icebreaker

Significat (Anglès)

1. A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
2. (figuratively) A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to ease tension and encourage interaction among individuals in a situation where they do not know each other well.
3. A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.

Conceptes

trencaglaç

Sinònims

iceboat

ice-breaker

ice breaker

ice-boat

ease

breader

Traduccions

brise-glace

Eisbrecher

rompighiaccio

ijsbreker

rompehielos

παγοθραυστικό

quebra-gelo

παγοθραύστης

buzkıran

παγοθραυστικό πλοίο

brise-glaces

Eissegelboot

quebra-gelos

كَسَّارَة جَلِيد

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From ice + breaker, in the figurative sense from the expression to break the ice.