cold turkey in Finnish
cold turkey in Finnish is kerralla, seinään, lopettaminen kuin seinään — cold turkey means the abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
cold turkey in Finnish
kerralla
(idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
seinään
(idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
lopettaminen kuin seinään
Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
What does "cold turkey" mean?
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noun The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
"He quit heroin cold turkey and shook for four days straight."
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adverb Suddenly and completely, with no gradual reduction, used of stopping any habit.
"I gave up social media cold turkey and did not miss it."
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noun Blunt, unvarnished talk that gets straight to the unpleasant point.
"He talked cold turkey to the crew about the layoffs."
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cold turkey in a sentence
- He quit heroin cold turkey and shook for four days straight.
- She gave up twenty cigarettes a day and went through a fortnight of cold turkey.
- I gave up social media cold turkey and did not miss it.
- He talked cold turkey to the crew about the layoffs.
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What is "cold turkey" in Finnish?
"cold turkey" in Finnish is kerralla, seinään, lopettaminen kuin seinään. cold turkey means: The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
How do you use "cold turkey" in a sentence?
Example: "He quit heroin cold turkey and shook for four days straight." In Finnish, "cold turkey" is kerralla, seinään, lopettaminen kuin seinään.
Are there other ways to say "cold turkey" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 3 translations listed for "cold turkey": kerralla, seinään, lopettaminen kuin seinään.
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