English-German translations for icebreaker

• Eisbrecher der
  Eisbrecher-Präsidentschaft heißt Ihre Aufgabe! This presidency needs to be an icebreaker!
  Dass Eisbrecher schneller fahren als Frachtzüge, ist absurd. Allerdings sind die finnischen Eisbrecher nicht gerade langsam. The fact that icebreakers travel more quickly than goods trains is absurd (not that Finnish icebreakers are particularly slow!).
  Wir beobachten, dass China jetzt gerade einen Eisbrecher baut. We observe that China is even now building an icebreaker.
• Atomeisbrecher der

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