shocker

shocker
noun (a very unpleasant person or thing: This headache is a real shocker.) der Graus
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shock·er
[ˈʃɒkəʳ, AM ˈʃɑ:kɚ]
n (fam)
1. (shocking thing) Schocker m fam
the Sun's headline was a deliberate \shocker die Schlagzeile der Sun sollte schockieren
2. (very bad thing) Katastrophe f
the match was a \shocker das Match war katastrophal [o schrecklich
3. (crazy person) abgedrehter Typ sl
to be a \shocker die Leute schockieren fam
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['ʃɒkə(r)]
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)

he's a shocker — er ist ein ganz Schlimmer (hum)

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shocker s umg Schocker m (jemand, der oder etwas, was schockiert)
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n.
Schauerroman m.

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