steam in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for steam in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] N

1. steam:

steam (vapour)

vapore m

steam (on window)

vapore m

steam (on window)

appannamento m

vegetables cooked in steam

verdure cotte al vapore

machines, trains powered by steam

macchine, treni a vapore

steam rose from the ground

il vapore si alzava dal terreno

my breath turned to steam in the cold

mi si condensava il fiato per il freddo

my breath turned to steam in the cold before n bath, cloud

di vapore

my breath turned to steam in the cold cooking

al vapore

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

a vapore

2. steam MECH (from pressure):

steam

vapore m

to get up or raise steam

aumentare la pressione

to get up or raise steam fig

raccogliere le proprie forze

the locomotive is under steam

la locomotiva va a vapore

full steam ahead! NAUT

a tutto vapore! also fig

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

steam (cook) FOOD vegetables

cucinare [qc] al vapore

steam (treat with steam)

vaporizzare, trattare con vapore

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

1. steam (give off vapour):

steam kettle, pan, soup:

fumare

steam engine, machine:

fumare, emettere fumo

steam water:

bollire

steam horse:

sbuffare

steam ground, volcano:

esalare fumo

2. steam RAIL:

trains used to steam across or through the countryside

i treni attraversavano le campagne sbuffando

3. steam (move fast):

steam inf

precipitarsi

IV.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim]

to get up or pick up steam machine, vehicle:

acquistare velocità

to get up or pick up steam campaign:

decollare

to run out of steam athlete:

spomparsi

to run out of steam orator:

fiaccarsi

to run out of steam economy:

arrivare a un punto morto

to run out of steam worker:

sfinirsi

to let or blow off steam (use excess energy)

sfogarsi

to get somewhere under one's own steam

ottenere qc con i propri mezzi

steam engine [Am ˈstim ˌɛndʒən] N

steam engine (engine)

motore m a vapore

steam engine (locomotive)

locomotiva f a vapore

steam locomotive [ˈstiːmləʊkəˌməʊtɪv] N

steam locomotive

locomotiva f a vapore

steam cable [ˈstriːmkeɪbl] N NAUT

steam cable

cavo m di rimorchio

I.steam off VB [stiːm -] (steam off)

steam off

avanzare sbuffando

steam off (in anger)

andarsene via sbruffando

II.steam off VB [stiːm -] (steam [sth] off, steam off [sth])

steam off stamp, wallpaper:

steam off

staccare [qc] col vapore

steam power [ˈstiːmˌpaʊə(r)] N

steam power

energia f (termica) del vapore

steam stripper [ˈstiːmˌstrɪpə(r)] N

steam stripper

= apparecchio a vapore utilizzato per scollare la carta da parati

steam ahead VB [stiːm -] fig

to steam ahead in the polls

andare a gonfie vele nei sondaggi

she's steaming ahead with her thesis

la sua tesi procede bene

steam open VB [stiːm -] (steam [sth] open, steam open [sth])

steam open envelope, letter:

steam open

aprire [qc] col vapore

steam-tight [Am ˈstimtaɪt] ADJ

steam-tight

a tenuta di vapore

steam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steam in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.steam [sti:m] N

steam (water vapor):

steam

vapore m

full steam ahead!

a tutto vapore!

to run out of steam fig

perdere vigore

Phrases:

to let off steam

scaricarsi

II.steam [sti:m] ADJ

steam

a vapore

III.steam [sti:m] VB intr (produce steam)

steam

emettere vapore

IV.steam [sti:m] VB trans

steam

cuocere al vapore

steam bath N

steam bath

bagno m turco

steam engine N

steam engine

motore m a vapore

steam iron N

steam iron

ferro m (da stiro) a vapore

steam up VB intr

1. steam up (become steamy):

steam up

appannarsi

2. steam up inf:

to get steamed up (about sth)

accalorarsi (per qc)

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to blow off off steam

sfogarsi

Translations for steam in the Italian»English Dictionary

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vapore (acqueo)

steam

bagno di vapore

steam bath

cuocere al vapore

to steam

a vapore (locomotiva, macchina, turbina)

steam-powered

vapore acqueo

steam

appannare

to steam up

appannarsi

to steam up

fumare

to steam

steam Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to blow off off steam

sfogarsi

steam iron

ferro da stiro a vapore

full steam ahead!

a tutto vapore!

to run out of steam fig

perdere vigore

to let off steam

scaricarsi

to apply steam treatment to one's face/skin

vaporizzare il viso/la pelle

the water is transformed into steam

l'acqua si trasforma in vapore

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Diners picked up hot foods at buffet-style steam tables.

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She was powered by a steam engine driving a single propeller.

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Finally, the crude oil is refined using water precipitation and organic acid, bleaching with clay, and deodorizing using steam distillation.

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It is reputedly the largest collection of steam and vintage equipment to be seen anywhere in the world.

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When electricity is generated, the heat that is produced as a by-product can be captured and used for process steam, heating or other industrial purposes.

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The merry-go-round's forty-five animals, three chariots and one rocking chair were driven by a steam engine; rides originally cost just a nickel.

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Around 1600 a number of experimenters used steam to power small fountains working something on the principle of a coffee percolator.

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Later on, logs were transported via tramlines, first by steam-powered log haulers then by steam-powered locomotives, and finally diesel and petrol-powered locomotives.

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I decided to photograph the pipe because it's where all the waste steam/water from the power station goes.

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The crowded smoking car ripped along the side of the engine, the broken steam dome catching it at window height.

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