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Linguistics | | English term or phrase: icebreaker | HI. I would like to know, how do you say, "icebreaker" in Icelandic?
An icebreaker is anything serving to lessen formality or break down reserve. They often use them when to loosen people up in a formal or social setting.
Please let me know. Thank you. |
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| | ísbrjótur | Explanation:
The noun is "ísbrjótur" but that word is mostly used for the ice-breaking ships. Instead we talk about "breaking the ice", "að brjóta ísinn". So in fact there is not one concrete word to use, only the phrase. |
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57 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 ísbrjótur
Explanation:
The noun is "ísbrjótur" but that word is mostly used for the ice-breaking ships. Instead we talk about "breaking the ice", "að brjóta ísinn". So in fact there is not one concrete word to use, only the phrase.
Example sentence(s):- Hann sagði nokkrar gamansögur til að brjóta ísinn. Eftir það fóru samræður að glæðast.
- Þögnin var yfirþyrmandi og hann vissi að eitthvað yrði að gera til að brjóta ísinn.
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Asker: Hi. Thank you for responding. Some natice Icelandic speaker said "ísbrjótur" could be used in the context I used, but people use the phrase, "að brjóta ísinn".
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| Mar 11, 2008 - Changes made by Johann Kristjansson: | | Created KOG entry | KudoZ term => KOG term | | Mar 5, 2008: | | Kudoz queue | In queue => Public |
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