ice show
3
3.1
- noun
- /aɪs ʃoʊ/
:
espectáculo sobre hielo
- I've decided to do the ice show.
- go to the ice show
Examples
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Sheldon, let me get right to the point—there's talk on the street that you're pulling out of the ice show.
Fiction book (2002) -
CHAMP'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE ICE SHOW.
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And as far as the ice show goes...
Fiction book (2002) -
I read about the ice show.
Fiction book (2002) -
Adrienne and I are taking the kids to the ice show.
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I heard you're not doing the ice show.
Fiction book (2002) -
OH, AND THE ICE SHOW'S GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN!
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Page after page of records and photographs depict ice shows, diving exhibitions, boxing matches, and performances by the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo.
Blog text (5) -
The headline blares: "SMOOCHY ANNOUNCES ICE SHOW AT GARDEN."
Fiction book (2002) -
The kids were thrilled to see the spectacular routines at the ice show last night.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ‘an entertainment performance on ice’ is directly and literally composed from ‘ice’ (frozen surface) modifying ‘show’ (a staged event), so a learner who knows both words can infer the sense. This straightforward noun-noun composition is cross-linguistically common and non-metaphorical, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Ice show comes from the simple idea of a show on ice, where skaters glide, wear costumes, and perform short routines. That's why it means 'an entertainment performance in which ice skaters put on routines'.