steam ahead in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for steam ahead in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Translations for steam ahead in the English»Italian Dictionary

full steam ahead! NAUT

a tutto vapore! also fig

Translations for steam ahead in the Italian»English Dictionary

andare a tutto vapore

to go full steam ahead

Translations for steam ahead 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

I.ahead [Brit əˈhɛd, Am əˈhɛd] ADV Ahead is often used after verbs in English (go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc.). - For other uses, see this entry.

1. ahead (spatially):

ahead go on, run

avanti, in avanti

we've sent Robert on ahead

abbiamo mandato avanti Robert

to send one's luggage on ahead

mandare avanti i bagagli

the road (up) ahead is blocked

la strada è bloccata più avanti

can you see what is wrong ahead?

riesce a vedere cosa è successo più avanti?

a few kilometres ahead

a qualche chilometro or qualche chilometro avanti

a road, waterfall appeared ahead

una strada, una cascata mi, gli, ci ecc. apparve davanti

to go straight ahead

andare sempre dritto

to look straight ahead

guardare dritto davanti a sé

full speed ahead NAUT

avanti a tutta forza

2. ahead (in time):

in the months, years ahead

nei mesi, anni futuri, a venire

to apply at least a year ahead

presentare domanda almeno un anno prima

who knows what lies ahead?

chissà cosa ci riserva il futuro?

there are troubled times ahead for the government

si prepara un periodo difficile per il governo

3. ahead (in leading position) fig:

to be ahead in the polls

essere in testa nei sondaggi

to be 30 points ahead

avere 30 punti di vantaggio

to be 3% ahead

essere in vantaggio del 3%

another goal put them ahead

un altro gol li fece passare in vantaggio

4. ahead (more advanced) fig:

to be ahead in physics, geography pupil, set:

essere avanti in fisica, in geografia

II.ahead of PREP

1. ahead of (spatially):

ahead of person, vehicle

davanti a

to be three metres ahead of sb

essere avanti di tre metri rispetto a qn or essere tre metri davanti a qn

2. ahead of (in time):

to be three seconds ahead of the next competitor

avere tre secondi di vantaggio sull'avversario (più vicino)

ahead of time

in anticipo

our rivals are one year ahead of us

i nostri avversari sono avanti di un anno rispetto a noi

to arrive ahead of sb

arrivare prima di qn

there are difficult times ahead of us

ci aspetta un periodo difficile

3. ahead of (leading):

to be ahead of sb (in polls, ratings)

essere in vantaggio su or rispetto a qn

4. ahead of (more advanced):

to be (way) ahead of the others pupil, set:

essere (molto) avanti rispetto agli altri

to be ahead of the field business:

essere leader del settore

to be ten years ahead of the field (in research)

essere dieci anni avanti nel settore

III.ahead [Brit əˈhɛd, Am əˈhɛd]

to be ahead of one's time

essere avanti rispetto ai tempi

steam ahead in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steam ahead in the English»Italian Dictionary

full steam ahead!

a tutto vapore!

Translations for steam ahead 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

ahead [ə·ˈhed] ADV

1. ahead (in front):

ahead

davanti

the road ahead was blocked

più avanti la strada era bloccata

2. ahead (advanced position, forwards):

ahead

avanti

to go ahead

andare avanti

to move ahead quickly

avanzare rapidamente

to press ahead with the plan

andare avanti con il progetto

3. ahead (in the future):

to look ahead

guardare al futuro

to plan ahead

pianificare per tempo