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1 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.)2) (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.)
2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.)2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.)3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.)•- 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
steam1 n vaporsteam2 vb1. echar vapor / humear2. cocinar al vaportr[stiːm]1 (gen) vapor nombre masculino1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (vegetables) cocer al vapor1 (boat) echar vapor; (soup, drink, etc) humear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfull steam ahead! ¡avante toda!, ¡a todo vapor!to get steamed up indignarse ( about, por)to do something under one's own steam hacer algo por sus propios mediosto get up steam (person) acelerarse 2 (project etc) coger impulso 3 (engine etc) dar presión, cobrar velocidadto go full steam ahead ir viento en popato let off steam desfogarse, desahogarseto run out of steam quedar agotado,-a, quemarseto steam a letter open abrir una carta con vaporsteam bath baño de vaporsteam engine (locomotive) locomotora de vapor, máquina de vapor 2 (engine) motor nombre masculino de vaporsteam iron plancha de vaporsteam ['sti:m] vi: echar vaporto steam away: moverse echando vaporsteam vt1) : cocer al vapor (en cocina)2)to steam open : abrir con vaporsteam n1) : vapor m2)to let off steam : desahogarseadj.• de vapor adj.n.• vaho s.m.• vapor s.m.v.• avahar v.• cocer al vapor v.• echar vapor v.• empañar v.• funcionar a vapor v.• humear v.stiːm
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mass noun vapor mto get up steam — ( lit) \<\<engine/driver\>\> dar* presión
to let off steam — desahogarse*, dar* rienda suelta a su (or mi etc) indignación (or energía etc)
to run out of steam — \<\<person/project\>\> perder* ímpetu
under one's own steam — por sus (or mis etc) propios medios; (before n)
steam iron — plancha f de vapor
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a) ( Culin) \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> cocinar or cocer* al vapor; \<\<pudding\>\> cocinar or cocer* al baño (de) Maríab)to steam a letter open — abrir* una carta con vapor
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vi1) ( give off steam) echar vapor; \<\<hot food\>\> humear2) (+ adv compl)•Phrasal Verbs:- steam up[stiːm]1.N vapor mto get up or pick up steam — dar presión
full steam ahead! — (Naut) ¡a todo vapor!
- go full steam ahead with sth- let off steam- run out of steam2. VT1) (Culin) cocer al vapor2)3. VI1) (=give off steam) echar vapor2) (=move)we were steaming at 12 knots — íbamos a 12 nudos, navegábamos a 12 nudos
to steam ahead — (lit) avanzar; (fig) adelantarse mucho
4.CPDsteam bath N — baño m de vapor
steam engine N — máquina f de vapor
steam hammer N — martillo m pilón
steam heat N — calor m por vapor
steam iron N — plancha f de vapor
steam organ N — órgano m de vapor
steam room N — sauna f finlandesa, sala f de vapor
steam shovel N — (US) pala f mecánica de vapor, excavadora f
steam train N — tren m de vapor
steam turbine N — turbina f de vapor
- steam up* * *[stiːm]
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mass noun vapor mto get up steam — ( lit) \<\<engine/driver\>\> dar* presión
to let off steam — desahogarse*, dar* rienda suelta a su (or mi etc) indignación (or energía etc)
to run out of steam — \<\<person/project\>\> perder* ímpetu
under one's own steam — por sus (or mis etc) propios medios; (before n)
steam iron — plancha f de vapor
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a) ( Culin) \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> cocinar or cocer* al vapor; \<\<pudding\>\> cocinar or cocer* al baño (de) Maríab)to steam a letter open — abrir* una carta con vapor
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vi1) ( give off steam) echar vapor; \<\<hot food\>\> humear2) (+ adv compl)•Phrasal Verbs:- steam up -
2 mud
1. noun(wet soft earth.) barro, lodo- muddy
2. verb(to make muddy: You've muddied the floor!) ensuciar de barro, llenar de barro- mudflat- mudguard
- mudskipper
mud n barrotr[mʌd]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhere's mud in your eye! (cheers) ¡salud!mud sticks es difícil quitarse la mala fama de encimahis «(her etc)» name is mud tiene muy mala famato sling mud at somebody / throw mud at somebody lanzar acusaciones a alguien, insultar a alguienmud flat marismamud ['mʌd] n: barro m, fango m, lodo mn.• barro s.m.• cieno s.m.• fango s.m.• lama s.f.• limo s.m.• lodo s.m.mʌdmass noun barro m, fango m, lodo mto be as clear as mud — (iro) ser* un galimatías
[mʌd]to throw o sling mud (at somebody) — insultar (a alguien); (before n) <brick, hut> de barro, de adobe
1.N barro m, lodo mto stick in the mud — [cart] quedarse atascado en el barro; [ship] embarrancar
- mud in your eye!- drag sb's name through the mud- sling or throw mud at sb2.CPDmud pack N — mascarilla f de barro
mud wrestling N — espectáculo de lucha sobre un cuadrilátero de barro
* * *[mʌd]mass noun barro m, fango m, lodo mto be as clear as mud — (iro) ser* un galimatías
to throw o sling mud (at somebody) — insultar (a alguien); (before n) <brick, hut> de barro, de adobe
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3 saturate
'sæ əreit1) (to make very wet: Saturate the earth round the plants.) empapar2) (to fill completely: The market has been saturated with paintings like that.) saturar•tr['sæʧəreɪt]1) soak: empapar2) fill: saturarv.• embeber v.• empapar v.• impregnar v.• recalar v.• saturar v.'sætʃəreɪt1) ( drench) \<\<cloth\>\> empapar; \<\<person\>\> (colloq) empapar2) ( fill) \<\<market/mind/place\>\> saturar3) (Chem, Phys) saturar['sætʃǝreɪt]VT empapar, saturar ( with de)to be saturated with — (fig) estar empapado de
to saturate o.s. in — (fig) empaparse en
* * *['sætʃəreɪt]1) ( drench) \<\<cloth\>\> empapar; \<\<person\>\> (colloq) empapar2) ( fill) \<\<market/mind/place\>\> saturar3) (Chem, Phys) saturar
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