cold turkey

cold turkey
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
1.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(suddenly)
a. en seco
The doctor said smoking was killing me so I quit cold turkey.El médico me dijo que fumar me estaba matando así que lo dejé en seco.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. el pavo frío
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
We had cold turkey for lunch the Friday after Thanksgiving.Almorzamos pavo frío el viernes después del día de Acción de Gracias.
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