Conmoción in english
Shock
pronunciation: ʃɑk part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ʃɑk part of speech: noun
In gestures
conmoción = riot ; hype, the ; jolt ; tumult ; stir ; convulsion ; hoopla ; spin ; commotion ; shake ; fret ; fluster ; drama.
Example: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Example: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Example: The automation of the catalogue was the single most disconcerting jolt to hit modern libraries up to that time.Example: This volume of essays looks to the formative processes that have shaped human relations in the midst of this century's tumult of wars, revolutions, and international confrontation.Example: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Example: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Example: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Example: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Example: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Example: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.Example: The voice that caused such a fret wasn't even recognizable but it continued to scream and scream and scream.Example: Despite her fluster, she pressed on with the matter that had brought her there.Example: All this drama is really about trying to find a way to mollify the insurgents in their party and get them to back off of attempts to shut the government down.more:
» causar conmoción = cause + a ripple ; send + ripples through ; send + shockwaves .
Example: The last issue of The JEP was in August 2002 and Turner says the new issue of JEP is tied together by a subject that hardly caused a ripple then -- Google. Example: The specter of a far-left comeback, even in this comparatively small state, has sent ripples through the German political system. Example: The decision for the UK to leave the EU will send shockwaves through the UK steel industry.» conmoción cerebral = concussion .
Example: Concussions are common, particularly if you play a contact sport such as football.» sufrir una conmoción cerebral = concuss .
Example: He was concussed after suffering a bad fall at his house.