Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dive into cold water
French translation:
piquer un plongeon
Added to glossary by
Catherine Antheunissens
Apr 26, 2006 09:11
18 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
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Native in: French
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dive into cold water
English to French
Bus/Financial
Investment / Securities
trading
As a xxx client you won’t ***dive into cold water***, nevertheless this activity is one passion of xxxs’ CEO. In 1998 the banker crowned his sports carrier with a spectacular, Guinness world record dive from a helicopter flying 26 meters in the air.
Plonger à l'eau me semble trop fort dans ce contexte.
Vos idées sont les bienvenues!
Merci!
Plonger à l'eau me semble trop fort dans ce contexte.
Vos idées sont les bienvenues!
Merci!
Proposed translations
(French)
Proposed translations
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piquer un plongeon
on est quasi obligé de garder l'image à cause de la suite
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Comment: "Merci à tous pour vos suggestions!"
16 mins
piquer une tête dans une eau à 10°c
pour garder la musique, je suggère d'en rajouter un peu
1 hr
couler à pic
Juste une variante ... en passant !
2 hrs
"un saut dans l'inconnu" ou alors "faire qqch de désagréable" ~ 'une douche froide' ?
And since it's best to dive into cold water quickly I'll jump right in: Much of British Television seems dull
for me, a jump into mathematical work is a bit like a dive into cold water: not always a pleasure to contemplate (a mathematician)
How often is your writing a dive into cold water? (an interview of Leonar Cohen) answer : from time to time
Rien trouvé dans aucun dico !
for me, a jump into mathematical work is a bit like a dive into cold water: not always a pleasure to contemplate (a mathematician)
How often is your writing a dive into cold water? (an interview of Leonar Cohen) answer : from time to time
Rien trouvé dans aucun dico !
2 hrs
David MAROTE
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in French
United Kingdom
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Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French
Un plongeon dans l'eau froide
I do agree you have to keep the water metaphor, a dive into cold water a literal reference to the following comment about diving.
I suggest " un plongeon dans l'eau froide" which has therapeutic connotations.
I suggest " un plongeon dans l'eau froide" which has therapeutic connotations.
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