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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. steam /stiːm/
  1. n.
    1. (vapour) vapore m.;
      (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.;
      powered by ~ a vapore
    1. mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.;
      full ~ ahead! mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
  1. modif. [bath, cloud] di vapore;
    [cooking] al vapore;
    [iron, railway] a vapore
locuzioni idiomatiche to get up o pick up ~ [machine] acquistare velocità;
[campaign] decollare;
to run out of ~ [athlete] spomparsi;
[worker] sfinirsi;
to let off ~ sfogarsi;
under one’s own ~ con i propri mezzi.
2. steam /stiːm/
  1. tr. (cook) gastr. cucinare al vapore [vegetables]
  1. intr.
    1. (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare;
      [machine] fumare, emettere fumo;
      [volcano] esalare fumo
    1. ferr. trains used to ~ through the countryside i treni attraversavano le campagne sbuffando.

Phrasal verbs:
steam open: ~ [sth.] open, ~ open [sth.] aprire col vapore [envelope].
steam up: [window, glasses] appannarsi; ~ [sth.] up appannare [window];
to get ~ed up fig. [person] andare su tutte le furie (over per).


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steam: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

steam (to clean with steam)pulire al vapore v
steam (to emit steam)emettere vapore v
steam (to be very angry)essere arrabbiatissimo v
steam (to rise as vapor)evaporare v
steam (the steam ship)la barca a vapore nf
steam (to cook with steam)cuocere al vapore v
steamvapore nm
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steam: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
blow off steamv US, slang (unburden oneself, let off steam)sfogarsi, scaricarsi v rif
I called my boyfriend and he let me blow off steam for an hour.
È talmente stressato che se non si sfoga un po' prima o poi gli viene un esaurimento nervoso.
dry steamvapore secco
let off steamv figurative (vent one's anger)sfogarsi v rif
Nota: get rid of pent-up energy
I was annoyed and wanted to let off steam.
There was a play area where the kids could let off steam.
Ero arrabbiato e volevo sfogarmi.
live steamvapore vivo
run out of steam esaurire le forzeesaurirsi v
steam bathn (sauna)bagno turco nm
Tu cosa preferisci, la sauna o il bagno turco?
steam cleanern (device using pressurized steam to clean) per puliremacchina del vapore
Since I got my steam cleaner, I don't use any cleaning chemicals.
Da quando ho la macchina del vapore, non uso più detergenti chimici.
steam cleaningn (use of pressurized steam to clean)lavaggio a vapore nm
steam enginen (engine powered by steam)motore a vapore nm
I motori a vapore equipaggiavano i vaporetti di una volta.
steam heatingriscaldamento a vapore
steam locomotiven (steam-powered train)locomotiva a vapore nf
Stephenson è ritenuto l'inventore della locomotiva a vapore.
steam rollerrullo compressore a vapore
steam roomsauna
steam roomstanza per il bagno di vapore
steam turbineturbina a vapore
steam upvi (become obscured by vapour)appannarsi v rif
It was so hot in the room that my glasses steamed up.
Nella stanza era così umido che i miei occhiali si sono appannati.
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