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steam [sti:m]1. noun• full steam ahead! en avant toute !• to go full steam ahead [project] avancer sans perte de temps• to run out of steam [speaker, worker, project] s'essouffler( = cook) cuire à la vapeur( = emit steam) fumer4. compounds[boiler, iron, turbine] à vapeur ; [bath] de vapeur• don't get so steamed up about it! ne te mets pas dans tous tes états pour ça ! ► steam engine noun ( = train) locomotive f à vapeur[window, mirror] se couvrir de buée ; [bathroom] se remplir de buée* * *[stiːm] 1.1) ( vapour) vapeur f; (in room, on window) buée f2) ( from pressure) pression f2. 3.full steam ahead! — fig en avant toute!
transitive verb faire cuire [quelque chose] à la vapeur [vegetables]4.steamed pudding — GB pudding cuit à la vapeur
intransitive verb ( give off vapour) fumer, dégager de la vapeurPhrasal Verbs:- steam up••to get up ou pick up steam — [machine] prendre de la vitesse; [campaign] prendre de l'importance
to run out of steam — s'essouffler; [worker] peiner
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I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up* * *[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.) vapore; di vapore2) (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.) vapore; a vapore2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumare2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) navigare (a vapore)3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cuocere (a vapore)•- 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* * *I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up -
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A n1 ( vapour) vapeur f ; (in room, on window) buée f ; vegetables cooked in steam légumes cuits à la vapeur ; machines/trains powered by steam machines/trains à vapeur ; steam rose from the ground la vapeur montait du sol ; my breath turned to steam in the cold je faisais de la buée en respirant dans le froid ;2 Mech ( from pressure) pression f ; to get up ou raise steam mettre la chaudière sous pression ; the locomotive is under steam la locomotive est sous pression ; full steam ahead! Naut, fig en avant toute!C vtr Culin faire cuire [qch] à la vapeur [vegetables] ; steamed carrots carottes à la vapeur ; steamed pudding GB pudding cuit à la vapeur.D vi1 ( give off vapour) [kettle, pan, soup] fumer ; [water] bouillir ; [engine, machine] fumer ; [horse, ground, volcano] fumer ;2 Rail the trains used to steam across ou through the countryside autrefois les trains traversaient la campagne en crachant des nuages de fumée ;3 ○ ( move fast) se précipiter.to get up ou pick up steam [machine, vehicle] prendre de la vitesse ; [campaign] prendre de l'importance ; to run out of steam [athlete, orator, economy] s'essouffler ; [worker] peiner ; to let ou blow off steam ( use excess energy) se défouler ○ ; ( lose one's temper) se mettre en colère ; to get somewhere under one's own steam se rendre or aller quelque part par ses propres moyens.■ steam ahead fig to steam ahead in the polls progresser dans les sondages ; she's steaming ahead with her thesis sa thèse avance bien.■ steam off:▶ steam off [train] s'éloigner dans un nuage de vapeur ; [person] ( in anger) partir furieux/-ieuse ;▶ steam [sth] off, steam off [sth] décoller [qch] à la vapeur [stamp, wallpaper].■ steam open:▶ steam [sth] open, steam open [sth] décacheter [qch] à la vapeur [envelope, letter].■ steam up:▶ steam up [window, glasses] s'embuer ;▶ steam [sth] up embuer [window] ; to get steamed up fig [person] se mettre dans tous ses états (over à propos de).
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