jolt

jolt  (jlt)

v. jolt·ed, jolt·ing, jolts

v.tr.

1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose.

2. To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.

3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow: "Now and then he jolted a nodding reader awake by inserting a witty paragraph" (Walter Blair).

4. To make suddenly active or effective: The remark jolted my memory.

5. To disturb suddenly and severely; stun: She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.

v.intr.

To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.

n.

1. A sudden jarring or jerking, as from a heavy blow or an abrupt movement. See Synonyms at collision.

2.

a. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.

b. The cause of such a feeling: The news came as a jolt.

3. A brief strong portion: a jolt of electricity; a jolt of whiskey.

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jolter n.

jolti·ly adv.

jolty adj.

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jolt [dʒəʊlt]

vb (tr)

1. to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle

2. to move in a jolting manner

3. to surprise or shock

n

1. a sudden jar or blow

2. an emotional shock

[probably blend of dialect jot to jerk and dialect joll to bump]

jolter  n

joltingly  adv

jolty  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jolt - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" jounce, jar, shock blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	2.	jolt - an abrupt spasmodic movement jerking, saccade, jerk movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	jolt - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion jar move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play" disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

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jolt

verb

1. jerk, push, shake, knock, jar, shove, jog, jostle The train jolted into motion.

2. surprise, upset, stun, disturb, astonish, stagger, startle, perturb, discompose He was momentarily jolted by the news.

noun

1. jerk, start, jump, shake, bump, jar, jog, lurch, quiver One tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.

2. surprise, blow, shock, setback, reversal, bombshell, thunderbolt, whammy (informal, chiefly U.S.), bolt from the blue The campaign came at a time when America needed such a jolt.

Translations

jolt [dʒəʊlt]

A. 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

B. 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

C. VI [vehicle] → traquetear, dar tumbos

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jolt [ˈdʒəʊlt]

n

(= rough movement) → cahot m, secousse f

(= shock) → choc m
to give sb a jolt → faire un choc à qn
with a jolt
I realized with a jolt that → Cela m'a fait un choc quand j'ai réalisé que ...

vt

(= knock) → cahoter, secouer

(= shock) → choquer

vi (= move suddenly) → tressauter

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jolt

vi (vehicle) → holpern, rüttelnd fahren; (= give one jolt) → einen Ruck machen; to jolt along → rüttelnd entlangfahren; to jolt to a halt → ruckweise anhalten

vt (lit) (= shake) → durchschütteln, durchrütteln; (once) → einen Ruck geben or versetzen (+dat); (fig) → aufrütteln; she was jolted awake → sie wurde wachgerüttelt; she was jolted back to reality → sie wurde mit einem Ruck wieder in die Wirklichkeit zurückgeholt; to jolt somebody out of his complacency → jdn aus seiner Zufriedenheit aufrütteln or reißen; to jolt somebody into doing something → jdn so aufrütteln, dass er/sie etw tut; it jolted him into action → das hat ihn aufgerüttelt

n

(= jerk) → Ruck m

(fig inf) → Schock m; he realized with a jolt … → mit einem Schlag wurde ihm klar, …; it gave me a jolt → das hat mir einen Schock versetzt

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jolt [dʒəʊlt]

1. vt (gen) → urtare (fig) → scuotere
to jolt sb into doing sth → spingere qn a fare qc

2. vi (vehicle) → sobbalzare
to jolt along → avanzare a sbalzi

3. n (jerk) → scossa, sobbalzo (fig) → colpo
it gave me a jolt (fig) → mi ha fatto venire un colpo

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jolt [dʒəʊlt]

1. vt (gen) → urtare (fig) → scuotere
to jolt sb into doing sth → spingere qn a fare qc

2. vi (vehicle) → sobbalzare
to jolt along → avanzare a sbalzi

3. n (jerk) → scossa, sobbalzo (fig) → colpo
it gave me a jolt (fig) → mi ha fatto venire un colpo

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jolt

v jolt [dʒəult]

1 to move jerkily The bus jolted along the road. stamp, skommel يُهَزهِز، يَرْتَج друсам drkotat bumpe holpern τραντάζομαι traquetear rappuma تکان تکان خوردن hytkyä avancer en cahotant לְהִיטַלטֵל हिलाना tresti, drmati döcög menyentak hrista; rykkja procedere a sobbalzi 揺れながら動く 덜커덩 흔들리다 kratytis kratīties (braucot) bergoncang voortschokken riste, skumpe, humpe telepać się sacudir a hurduca трястись hegať, natriasať sa poskakovati drmati skaka, skumpa โคลงเคลง sarsıla sarsıla gitmek 顛簸而行使顛簸 трясти(ся) دھچکا لگانا chạy xóc nảy lên 使颠簸

2 to shake or move suddenly I was violently jolted as the train stopped. hortend يَرْتَج فَجأة раздрусвам házet sebou ryste rütteln τινάζω, κουνώ απότομα sacudir raputama بطور ناگهانی تکان خوردن täristä secouer לְטַלטֵל धक्का, झटका stresti, prodrmati zökkent mengguncang rykkjast sballottare がたんと揺れる 갑자기 흔들리다 truktelėti kratīt; pagrūst terlambung-lambung schokken skake szarpnąć sacudir a zdruncina, a zgâlţâi подбросить hodiť (sebou), zatriasť stresti (se) cimati skaka om กระตุก sarsmak 突然搖晃震搖, 搖晃 струсонути; підкидати اچانک جھٹکا دینا xóc; lắc 震摇, 摇晃

n

1 a sudden movement or shake The car gave a jolt and started. skok, skommel, horte, skud, stoot, stamp هَزَّه، رَجَّه внезапен удар drcnutí ryk der Ruck τράνταγμα, απότομο τίναγμα sacudida raputus تکان tärähdys à-coup טִלטוּל פִּתאוֹמִי झटका trzaj zökkenés sentakan kippur scossone, sobbalzo 激しい動揺 급격한 동요 truktelėjimas grūdiens goncangan schok rykk, støkk szarpnięcie sacudidela hurducătură толчок myknutie tresljaj potres skakning, stöt, ryck การกระตุก sarsma, sarsıntı 突然搖晃震搖 тряска; штовхан دھچکا cái xóc; cái lắc 震摇

2 a shock He got a jolt when he heard the bad news. skok صَدْمَه шок otřes chok der Schock ξάφνιασμα, σοκ choque vapustus شوک järkytys choc הֶלֶם, זַעֲזוּע दुख šok sokk guncangan áfall colpo 精神的ショック 정신적 쇼크 šokas, sukrėtimas trieciens kejutan schok støt wstrząs sobressalto şoc потрясение otras šok šok chock ความรู้สึกตกใจ sarsıntı, şok 震驚 удар; потрясіння صدمہ sự choáng váng 震惊