Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to cold-cock (non sexuel)
French translation:
assomer (ko)
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RHELLER
Jan 15, 2003 03:44
21 yrs ago
English term
Linguistics background
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 1 more.
to cold-cock (non sexuel)
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
une femme décrit comment elle a été battue par un groupe de gens : " This girl cold-cocked me. She loosened up my teeth and I had two black eyes. "
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +11 | assomer (ko) |
RHELLER
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| 4 | m'a sauté dessus, m'a fichu un coup de poing dans la figure voir suite |
cjohnstone
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| 4 | cette fille m’a attaquée à froid/ de sang-froid |
Anna Taylor
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assomer (ko)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
SYLLABICATION: cold·cock
PRONUNCIATION: kldkk
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: cold·cocked, cold·cock·ing, cold·cocks
Slang To knock (another) unconscious.
Dictionary - coldcock. ... Definition for coldcock. coldcock (verb) -. 1. knock down
with force "He decked his opponent" Synonyms: deck, dump, knock down, floor.
SYLLABICATION: cold·cock
PRONUNCIATION: kldkk
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: cold·cocked, cold·cock·ing, cold·cocks
Slang To knock (another) unconscious.
Dictionary - coldcock. ... Definition for coldcock. coldcock (verb) -. 1. knock down
with force "He decked his opponent" Synonyms: deck, dump, knock down, floor.
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cjohnstone
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Works in: English to French, French to English
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m'a sauté dessus, m'a fichu un coup de poing dans la figure voir suite
sans raison, comme ça,tout d'un coup,
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Anna Taylor
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US Minor Outlying Isl.
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cette fille m’a attaquée à froid/ de sang-froid
Taking the idea from "cold-cock", "a froid" means that there was no warning, no "escalating heat", the attacker just started to hit her.(slang)
My other suggestion is from where the slang is from, which is "in cold blood" in English.
Hope that helps.
My other suggestion is from where the slang is from, which is "in cold blood" in English.
Hope that helps.
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