How to Say "Jolts" in Spanish

sacudidas

/sakudidas/from spelling rules

The English phrase jolts is translated into Spanish as sacudidas.

How does it change in a sentence?

The word sacudidas is the feminine plural form of the noun. The singular form of the noun is sacudida.

/sakudidas/

In certain Spanish-speaking Caribbean dialects, sacudir can be used colloquially to mean 'to clean' or 'to tidy up' a room.
In some Latin American contexts, sacudida can be used colloquially to describe a 'wake up call' or a harsh reality check that jolts someone into awareness.
While sacudidas means jolts, the phrase sacudirse el polvo means 'to shake off the dust' and is used idiomatically to mean recovering from a failure.

El terremoto causó sacudidas fuertes en la ciudad
The earthquake caused strong jolts in the city
El accidente provocó fuertes sacudones en el vehículo
The accident caused strong jolts in the vehicle
¡El vuelo tuvo unas sacudidas muy fuertes!
The flight had some really strong jolts!
El tren dio unas movidas bruscas
The train gave some abrupt jolts
El coche sufrió unos sacudones terribles
The car experienced some terrible jolts
Estaba dormido cuando el tren dio una sacudida y me despertó.
I was asleep when the train gave a jolt and woke me up.
No pude dormir en el avión debido a las constantes sacudidas de turbulencia.
I couldn't sleep on the plane due to the constant jolts of turbulence.
El viejo camión daba sacudidas constantes.
The old truck gave constant jolts.
Sentí sacudidas fuertes durante el viaje.
I felt strong jolts during the trip.
Las sacudidas del tren me despertaron.
The jolts of the train woke me up.

Lucía and Javier are riding in an old car on a bumpy road.

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IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.

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