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To start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Including a few fun details in large group introductions can be a great way to break the ice.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To introduce a conversation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
To surmount initial difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, the, ice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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By application of the metaphor that strangers are socially separated by ice.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
սառույցը կոտրել
(saṙuycʻə kotrel)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Catalan:
rompre el glaç
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Chinese Mandarin:
打破僵局
(dǎpò jiāngjú)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Chinese Mandarin:
打破冷場 /打破冷场
(dǎpò lěngchǎng)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Chinese Mandarin:
破冰
(pòbīng)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Czech:
prolomit ledy
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Danish:
bryde isen
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Dutch:
het ijs breken
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Finnish:
keventää
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Finnish:
vapauttaa (tunnelmaa)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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French:
briser la glace
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Galician:
romper o xeo
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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German:
das Eis brechen
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Greek:
σπάζω τον πάγο
(spázo ton págo)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Greek:
σπάω τον πάγο
(spáo ton págo)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Hindi:
बात-चीत की औपचारिकता हटाना
(bāt-cīt kī aupcāriktā haṭānā)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Hungarian:
megtöri a jeget
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Italian:
rompere il ghiaccio
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Japanese:
口火を切る
(kuchibi o kiru)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Japanese:
言い出す
(iidasu)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Latvian:
spert pirmo soli
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Norwegian:
bryte isen
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Polish:
przełamać lody
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Portuguese:
quebrar o gelo
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Romanian:
sparge gheața
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Russian:
сде́лать пе́рвый шаг
(sdélatʹ pérvyj šag)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Russian:
положи́ть нача́ло
(položítʹ načálo)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Spanish:
romper el hielo
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Swedish:
bryta isen
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Thai:
ละลายพฤติกรรม
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Turkish:
buzları eritmek
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Turkish:
kabuğundan çıkmak
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Turkish:
kabuğunu kırmak
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
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Ukrainian:
ламати лід
(lamaty lid)
— to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
