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steam: I. noun II. intransitive verb III. transitive verb
steam up: intransitive verb
steam engine: noun

I . steam [stiːm] N no pl

1. steam (water vapor):

steam

vapor m

2. steam fig:

to do sth under one's own steam

fazer a. c. pelos próprios meios

to let off steam

to run out of steam

II . steam [stiːm] VB intr (produce steam)

steam

III . steam [stiːm] VB trans FOOD

steam

cozinhar no vapor

steam up VB intr

1. steam up (become steamy):

steam up

2. steam up inf:

to get steamed up (about sth)

irritar-se (por a. c.)

steam engine N

steam engine

motor m a vapor

Usage examples with steam

to let off steam

to run out of steam

to do sth under one's own steam

fazer a. c. pelos próprios meios

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The period of time for tub baths became six to ten minutes and the time in the steam bath shortened to two minutes, with only one bath a day. en.wikipedia.org

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

She was powered by a steam engine driving a single propeller. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

After a while, the leading ELT found the necessary reagents and analyzed samples from both steam generators on the top hat in reactor compartment upper level. en.wikipedia.org

Downstream of the turbine, medium-pressure steam was piped to the plant for knitwear pressing, and low-pressure steam was used to provide air conditioning. en.wikipedia.org

It is unusual for all steam locomotives to be operable at the same time, as at least one is normally scheduled for overhaul. en.wikipedia.org

This was agreed on quite remarkable conditions, including that no steam or smoke be discharged and that the action of the engine shall be noiseless. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

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