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choquer

Pronunciation: /ʃɔ.ke/

“choquer” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to hit, to collide
  2. to shock (surprise, startle)
  3. to offend, to anger (especially in reflexive)

In French

  1. Donner un choc, heurter.
  2. Se rencontrer et combattre, en parlant de troupes.
  3. Offenser.
  4. Déplaire.
  5. Contrevenir à; être contraire à, en parlant des choses de la morale et de l’esprit.
  6. Relâcher une manœuvre. ( Réduire la tension sur un cordage pour éviter sa rupture)
  7. Laisser le vent écarter une voile de la coque.
  8. Mettre en colère, fâcher.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chocquer (“to clash in battle, shock, offend, hurt”), from Old French choquer (“to strike against”) and Picard chuquier, çuker (“to collide in battle, knock”), both of Germanic origin, possibly from Frankish *skokkōn. Cognate with Old High German scoc (“jolt, shock, swing”), Middle High German schucken, schocken (“to hit, bump, deliver a blow to”), Middle Dutch…

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