shocker (redirected from shockers)

shock·er  (shkr)

n.

One that startles, shocks, or horrifies, as a sensational story or novel.

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shocker [ˈʃɒkə]

n Informal

1. a person or thing that shocks or horrifies

2. a sensational novel, film, or play

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shocker - a shockingly bad person bad person - a person who does harm to others
	2.	shocker - a sensational message (in a film or play or novel) subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about

Translations

shocker [ˈʃɒkəʳ] N

1. it's a shocker → es horrible, es un desastre
he's a shocker → es un sinvergüenza

2. (Literat) (= cheap book) → novelucha f

shocker [ˈʃɒkə^r] n

(news)
The news was a real shocker to him → Il a vraiment été choqué par cette nouvelle.

(book) → livre m à sensation; (film) → film m à sensation

(mistake) → erreur f grossière
shock-horror shock horror [ˌʃɒkˈhɒrə^r]

modif (= sensational) [story] → à sensation; [headlines] → qui cherche à choquer

excl (humorous) → quelle horreur!

shocker

n (inf) → Reißer m (inf), → Schocker m (inf); he told me a shocker about conditions in jail → er erzählte mir eine Schauergeschichte über die Zustände im Gefängnis; it’s a shocker → das haut einen um (inf); I have a shocker of a cold → ich habe eine grausige (inf) → or entsetzliche Erkältung; he’s a shocker → er ist ein ganz Schlimmer (hum)

shocker [ˈʃɒkəʳ] n (fam) it was a real shocker → è stata una vera bomba

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shocker [ˈʃɒkəʳ] n (fam) it was a real shocker → è stata una vera bomba