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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdie Nation schockieren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee nah-tsyon shok-ee-ren
"Die unerwarteten Wahlen schockierten die Nation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause a significant emotional or psychological impact on a large group of people within a nation.
"The unexpected election results shocked the nation." - 2
To provoke a strong reaction or response from the public or government.
"The scandal involving the politician shocked the nation and led to protests."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'shock the nation' combines 'shock,' derived from the Old French 'eschoquer,' meaning to collide or strike, and 'nation,' from the Latin 'natio,' meaning birth or race. The term evolved in the 20th century to describe events or actions that cause widespread surprise or outrage across a country.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shock-the-Nation" is said worldwide
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choquer la nation
Transliteration: shoké la nasyon
"Les résultats inattendus ont choqué la nation."
die Nation schockieren
Transliteration: dee nah-tsyon shok-ee-ren
"Die unerwarteten Wahlen schockierten die Nation."
scioccare la nazione
Transliteration: shok-kah-reh lah nah-tsyo-neh
"I risultati inaspettati hanno scioccato la nazione."
impactar a la nación
Transliteration: im-pak-tar ah lah nah-syon
"Los resultados inesperados impactaron a la nación."
chocar a nação
Transliteration: sho-kar ah nah-sao
"Os resultados inesperados chocaram a nação."
राष्ट्र को झटका देना
Transliteration: Rashtr ko jhatka dena
"अप्रत्याशित चुनाव परिणामों ने राष्ट्र को झटका दिया।"
震惊国家
Transliteration: zhèn jīng guó jiā
"意外的选举结果震惊了国家。"
국가를 충격에 빠뜨리다
Transliteration: gukgareul chung-gyeoge ppatturida
"예상치 못한 선거 결과가 국가를 충격에 빠뜨렸다."
国を衝撃する
Transliteration: kuni o shōgeki suru
"予想外の選挙結果が国を衝撃した。"
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