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steam

Pronunciation: /stiːm/

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German translation of steam

A. n.

  • Dampf let off steam (fig.) = Dampf ablassen (ugs.) run out of steam (fig.) = den Schwung verlieren under one's own steam (fig.) = aus eigener Kraft

B. v.t.

C. v.i.

Phrasal verbs

steam aˈhead

v.i. (fig. coll.) rasche Fortschritte machen

steam ˈup

v.i. beschlagen

steam in other Oxford dictionaries

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