Meaning of break the ice | Babel Free
/ˈbɹeɪk ði ˈaɪs/Definitions
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To start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality. idiomatic
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To introduce a conversation. idiomatic
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To surmount initial difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning. idiomatic
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, the, ice.
Equivalents
Čeština
prolomit ledy
Deutsch
das Eis brechen
Ελληνικά
σπάω τον πάγο
Español
romper el hielo
Suomi
keventää
Français
briser la glace
Italiano
rompere il ghiaccio
Nederlands
het ijs breken
Português
quebrar o gelo
Türkçe
kabuğunu kırmak
Examples
“Including a few fun details in large group introductions can be a great way to break the ice.”
“If it be so ſir, that you are the man Muſt ſteed us all, and me amongſt the reſt: And if you breake the ice and do this ſeeke, Atchieve the elder: ſet the yonger free, For our acceſſe, whose hap ſhall be to have her, will not so graceleſſe be, to be ingrate.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.