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șoc
shock /ʃok/
noun#2971 most common
Also: jolt, impact
Example sentences
Am avut un șoc.
I had a shock.
Vestea a fost un șoc pentru mine.
The news was a shock for me.
Ea a intrat în șoc după accident.
She went into shock after the accident.
Prețurile au crescut brusc, provocând un șoc economic.
Prices rose suddenly, causing an economic shock.
Șocul cultural resimțit de imigranți poate dura luni de zile.
The culture shock felt by immigrants can last for months.
Autoritățile se pregătesc pentru șocurile petroliere care ar putea zdruncina economia globală.
Authorities are preparing for the oil shocks that could shake the global economy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | șocul | șocurile |
| Genitive | șocului | șocurilor |
| Accusative | șocul | șocurile |
| Vocative | șocule | șocurilor |
Word family
șocato shock, to stun
șocantshocking
șocatshocked
șocarethe act of shocking
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "șoc" from French "choc" in the modern period, as part of a wave of French loanwords that entered Romanian in the 19th century. The French word itself traces to the verb "choquer," meaning to collide or strike, which came into French from a Germanic source. The Romanian spelling was adapted to match local pronunciation, replacing the French "ch" sound with "ș."
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