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English
Noun
choque (plural choques)
- Obsolete form of shock.
Verb
choque (third-person singular simple present choques, present participle choquing, simple past and past participle choqued)
- Obsolete form of shock.
French
Pronunciation
Verb
choque
- inflection of choquer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Galician
Verb
choque
- inflection of chocar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French choc (“shock”).
Noun
choque m (plural choques)
- collision, shock (sudden, heavy impact)
- Synonyms: batida, colisão, impacto
- shock (something so surprising that it is stunning)
- electric shock (sudden burst of electric energy through something or someone)
- Synonym: choque elétrico
- (medicine) circulatory shock (inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements)
- Synonym: choque circulatório
- (military) a collision of troops
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
choque
- inflection of chocar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoke/
- Rhymes: -oke
- Syllabification: cho‧que
Etymology 1
Deverbal from chocar.
Noun
choque m (plural choques)
- collision
- Synonym: colisión
- accident
- Synonyms: accidente, desgracia
Derived terms
Verb
choque
- inflection of chocar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English shock.
Noun
choque m (plural choques)
- shock (medical emergency)
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