stun

dejar atónito, sorprender

Sorprender o impresionar tanto a alguien que no pueda reaccionar de inmediato.

En inglés sencillo: To shock someone so much that they cannot respond immediately.

• The news stunned me.
• Her unexpected answer stunned the room into silence.
• Did the announcement stun you too?

Sinónimos: shock, astound

Expresiones frecuentes: stun someone, stun an audience, stun the crowd

aturdir, dejar inconsciente

Impedir que una persona o animal se mueva o piense normalmente, generalmente mediante un golpe o electricidad.

En inglés sencillo: To make a person or animal unable to move or think normally, usually with a blow or electricity.

• The blow stunned him.
• They use electricity to stun the fish.
• A falling branch stunned the walker for several seconds.

Sinónimos: knock out, daze

Expresiones frecuentes: stun an animal, stun someone

golpe sin efecto

Efecto de un golpe que hace que la bola blanca llegue a otra bola deslizándose sin girar.

En inglés sencillo: The effect of hitting a cue ball so it slides without spinning when it reaches another ball.

• He used stun to control the white ball.
• Too little stun sent the cue ball towards the pocket.
• Can you apply stun on this shot?

Expresiones frecuentes: stun shot, apply stun