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1 get up steam
(to build up energy ready for effort.) komast á skrið -
2 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.) gufa2) (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.) gufuafl2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) gefa frá sér gufu2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) sigla/keyra fyrir gufuafli3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) gufusjóða•- 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 -
3 let off steam
1) (to release steam into the air.) gefa frá sér gufu2) (to release or get rid of excess energy, emotion etc: The children were letting off steam by running about in the playground.) fá útrás -
4 distil
[di'stil]American - distilled; verb1) (to get (a liquid) in a pure state by heating to steam or a vapour and cooling again.) eima2) (to obtain alcoholic spirit from anything by this method: Whisky is distilled from barley.) framleiða með eimingu•- distiller
- distillery
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