steam cable in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for steam cable in the English»Italian Dictionary

steam cable [ˈstriːmkeɪbl] N NAUT

steam cable

cavo m di rimorchio

Translations for steam cable in the Italian»English Dictionary

cavo di rimorchio NAUT

steam cable

Translations for steam cable in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cable [Brit ˈkeɪb(ə)l, Am ˈkeɪbəl] N

1. cable (rope):

cable

cavo m

cable

fune f

anchor, steel, suspension cable

cavo dell'ancora, d'acciaio, sospeso

accelerator, brake cable

cavo dell'acceleratore, del freno

2. cable (electric):

cable

cavo m

to lay a cable

posare un cavo

fibre optic cable Brit, fiber optic cable Am

cavo a fibre ottiche

overhead, power cable

cavo aereo, elettrico

3. cable (television):

cable

TV f via cavo

cable before n programme, channel, network

via cavo

4. cable (telegram):

cable

cablogramma m

II.cable [Brit ˈkeɪb(ə)l, Am ˈkeɪbəl] VB trans

1. cable (telegraph):

cable

trasmettere mediante cablogramma, cablare (that che)

to cable sb sth or to cable sth to sb

cablare qc a qn

2. cable (provide with cables):

cable house, area

cablare

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 cable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steam cable in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cable [ˈkeɪ·bl] N

1. cable (wire rope):

cable

cavo m

2. cable TV:

cable

televisione f via cavo

3. cable HISTORY (electrically transmitted message):

cable

cablogramma m

to send sth by cable

cablare qc

II.cable [ˈkeɪ·bl] VB trans HISTORY

cable

cablare

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