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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.) (à/de) vapeur2) (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.) (à/de) vapeur2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumer2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) avancer (à la vapeur)3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cuire à la vapeur•- 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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