steaming in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for steaming in the English»French Dictionary

steaming [Brit ˈstiːmɪŋ, Am ˈstimɪŋ] ADJ

1. steaming (hot):

steaming bath

très chaud

steaming soup, tea

brûlant

steaming spring

bouillant

2. steaming (furious):

steaming inf

furax inf

3. steaming (drunk):

steaming inf

bourré inf

steaming inf

ivre

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 ahead VB [Brit stiːm -, Am stim -] fig

to steam ahead in the polls

progresser dans les sondages

she's steaming ahead with her thesis

sa thèse avance bien

steam stripper N

steam stripper

décolleuse f (de papier peint)

steam shovel N

steam shovel

pelleteuse f

steam museum N

steam museum

musée m du chemin de fer à vapeur

steam engine N

steam engine

machine f à vapeur

steam locomotive N

steam locomotive → steam engine

See also steam engine

steam engine N

steam engine

machine f à vapeur

steam room N

steam room

bain m de vapeur

steam power N

steam power

vapeur f

steaming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steaming in the English»French Dictionary

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

steam iron N

steam iron

fer m à vapeur

steam up VB trans

steam up (mist up):

steam up

embuer

Phrases:

to get steamed up about sth inf

s'énerver à cause de qc

steam bath N

steam bath

sauna m

Translations for steaming in the French»English Dictionary

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fumant(e)

steaming

cuire à l'étouffée

to steam

vapeur d'eau

steam

machine à vapeur

steam-driven machine

à toute vapeur

full steam ahead

fumer

to steam

fumée

steam

se défouler

to let off steam

steaming Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to let off steam inf

se défouler

a steam engine

un moteur à vapeur

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!

to steam open the letter

ouvrir une lettre à la vapeur

to steam a stamp off

décoller un timbre à la vapeur

full steam ahead! NAUT

en avant toutes!