cold turkey in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cold turkey in the English»French Dictionary

cold turkey N inf

cold turkey (treatment)

sevrage m

cold turkey (reaction)

réaction f de manque

to go cold turkey

s'abstenir (on de)

to be cold turkey

être en manque

Translations for cold turkey in the English»French Dictionary

Turkey [Brit ˈtəːki, Am ˈtərki]

Turkey

Turquie f

turkey [Brit ˈtəːki, Am ˈtərki] N

1. turkey FOOD:

turkey

dinde f

2. turkey Am inf, pej:

turkey THEAT, CINE (flop)

bide m inf

turkey (bad film)

navet m inf

3. turkey Am (person):

turkey inf

cloche inf

mf to talk turkey inf

passer aux choses sérieuses

I.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

1. cold U (chilliness):

cold

froid m

to feel the cold

être sensible au froid, être frileux/-euse

to be out in the cold lit

être dehors dans le froid

to come in from or out of the cold lit

se mettre à l'abri du froid

to come in from or out of the cold fig

rentrer en grâce

to be left out in the cold fig

être isolé

he was trembling with cold

il grelottait de froid

2. cold C MED:

cold

rhume m

to have a cold

être enrhumé, avoir un rhume

to catch or get a cold

attraper un rhume

a bad cold

un gros rhume

a cold in the head

un rhume de cerveau

II.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

1. cold (chilly):

cold

froid

cold fig colour, light

froid

to be or feel cold person:

avoir froid

the room was or felt cold

il faisait froid dans la pièce

the wind is or feels cold

le vent est froid

it's cold outside

il fait froid dehors

it's or the weather's cold

il fait froid

it's or the weather's getting colder

le temps se refroidit

to go cold food, tea, water:

se refroidir

don't let the baby get cold

ne laisse pas le bébé prendre froid

to keep sth cold food

tenir [qc] au frais

2. cold (unemotional):

cold expression, manner, smile, heart, logic etc

froid

to be cold to or towards sb

être froid avec qn

to leave sb cold

laisser qn froid

pop music/golf leaves me cold

la musique pop/le golf me laisse froid

3. cold (not recent):

cold news

déjà dépassé

the trail has gone cold

la piste s'est effacée

4. cold (unconscious):

to be out cold

être sans connaissance

to knock or lay sb out cold

assommer qn, mettre qn KO inf

III.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADV

1. cold (without preparation) inf:

cold speak, perform

à froid inf

2. cold Am (thoroughly):

cold learn, know

par cœur

to turn sb down cold

envoyer qn promener inf

IV.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld]

cold hands, warm heart

mains froides, cœur chaud

to have or get cold feet

avoir les jetons inf

in cold blood

de sang-froid

my blood runs cold fig

mon sang se fige

in the cold light of day

à tête reposée

to be as cold as ice person, part of body:

être gelé

to be as cold as ice room:

être glacial

to pour or throw cold water on sth

descendre qc en flammes inf

you're getting colder! GAMES

tu refroidis!

cold turkey in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cold turkey in the English»French Dictionary

cold turkey N Am, Aus inf

cold turkey

manque m

to quit smoking cold turkey

arrêter de fumer tout à coup

Translations for cold turkey in the English»French Dictionary

turkey [ˈtɜ:ki, Am ˈtɜ:r-] N

1. turkey ZOOL, FOOD:

turkey

dinde f

2. turkey Am, Aus pej inf (failure):

turkey

bide m

3. turkey Am, Aus inf (silly person):

turkey

con(ne) m (f)

Turkey [ˈtɜ:ki, Am ˈtɜ:r-] N hist (now internationally known as 'Türkiye')

Turkey

la Turquie

I.cold <-er, -est> [kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

cold (not warm):

cold a. fig

froid(e)

to be as cold as ice

être glacé

a cold beer

une bière fraîche

to be cold weather

faire froid

to be cold person

avoir froid

to go cold soup, coffee

se refroidir

to get cold person

avoir froid

to be cold comfort

ne pas être très rassurant

Phrases:

to have/get cold feet

perdre son sang froid

to pour cold water on sth

démolir qc

II.cold [kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

1. cold (low temperature):

cold

froid m

2. cold MED:

cold

rhume m

to catch a cold

attraper froid

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They refer to this change in diet as going cold bat (cf. cold turkey).

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The whole town goes cold turkey and begins to suffer from intense sugar withdrawal.

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If you load up on rich, dense, calorie heavy meals, going cold turkey can be a real shock!

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It's really hard to quit by cold turkey but it's almost impossible by cutting down.

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They do it cold turkey.

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You need a base here, you can't just go in cold turkey.

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Holly starts going through cold turkey and her parents call a doctor.

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Rather than going cold turkey, and experiencing those awful headaches, try to gradually cut back on your caffeine intake.

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In addition, the cold turkey method has been found to be the most successful in terms stopping smoking over long periods of time.

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For unknown reasons, he stopped drinking cold turkey, and was able to find steady work.

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