What does choque in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word choque in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use choque in Spanish.

The word choque in Spanish means crash, collision, clash, skirmish, clash, crash, collide, find strange, be at odds, bug, needle, bumper car, culture shock, pile up, head-on collision, head-on collision, in a state of shock, shock therapy, knock-down treatment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word choque

crash, collision

nombre masculino (golpe violento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El choque destrozó mi coche.
The crash (or: collision) wrote off my car.

clash

nombre masculino (disputa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El choque entre las dos bandas rivales era inevitable.
The clash between rival gangs was inevitable.

skirmish, clash

nombre masculino (combate pequeño)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hubo un pequeño choque en la frontera de los dos países.
There was a small skirmish (or: clash) on the border of both countries.

crash, collide

verbo intransitivo (topar violentamente)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Dos camiones chocaron en la autopista. La motocicleta chocó contra el semáforo.
Two trucks collided on the motorway. The motorbike crashed into the traffic light.

find strange

(resultar extraño)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A Marta le chocó que su hija no la llamara al volver a casa.
Marta found it strange that her daughter didn't call her when she she got home.

be at odds

verbo intransitivo (no estar de acuerdo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi madre y yo chocamos constantemente.
My mother and I are at odds all the time.

bug, needle

(CO, EC: informal (resultar molesto) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me chocan los chistes tontos de Rodrigo.
Rodrigo's stupid jokes bug me.

bumper car

locución nominal masculina (atracción mecánica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fuimos al parque de diversiones y jugamos en los autos de choque.
We went to the amusement park and played in the bumper cars.

culture shock

(roce entre culturas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando Ernesto se mudó a Japón, experimentó un choque cultural al cual le costó adaptarse.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The foreign exchange student experienced a culture shock when he learned that the dress code of his new school was so different from that of schools in his home country.

pile up

locución nominal masculina (de muchos vehículos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

head-on collision

(un auto, de frente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

head-on collision

(dos autos, de frente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in a state of shock

locución preposicional (aturdido)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

shock therapy

locución nominal masculina (psicológico, psiquiátrico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Afortunadamente, ya no se realizan tratamientos de choque en este país.
Fortunately, shock therapy is no longer performed in this country.

knock-down treatment

locución nominal masculina (a una piscina) (cleaning, pest control)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hicimos un tratamiento de choque en la piscina para mantenerla limpia.
We carried out a knock-down treatment in the pool to keep it clean.

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