- break in conversation
- pārtraukums sarunā
English-Latvian dictionary. 2013.
break in conversation
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break the ice — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To conquer the first difficulties in starting a conversation, getting a party going, or making an acquaintance. * /To break the ice Ted spoke of his interest in mountain climbing, and they soon had a conversation going./… … Dictionary of American idioms
break the ice — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To conquer the first difficulties in starting a conversation, getting a party going, or making an acquaintance. * /To break the ice Ted spoke of his interest in mountain climbing, and they soon had a conversation going./… … Dictionary of American idioms
Break — (br[=a]k), n. [See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Breach}, {Brack} a crack.] 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption. [1913 Webster] 2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conversation threading — is a feature used by many email clients, bulletin boards, newsgroups, or Internet forums in which the software aids the user by visually grouping messages. Messages are usually grouped visually in a hierarchy by topic. A set of messages grouped… … Wikipedia
break in on something — ˌbreak ˈin (on sth) derived to interrupt or disturb sth • She longed to break in on their conversation but didn t want to appear rude. • + speech ‘I didn t do it!’ she broke in. Main entry: ↑breakderived … Useful english dictionary
break the ice — ► break the ice start conversation at the beginning of a social gathering or between strangers. Main Entry: ↑ice … English terms dictionary
break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
break — breakable, adj. breakableness, n. breakably, adv. breakless, adj. /brayk/, v., broke or (Archaic) brake; broken or (Archaic) broke; breaking; n. v.t … Universalium
conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless … Collocations dictionary
conversation — n. talk 1) to begin, strike up; carry on, have a conversation 2) to make conversation (we had little in common, and it was difficult to make conversation) 3) to bug, monitor, tap a conversation 4) to monopolize; stimulate a conversation 5) to… … Combinatory dictionary
break in — verb 1. break into a conversation (Freq. 2) her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation • Syn: ↑chime in, ↑cut in, ↑put in, ↑butt in, ↑chisel in, ↑barge in … Useful english dictionary
