break the ice
To do or say something that relieves initial awkwardness and gets a conversation or event started.
Snow & ice · Tuyết băng 99
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bão tuyết
(noun) snowstorm
bông tuyết
(noun) snowflake (a crystal of snow)
băng bó
(verb) to bandage; to dress wounds
băng ca
(noun) stretcher
băng cá nhân
adhesive bandage; plaster
băng dính y tế
medical adhesive tape
băng ghế
(noun) bench
băng giá
(noun) freezing; frost
băng gạc
bandage; wound dressing
băng huyết
(verb) to have metrorrhagia
băng hà
(noun) a glacier
băng keo
(noun) adhesive tape
băng keo cá nhân
(noun) band-aid
băng khẩu
(noun) facemask
băng phiến
(noun) mothballs
băng quyển
(noun) cryosphere
băng rôn
(noun) banner
băng thông
(noun) bandwidth
băng trôi
(noun) drift ice
băng tải
(noun) conveyor belt
băng tần
(noun) frequency band
băng vệ sinh
(noun) menstrual pad
cá tuyết
(noun) a codfish
frost up
to become frosty
ICE
To occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with a traditional car equipped with an internal combustion engine.
ice bucket
A pod or similar device containing a person in cryosleep.
ice cream
The drug methamphetamine.
ice cream hair
A trendy, voluminous hairstyle, especially for men, featuring a soft, rounded, or scooped shape with a fluffy, textured top and often shorter, faded sides, resembling a soft-served ice cream scoop.
ice down
To apply ice to (something).
ice husband
A colleague in Antarctica who becomes one's work husband.
ice out
To shun or snub; to give the cold shoulder.
ice over
To become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.
ice up
To become covered or clogged with ice.
ice wagon
A very slow player.
ice wife
A colleague in Antarctica who becomes one's work wife.
không có bông tuyết nào trong sạch
no one is an angel; no one is perfect; no one is above reproach
kỉ băng hà
(noun) an ice age
mưa tuyết
(noun) freezing rain
nấm tuyết
(noun) snow fungus, Tremella fuciformis
pure as the driven snow
Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").
quả cầu tuyết
(noun) snow globe
sao băng
(noun) meteor
snow bomb
A dose of cocaine that is "bombed" or "parachuted" by wrapping it in a rolling paper before consumption.
snow down
to fall from the sky, as snow
snow in
To prevent from moving (from a building, in a city, etc) due to a large snowfall.
snow over
Synonym of snow in.
snow queen
A black gay man who prefers to have relations with white men.
snow tire
winter tires (due to winter tires being a more recent development than traditional snow tires)
snow under
To overwhelm (with large quantities of something to be dealt with).
snow up
To prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
sông băng
(noun) glacier
thâu băng
to record (audio) (pre-1975 / overseas Vietnamese usage; today usually “ghi âm”)
thẳng băng
(adjective) very straight
trượt băng
(verb) to ice skate
trượt tuyết
(verb) to ski
trời đang mưa hoặc có tuyết rơi
It’s raining or snowing.
tuyết
(noun) snow (precipitation)
white as driven snow
extremely white; totally white (of a color).
xe trượt tuyết
(noun) sledge
đóng băng
(verb) to freeze; to become frozen
đường băng
(noun) runway; tarmac
băng
(noun) non-hail ice
băng dính
sticky tape
cat ice
Very thin, almost transparent ice from which the water that was underneath has receded; so slight as to be unable to bear a cat.
cold as ice
Very cold.
cut no ice
Be of no account, make no impression, presumably borrowed from figure skating.
fire and ice
Two things that are opposing or contradictory
fire, quoth the fox, when he pissed on the ice
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
ice cool
Completely calm and composed, especially in a difficult situation
ice maiden
A cold and unemotional woman
ice queen
A cold and unemotional person, usually a woman.
Jack Frost
The personification of frost or frosty weather.
keep one's stick on the ice
remain prepared and alert
keep someone on ice
To delay or put someone's plans on hold
kim băng
safety pin
người tuyết
(noun) snowman (figure made of snow)
nhà băng
(noun) bank
on ice
postponed or suspended temporarily
on thin ice
In a precarious or risky situation
pickles and ice cream
Cravings for unusual food combinations, often during pregnancy
put someone on ice
to delay or suspend someone's plans or activities
red snow
Snow reddened by the presence of a minute alga, Protococcus nivalis, in large numbers. It is not at all uncommon in arctic and alpine regions, where its sanguine colour formerly caused it to be regarded as a portent of evil.
roll of snow
A piece of linen, or bundle of underclothing.
sell ice to Eskimos
To persuade someone to buy or accept something they do not need
shatter the ice
to break the tension or awkwardness in a social situation
skate on thin ice
To take a risky action or situation that could easily become dangerous
snow
Linen hung out to dry or bleach. Spice the snow; to steal the linen.
snow
Wet linen, or linen hung out to dry.—Old Cant.
snow job
to deceive or persuade someone by talking excessively
snow on the mountaintop
A person's hair turning white with age
snow on the rooftop
Gray hair, indicating wisdom or age
snow out
to cancel an event due to snow
stink on ice
To be completely and utterly useless or worthless
tip of the ice cube
a small part of a larger problem
to break the ice
To prepare the way; to cause the stiffness and reserve of intercourse with a stranger to relax; to impart to another bit by bit distressing news or a delicate subject.
to skate over thin ice
To take unnecessary risks, especially in conversation or argument; to touch on dangerous subjects very lightly.
walk in the snow
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
white as snow
Very white.