electrocutar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- electrocute verb To kill someone using an electric shock.
- shock noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
- taser noun A handheld device that fires electrified darts or delivers a shock to temporarily disable a person.
Senses
electrocutar is used for these senses in English:
- electrocute (transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
- shock (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- taser (by extension) Any electroshock stun gun.
electrocute — full definition
- verb To kill someone using an electric shock.
- verb To give someone a severe (not necessarily fatal) electric shock.
shock — full definition
- noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
- noun A dangerous surge of electric current passing through the body.
- noun A life-threatening medical state in which the body can't circulate enough blood and oxygen.
- verb To surprise or upset someone strongly, or to offend their sense of decency.
- noun Short for shock absorber, the device that cushions a vehicle's suspension.