (emocional)
jolt
n.
choque s.m.
sacudida s.f.
sacudimiento s.m.
traqueteo s.m.
v.
empujar v.
sacudir v.
traquetear v.

I
1. dʒəʊlt
intransitive verb

the cart jolted along the path — el carro iba traqueteando or dando tumbos por el camino

the train jolted, and I spilled my coffee — el tren dio or pegó una sacudida y se me derramó el café


2.
vt

the sudden stop jolted me out of my seat — el frenazo repentino me hizo salir disparado del asiento

she jolted his arm — le movió el brazo

this jolted him out of his inertia — esto lo sacudió, sacándolo de su inercia


II
noun sacudida f

she awoke with a jolt — se despertó sobresaltada

[dʒǝʊlt]
1.
N (=jerk) sacudida f ; (=sudden bump) choque m ; (fig) susto m

to give sb a jolt — (fig) dar un susto a algn

it gave me a bit of a jolt — me dio un buen susto

2.
VT [vehicle] sacudir; [+ person, elbow] empujar (ligeramente), sacudir (levemente); (fig) afectar mucho

to jolt sb into (doing) sth — mover a algn a hacer algo

to jolt sb out of his complacency — hacer que algn se dé cuenta de la necesidad de hacer algo

3.
VI [vehicle] traquetear, dar tumbos
* * *

I
1. [dʒəʊlt]
intransitive verb

the cart jolted along the path — el carro iba traqueteando or dando tumbos por el camino

the train jolted, and I spilled my coffee — el tren dio or pegó una sacudida y se me derramó el café


2.
vt

the sudden stop jolted me out of my seat — el frenazo repentino me hizo salir disparado del asiento

she jolted his arm — le movió el brazo

this jolted him out of his inertia — esto lo sacudió, sacándolo de su inercia


II
noun sacudida f

she awoke with a jolt — se despertó sobresaltada


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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