steam engine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for steam engine in the English»French Dictionary

steam engine N

steam engine

machine f à vapeur

Translations for steam engine in the English»French Dictionary

diesel/steam engine

locomotive diesel/à vapeur

Translations for steam engine in the French»English Dictionary

locomotive à vapeur

steam engine

machine à vapeur

steam engine

moteur à vapeur

steam engine

quel est le principe de la machine à vapeur

how does a steam engine work?, what's the principle behind the steam engine?

Translations for steam engine in the English»French Dictionary

engine [Brit ˈɛndʒɪn, Am ˈɛndʒən] N

1. engine (motor):

engine (in car, train, aeroplane, boat)

moteur m

engine (in jet aircraft)

réacteur m

engine (in ship)

machines fpl

2. engine RAIL (locomotive):

engine

locomotive f

diesel/steam engine

locomotive diesel/à vapeur

to sit facing/with one's back to the engine

être assis dans le sens de la marche/dans le sens contraire à la marche

I.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] N

1. steam:

steam (vapour)

vapeur f

steam (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

my breath turned to steam in the cold attr bath, cloud

de vapeur

my breath turned to steam in the cold cooking

à la vapeur

my breath turned to steam in the cold boiler, iron, railway

à vapeur

2. steam MECH (from pressure):

steam

pression f

to get up or 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!

II.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] VB trans FOOD

steam vegetables

faire cuire [qc] à la vapeur

steamed carrots

carottes à la vapeur

steamed pudding Brit

pudding cuit à la vapeur

III.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] VB intr

1. steam (give off vapour):

steam kettle, pan, soup:

fumer

steam water:

bouillir

steam engine, machine:

fumer

steam horse, ground, volcano:

fumer

2. steam RAIL:

the trains used to steam across or through the countryside

autrefois les trains traversaient la campagne en crachant des nuages de fumée

3. steam (move fast):

steam inf

se précipiter

IV.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim]

to get up or pick up steam machine, vehicle:

prendre de la vitesse

to get up or pick up steam campaign:

prendre de l'importance

to run out of steam athlete, orator, economy:

s'essouffler

to run out of steam worker:

peiner

to let or blow off steam (use excess energy)

se défouler inf

to let or blow off steam (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 engine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steam engine in the English»French Dictionary

puff steam engine

lancer des bouffées de vapeur

a steam engine

un moteur à vapeur

Translations for steam engine in the English»French Dictionary

I.steam [sti:m] N no pl

steam

vapeur f

a steam engine

un moteur à vapeur

Phrases:

to let off steam

se défouler

to pick up steam

s'y mettre

to run out of steam

s'essouffler

to do sth under one's own steam

faire qc de ses propres moyens

full steam ahead!

en avant toute!

II.steam [sti:m] VB intr

1. steam (produce steam):

steam

fumer

2. steam (move using steam):

steam

fonctionner à la vapeur

3. steam (become steamy):

steam

s'embuer

III.steam [sti:m] VB trans

steam

cuire à la vapeur

to steam open the letter

ouvrir une lettre à la vapeur

to steam a stamp off

décoller un timbre à la vapeur

engine [ˈendʒɪn] N

1. engine (motor):

engine

moteur m

diesel/petrol engine

moteur diesel/à essence

2. engine AVIAT:

engine

réacteur m

jet engine

moteur à réaction

3. engine RAIL:

engine

locomotive f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was critical to the operation of his design for the steam engine.

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The vessel was powered by sail and a vertical direct acting steam engine.

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It was rebuilt in 1856 and a steam engine was added.

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Originally she was powered by a 2500 hp triple-expansion steam engine.

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The state bought the area in 1937 and rebuilt the steam engine in 1958.

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The undertype had the steam engine mounted under the boiler, usually between the frames of the chassis.

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It was initially a steam engine-powered sawmill only, with the creek used to transport logs to the mill.

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The ship was long, and powered by a 988 nhp 6-cylinder triple expansion steam engine which gave her a service speed of.

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The mill was worked by a portable steam engine until 1937.

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The three cylinder steam engine has cranks arranged at 120 and the central cylinder has inclination 1:10.

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