English-Danish translations for icebreaker

• isbryder
  Deres opgave lyder på Isbryder-formandskab! This presidency needs to be an icebreaker!
  Vi kan se, at Kina netop nu er ved at bygge en isbryder. We observe that China is even now building an icebreaker.
  EIB kan optræde som isbryder for at fremme langfristede investeringer og følgelig give investorerne mere spillerum til risikable investeringer i deres nye økonomier. The EIB can play the role of icebreaker in order to promote long-term investments and, as a result, give investors more scope for riskier investments in their new economies.

Definition of icebreaker

• A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas
• A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other
• A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical

Examples

• The steel hulls of ice-breakers are much thicker than those of standard vessels
• The new college hallmates were awkward with each other at first, but after a game of charades as an icebreaker, they were laughing like old friends.

Related words

• servicebransch
• specialist/konsult inom servicebranchen