BREAK THE ICE

Meaning of BREAK THE ICE in English

to say or do sth that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.

—see also icebreaker (2)

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BREAK THE ICE — phrasal to make a beginning, to get through the first difficulties in starting a conversation or discussion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BREAK THE ICE — phrasal 1. : to make a beginning 2. : to get through the first difficulties in starting a conversation or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREAK THE ICE — get past the uncomfortable feeling that exists between people who don't know each other
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BREAK THE ICE — 1. : to make a beginning 2. : to get through the first difficulties in starting a conversation or discussion
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREAK THE ICE — 1 : to make a beginning 2 : to get through the first difficulties in starting a conversation or discussion
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BREAK THE ICE — relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or between strangers. → ice
Concise Oxford English vocab
BREAK THE ICE — see ice
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK THE ICE — see ice
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BREAK THE ICE — Synonyms and related words : approach, blaze the trail, break ground, clear the way, court, create, cultivate, cultivate the soil, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK THE ICE — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To conquer the first difficulties in starting a conversation, getting a party going, or making an …
Slang English vocab
BREAK THE ICE — Make a beginning, prepare the way, open a way.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BREAK THE ICE — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To conquer the first difficulties in starting a conversation, getting a party going, or making an …
Словарь английских идиом
BREAK THE ICE — relax and start a conversation in a formal situation Nobody was enjoying the party until the host finally was able …
English Idioms vocab
BREAK THE ICE — relieve the tension, put you at ease Andy likes to tell a joke to break the ice - to help …
English Idioms vocabulary
BREAK THE ICE — v. phr. , informal 1. To conquer the first difficulties in starting a conversation, getting a party going, or making …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BREAK THE ICE — сделать первый шаг; положить начало (знакомству, разговору)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREAK THE ICE — положить начало
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BREAK THE ICE — положить начало, сделать первый шаг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BREAK THE ICE — положить начало, сделать первый шаг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BREAK THE ICE — сделать первый шаг; положить начало (знакомству, разговору)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BREAK THE ICE — сделать первый шаг; положить начало (знакомству, разговору)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BREAK THE ICE — положить начало
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BREAK THE ICE — преодолеть застенчивость He was under the impression that it would be easy to break the ice and invite her to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
BREAK THE ICE — expr infml No one wants to break the ice. I guess I will be first — Никто не хочет начинать. Ну …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BREAK THE ICE — expr infml No one wants to break the ice. I guess I will be first — Никто не хочет начинать. …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BREAK THE ICE — break the ice expr infml No one wants to break the ice. I guess I will be first Никто не …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BREAK THE ICE — No one wants to break the ice. I guess I will be first — Никто не хочет начинать. Ну что …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BREAK THE ICE — "разбить лед"; нарушить молчание; преодолеть преграду; побороть смущение; сделать отношения менее натянутыми; разрядить обстановку
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BREAK THE ICE — "разбить лед"; нарушить молчание; преодолеть преграду; побороть смущение; сделать отношения менее натянутыми; разрядить обстановку; первым сделать что-либо; первым познакомиться
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BREAK THE ICE — преодолеть застенчивость He was under the impression that it would be easy to break the ice and invite her to …
English Russian slang dictionary
ICE — I water and water vapour. Below 32 kF (0 kC), liquid water forms a hard solid and water vapour forms …
Английский словарь Британика
ICE — I. ˈīs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREAK — I. ˈbrāk verb ( broke ˈbrōk ; or archaic brake ˈbrāk ; or chiefly Scottish brack ˈbrak ; or Scottish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ICE — — iceless , adj. — icelike , adj. /uys/ , n. , v. , iced, icing , adj. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREAK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ICE — I. ˈīs noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREAK — I. ˈbrāk verb ( broke ˈbrōk ; bro·ken ˈbrō-kən ; break·ing ) Etymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ICE — noun concreted sugar. 2. ice ·noun any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice. 3. ice ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
BREAK
Webster English vocab
ICE — [ice] n, often attrib [ME is, fr. OE is; akin to OHG is ice, Av isu- icy] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAK — [break] vb broke ; bro.ken ; break.ing [ME breken, fr. OE brecan; akin to OHG brehhan to break, L frangere] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ICE — solid substance produced by the freezing of water vapour or liquid water. At temperatures below 0 C (32 F), water …
Britannica English vocabulary
ICE — ice BrE AmE aɪs ▷ iced aɪst ▷ ices ˈaɪs ɪz -əz ▷ icing ˈaɪs ɪŋ ▶ ˈ ice age …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ICE — / aɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] water that has frozen and become solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK — / breɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( broke / brəʊk; NAmE broʊk/ broken / ˈbrəʊkən; NAmE ˈbroʊkən/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ICE — I. ice 1 S2 W3 /aɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ ice , ↑ de-ice ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREAK — I. break 1 S1 W1 /breɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense broke /brəʊk $ broʊk/, past participle broken /ˈbrəʊkən …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ICE — n. & v. --n. 1 a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREAK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ICE — n. & v. n. 1 a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREAK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ICE — n. & v. --n. 1. a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
Oxford English vocab
BREAK
Oxford English vocab
ICE — ( ices, icing, iced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Ice is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black ice ▪ Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas. dry …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ICE — adj. dry ice Greenland Ice Sheet ice age ice cream ice dancing ice formation ice hockey Larsen Ice Shelf Laurentide …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ICE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK — INDEX: 1. to break something into pieces 2. to break into pieces 3. to break something into two pieces 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BREAK
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK — v. 1 break apart or up or asunder, fracture, rupture, break into bits, come apart, shatter, shiver, crack, crash, splinter, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ICE — 1. сущ. 1) лед to form, make, produce ice ≈делать лед, замораживать лед to melt ice ≈ растапливать лед hard …
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