shocker
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shocker(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (thing that shocks)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el bombazo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
When it came, the verdict in the trial that has had the nation on tenterhooks was a shocker.Cuando se emitió, el veredicto del juicio que ha tenido a la nación en vilo fue un bombazo.
2. (colloquial) (thing of very poor quality)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el desastre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I advise you to give this movie a wide berth. It's a shocker.Les aconsejo que eviten a toda costa ver esta película, es un desastre.
3. (colloquial) (sensational work)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Demme's 1991 shocker "The Silence of the Lambs" is on tonight at 10 pm.Dan el peliculón de terror "El silencio de los inocentes" de Demme de 1991 esta noche a las 10 pm.
Her latest offering is a shocker you won't be able to put down.Su última creación es un gran libro de suspenso que no podrás parar de leer.
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