Choque

Choque
 

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for June 10, 2009

choque (masculine noun (el)) — crash, impact, jolt, jar, blast, collision, shock, conflict, clash. Look up choque in the dictionary

Vi el choque; los dos vehículos quedaron destrozados.
I saw the collision; both vehicles were totaled.

Does "totaled" mean destrozado? :thinking:

¿Cómo llamáis vosotros a los "autos de choque"? (los de las ferias)

@irmamar: "Totaled" might come from insurance vocabulary "total loss". :thinking:

A los de las ferias los llamamos "carritos chocones" :D

I didn't find the word totaled, thanks :)

:D "carritos chocones", es divertido :D

Me choca cuando concierto una cita a las 2 de la tarde, y me dejan esperar hasta las 4:30.
I'm not sure if my wording is correct here. If not, please inform me. Thank you.

Poli I think it is correct and it makes sense. A mi tambien me choca cuando me hacen esperar mucho.

I've also heard the word "chocante" when someone is pretentious. Is the root word "choque"?

Thanks!
;)

I don't know as I must to take the word Me choca, I was thinking if the word should to be took as one idiom or it's part of the Spanish tongue.:thinking:

Esta correcto tu uso, pero me revienta cuando me pasa a mi. :D

Chocante mas bien para algo que es shocking... :)

"Chocante" in Mexico is rather colloquial and it refers to a supercilious person. Someone who is always conceited and shows contempt for everything.

Juan es un chocante. Nunca le gusta la comida.


Some people who has influence from some foreign countries use "chocante" as shocking too.

Yes, I agree with your answer about it, the word Chocante in this country is used as one expression toward one person who is very supercilious, well is there more definitions about the word as the word Fresa, or Engreido, well theses last word are some typical phrases used in our country.:yuck:

I would use pretentious in this case. Supercilious is a rather uncommon word.

Autos de choque or carritos chocones would be bumper cars in AmE.

Totaled is indeed a reference to the fact that the car is a total loss for insurance purposes, but the term is so common, that in the context of car crashes, it simply means "completely destroyed".

Bumper cars meaning the carritos chocones of the Feria.

As I can say Feria where are there much games, you know that I want to say.

There are many games at the fair, and bumper cars, too.

Hmm... yes, I know... I just found by the definition that was the exact description of a "chocante". :D

Thank you very much for the suggestion. It will be the first word I'll think of next time for translation. :)

That's the word I first used and asked about on my first post which was changed to supercillious....:thinking:

En fin, tocante los autos de choque....

= bumper cars which David already said

What about the cars in a demolition derby? What would they be called?

[QUOTE=Elaina;38716]That's the word I first used and asked about on my first post which was changed to supercillious....:thinking:

En fin, tocante los autos de choque....

= bumper cars which David already said

What about the cars in a demolition derby? What would they be called?[/QUOT

You are speaking about the Herbie's movie:D

What is a demolition derby? ¿Carrera de demolición? :confused:

It exist.:D

¿Y en qué consiste? :thinking:

Demolition Derby

Según mi entendimiento, los autos chocan a propósito, el uno con el otro, tratando de destruírse hasta que queda solo uno el cual sería el ganador.:blackeye:

That's pretty much in a nut shell.