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cold turkey

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cold turkey n	(leftover turkey meat served cold)	pavo frío nm + adj
	Since Christmas we have been eating cold turkey sandwiches every day.
	Hemos estado comiendo sandwiches de pavo frío todos los días desde Navidad.
cold turkey n	figurative (sudden withdrawal from [sth] addictive)	abandono repentino nm + adj
		cese abrupto nm + adj
	Some people believe that cold turkey is the only way to beat addiction.
	Algunos creen que el abandono repentino es la única manera de vencer una adicción.
cold turkey adv	(abruptly, without support)	de golpe loc adv
		repentinamente adv
		de manera abrupta loc adv
	He quit smoking, and he did it cold turkey.
cold turkey adj	(abrupt and sudden)	repentino/a adj
		abrupto/a adj
	Cold turkey withdrawal from any drug is very difficult.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
go cold turkey v expr	(addiction: quit abruptly)	dejar algo de golpe vtr + loc adv
		dejar algo repentinamente vtr + adv
		dejar algo de manera abrupta vtr + loc adv
	The addict decided the only way to break his habit was to go cold turkey.
	El adicto decidió que la única solución era dejar su hábito de golpe.

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