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культурный шок

culture shock

Meaning of культурный шок

cultural adjustment

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Russian[kʊlˈturnɨj ˈʂok]
Russianкалчер шок
culture shock
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культурный шок with English translation

культурный шок usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

At first he had culture shock, but he soon adapted.

Сначала у него был культурный шок, но вскоре он привык.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Students felt mild culture shock during their first week abroad.

Студенты испытали лёгкий культурный шок в первую неделю за границей.

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What's the difference between культурный шок / культурное потрясение / культурный стресс / культурная адаптация / столкновение культур

🇷🇺Russian
культурный шок

feeling of disorientation and stress when encountering unfamiliar cultural norms

B2Very Often

After moving to another country, many people experience culture shock.

После переезда в другую страну у многих возникает культурный шок.

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культурное потрясение

an emotionally charged variant emphasizing a strong shock from a new culture

B2Rarely

For some migrants, the move became a real cultural shock.

Для некоторых мигрантов переезд стал настоящим культурным потрясением.

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культурный стресс

emphasizes the set of stress reactions related to cultural differences

B2Rarely

International students often experience cultural stress at the start of the semester.

У студентов из других стран часто наблюдается культурный стресс в начале семестра.

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культурная адаптация

the process of getting used to new customs and norms; the adjustment process

B2Often

Cultural adaptation takes different amounts of time for different people.

Культурная адаптация занимает у каждого разное время.

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столкновение культур

emphasizes a clash of values or norms between cultures

B2Often

As a result of the cultural clash, misunderstandings arose between the teams.

В результате столкновения культур возникли недопонимания между командами.

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How to pronounce культурный шок and what this word means

культурный шок translation: culture shock. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce культурный шок

[kʊlˈturnɨj ˈʂok]

культурный шок translation

culture shock

культурный шок examples

At first he had culture shock, but he soon adapted.

культурный шок transcription

[kʊlˈturnɨj ˈʂok], калчер шок

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культурный шок meaning: what does it mean?

временное растерянное состояние при встрече с чужой культурой

культурный шок pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

культурный шок is pronounced as [kʊlˈturnɨj ˈʂok]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

культурный шок definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

At first he had culture shock, but he soon adapted. Translation: Сначала у него был культурный шок, но вскоре он привык.

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