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1 full steam ahead
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2 full steam ahead
(at the greatest speed possible.) a todo vapor -
3 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumegar2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) deslocar-se a vapor3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer em vapor•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *[sti:m] n 1 vapor. 2 fumaça, névoa. 3 coll força, energia, iniciativa. • vt+vi 1 emitir fumaça ou vapor, evaporar. 2 evaporar-se, levantar vapor, vaporizar. 3 mover-se, andar ou navegar por força de vapor. 4 ferver, cozinhar em vapor. 5 condensar umidade. • adj 1 a vapor. 2 aquecido a vapor, que conduz vapor. at full steam a todo vapor, com toda força. to be steamed up coll a) ficar furioso, perder as estribeiras. b) ficar ansioso, ficar entusiasmado. to get up / pick up steam a) ganhar velocidade (veículo). b) aumentar, crescer em importância. to let off steam soltar fumaça, fig desabafar. to run out of steam perder a força. to steam someone up estimular, entusiasmar alguém. to steam up cobrir-se de vapor. under one’s steam por seu próprio esforço, por sua conta. -
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[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) exalar vapor2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) mover-se a vapor3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer no vapor•- steam-- steamer - steamy - steamboat - steamship - steam engine - steam roller - full steam ahead - get steamed up - get up steam - let off steam - run out of steam - steam up - under one's own steam
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full steam ahead — see under ↑steam • • • Main Entry: ↑full full steam ahead 1. Forward at the greatest speed possible 2. With maximum effort • • • Main Entry: ↑steam … Useful english dictionary
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full steam ahead — mod. with determination. □ We started moving full steam ahead on the project. □ Full steam ahead! Let’s see how fast this will go! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
full steam ahead — as much power as we have, full throttle I told the Captain about the ice, but he said, Full steam ahead! … English idioms
full steam ahead — making a lot of progress The film is set to go full steam ahead … English dictionary
full steam ahead — ► full steam (or speed) ahead proceeding with as much speed or energy as possible. Main Entry: ↑full … English terms dictionary
full steam ahead — Proceed without delay at maximum speed … A concise dictionary of English slang
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full speed ahead — ► full steam (or speed) ahead proceeding with as much speed or energy as possible. Main Entry: ↑full … English terms dictionary
full steam (or speed) ahead — proceeding with as much speed or energy as possible. → full … English new terms dictionary
steam ahead — go forward at full throttle, go forward at full speed … English contemporary dictionary