jolt
A. -noun
(=jerk) sacudida (f)
(=sudden bump) choque (m) (figurative) susto (m)
·to give somebody a jolt
(figurative) dar un susto a somebody, someone
·it gave me a bit of a jolt
·me dio un buen susto
B. -transitive verb
[vehicle] sacudir
[+person, elbow] empujar (ligeramente), sacudir (levemente) (figurative) afectar mucho
·to jolt somebody into (doing) something
·mover a somebody, someone a hacer algo
·to jolt somebody out of his complacency
·hacer que somebody, someone se dé cuenta de la necesidad de hacer algo
C. -intransitive verb
[vehicle] traquetear, dar tumbos