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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

go cold turkey

Slovak translation:

(hovorovo) absťák (drogový); liečba šokom; naraz; natvrdo

Added to glossary by Dušan Ján Hlísta (X)
Jun 6, 2013 21:03
11 yrs ago
English term

go cold turkey

English to Slovak Medical Nutrition diet book
metafora vo vete:

Alcoholic drinks, though pleasant, merely provide empty calories. One glass of white wine contains about 120 calo- ries, while a 12-ounce can of beer racks up 153. Unless you really can’t say no, abstain absolutely on a fast day—it’s a golden opportunity to slash your weekly consumption with- out feeling deprived. Think of it as going cold turkey for two achievable days each week.
Proposed translations (Slovak)
5 +2 (hovorovo) absťák (drogový); liečba šokom; naraz; natvrdo
5 +2 s niečím náhle a úplne prestať
5 náhla abstinencia
5 prestať fetovať
3 +1 prestať piť
4 úplné vynechanie alkoholu
2 ani sa nedotknúť
Change log

Jun 20, 2013 07:54: Dušan Ján Hlísta (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

Nathaniel2 Jun 11, 2013:
I do stand corrected no need for so much passion :)
Dušan Ján Hlísta (X) Jun 11, 2013:
@Nathaniel2 Z celého srdca Vám odporúčam vyjadriť Váš osobný nesúhlas autorom slovníka na http://www.lingea.com/. Ak neuspejete, tak potom Vám zrejme zostáva iba tak sťažnosť na lampárni v depe Trnava... Znamenám sa s úctou Dušan J. Hlísta
Maria Ferencikova (asker) Jun 10, 2013:
fiha, velmi zapalena a plodna diskusia! kniha, ktoru prekladam, je jazykovo velmi pestra, obsahuje odborne informacie a nasledne odporucania, ako sa zdravo stravovat. Miestami je autor velmi hovorovy. Napriek tomu, ze poznam vyznam pojmu "cold turkey", chcela som si overit, ako by ste ho zakomponovali do vety. Myslim, ze nepouzijem abstak, ale skor nieco menej slangove. Dakujem za vsetky tipy. PS> teraz mi este napada riesenie: byt/ostat "cisty" dva dni v tyzdni.
Dušan Ján Hlísta (X) Jun 10, 2013:
@Rad Graban thanks
Dušo
Rad Graban (X) Jun 10, 2013:
@Skopko Indeed. It's up to the asker to decide. I'm not going to change my 'Agree' peer comment because I really know the term 'absťák' mostly from being used in the situations I mentioned earlier. My discussion entry was meant to explain to Nathaniel that it could mean either; especially if he ever comes across a source text by author from Eastern Slovakia and influenced by some local dialects/usage.
Dušan Ján Hlísta (X) Jun 10, 2013:
it is up to the translator to make her decision. However - two independent dictionaries seem to me quiet enough qualified for it.
Rad Graban (X) Jun 10, 2013:
@Nathaniel2 Technically speaking, you are right. However, it is often used (at least where I'm from) in statements such as "Tento víkend nikde nejdem. Mám/dávam si absťáka." Or "Po Silvestri si dávam aspoň týždeň absťáka." That said, it's probably not the best term to use in this context or material (diet book), but it's not 'very' wrong.
Nathaniel2 Jun 10, 2013:
interesting 'your' right.
Dušan Ján Hlísta (X) Jun 10, 2013:
your right - but it is taken from an official paper dictionary and I am in very doubt that you are better than Lingea team :=( [but there is always somebody who is ... wise as an owl] sorry dear linguistic colleague...
Velký anglicko-český slovník
autorů Haise a Hodka: cold turkey [?k?uld't?:ki] 1 studený krocan 2 AM slang. otevřená, nepřikrášlená řeč, neomalenost 3 slang. náhlé odnětí drogy narkomanovi (go ~ přestat fetovat)
Nathaniel2 Jun 10, 2013:
abstak not meaning to be contrary, but to me "abstak" means the physical symptoms of quitting something like drinking or smoking and that is not what 'cold turkey' means. It only means stopping some habit without any sort of 'grading down'. So frankly 'abstak' seems very wrong to me :)

Proposed translations

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11 hrs
English term (edited): cold turkey
Selected

(hovorovo) absťák (drogový); liečba šokom; naraz; natvrdo

známa to skladba Johna Lennona z koca 60-tich rokov s Plastic Ono Band popisuje tieto stavy... .%)

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Note added at 17 hrs (2013-06-07 14:06:01 GMT)
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http://slovniky.korpus.sk/?w=absťák&s=exact&c=Q488&d=kssj4&d...

dosť som sa začudoval keď som to našiel na horeuvenej stránke...

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Note added at 3 days16 hrs (2013-06-10 13:11:07 GMT)
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Velký anglicko-český slovník
autorů Haise a Hodka: cold turkey [?k?uld't?:ki] 1 studený krocan 2 AM slang. otevřená, nepřikrášlená řeč, neomalenost 3 slang. náhlé odnětí drogy narkomanovi (go ~ přestat fetovat)
Peer comment(s):
agree Michal Fabian : konečne niečo, čo neprekladá len suchý význam, ale ide aj po hovorovosti/forme/štýle :)
41 mins
ďakujem za ocenenie - nejaký čas som žil v USA takže som trochu privykol tamojšiemu štýlu a životu :=)
agree Rad Graban (X) : Dal som síce aj svoj návrh, ale "absťák" sa mi veľmi páči.
1 hr
ďakujem, od Vás ma to špeciálne veľmi potešilo - Dušo :=)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
7 mins

náhla abstinencia

okamžitá abstinencia bez akejkoľvek prípravy
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+1
48 mins

prestať piť

Think of it as going cold turkey for two achievable days each week.

Berte to tak že ste prestali piť počas dvoch dní každý týždeň.
Peer comment(s):
agree Andrea Dvorská
8 hrs
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+2
9 hrs

s niečím náhle a úplne prestať

Úplne sa vzdať nejakého zvyku
Example sentence:

úplne pretať napr. fajčiť, piť

Peer comment(s):
agree Maria Chmelarova
4 hrs
agree Nathaniel2
3 days 6 hrs
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11 hrs

úplné vynechanie alkoholu

Kedze sa kontext specificky a jednoznacne vztahuje alkohol, je potrebné ho spomenút v preklade vety.

Think of it as going cold turkey for two achievable days each week.
Berte to tak, že ste úplne vynechali alkohol počas dvoch dosiahnuteľných dní každý týždeň.
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12 hrs

ani sa nedotknúť

Ďalší návrh ak chcete zachovať ten hovorový stýl.
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4 days

prestať fetovať

Karel Hais a kolektív VAČS
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