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encetar la conversa

to break the ice

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Linda Oxnard added a comment -

Is this really a set expression in Catalan? I ask this as it doesn't appear in the GDLC or the DIEC as an expression under either 'encetar' or 'conversa'. From the few examples I've found via Google, it would appear perhaps closer to something like 'to kick things off'. Surely 'to break the ice' is 'rompre el glaç'?

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Linda Oxnard added a comment - Is this really a set expression in Catalan? I ask this as it doesn't appear in the GDLC or the DIEC as an expression under either 'encetar' or 'conversa'. From the few examples I've found via Google, it would appear perhaps closer to something like 'to kick things off'. Surely 'to break the ice' is 'rompre el glaç'?
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Jaume Ortolà i Font added a comment -

"Encetar la conversa" no és una frase feta en català. De fet hi ha gent a qui no li agrada aquest ús d'encetar. Del Llibre d'estil de Vilaweb:

encetar: emprat abusivament per 'començar'; en realitat significa 'fer el primer tall d'una cosa intacta', 'començar a gastar'...

'to break the ice' = 'rompre el glaç'

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Jaume Ortolà i Font added a comment - "Encetar la conversa" no és una frase feta en català. De fet hi ha gent a qui no li agrada aquest ús d'encetar. Del Llibre d'estil de Vilaweb: encetar: emprat abusivament per 'començar'; en realitat significa 'fer el primer tall d'una cosa intacta', 'començar a gastar'... 'to break the ice' = 'rompre el glaç'

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