steam stripper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for steam stripper in the English»French Dictionary

steam stripper N

steam stripper

décolleuse f (de papier peint)

Translations for steam stripper in the French»English Dictionary

décolleuse

steam stripper

Translations for steam stripper in the English»French Dictionary

stripper [Brit ˈstrɪpə, Am ˈstrɪpər] N

stripper

strip-teaseur/-euse m/f

male stripper

strip-teaseur m

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 stripper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steam stripper in the English»French Dictionary

stripper N

1. stripper (female):

stripper

strip-teaseuse f

2. stripper (male):

stripper

strip-teaseur m

3. stripper (solvent):

stripper

décapant m

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