dive into cold water

French translation: piquer un plongeon

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English term or phrase:dive into cold water
French translation:piquer un plongeon
Entered by: Catherine Antheunissens

09:11 Apr 26, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities / trading
English term or phrase: dive into cold water
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!
Catherine Antheunissens
Spain
Local time: 10:37
piquer un plongeon
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on est quasi obligé de garder l'image à cause de la suite
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Summary of answers provided
4piquer un plongeon
CMJ_Trans (X)
4piquer une tête dans une eau à 10°c
Germaine Bacon
4Un plongeon dans l'eau froide
David MAROTE
3couler à pic
Platary (X)
3"un saut dans l'inconnu" ou alors "faire qqch de désagréable" ~ 'une douche froide' ?
Patrick Debray


  

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piquer un plongeon


Explanation:
on est quasi obligé de garder l'image à cause de la suite

CMJ_Trans (X)
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piquer une tête dans une eau à 10°c


Explanation:
pour garder la musique, je suggère d'en rajouter un peu

Germaine Bacon
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couler à pic


Explanation:
Juste une variante ... en passant !

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"un saut dans l'inconnu" ou alors "faire qqch de désagréable" ~ 'une douche froide' ?


Explanation:
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 !

Patrick Debray
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Un plongeon dans l'eau froide


Explanation:
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.

David MAROTE
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