English-German translation for "steam"

"steam" German translation

steam
[stiːm]noun | Substantiv s

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  • (Wasser)Dampfmasculine | Maskulinum m
    steam from water
    steam from water
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  • Dunstmasculine | Maskulinum m
    steam haze
    Verdunstungfeminine | Femininum f
    steam haze
    steam haze
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  • Dampfkraftfeminine | Femininum f
    steam steam power
    steam steam power
  • Kraftfeminine | Femininum f
    steam power, energy
    Energiefeminine | Femininum f
    steam power, energy
    steam power, energy
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  • to let off steam
    to let off steam
  • to let off steam figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sich Luft machen
    to let off steam figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • to run out of steam figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    to run out of steam figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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  • Dampfermasculine | Maskulinum m
    steam steamship
    Dampfschiffneuter | Neutrum n
    steam steamship
    steam steamship
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  • Dampferfahrtfeminine | Femininum f
    steam trip on steamship
    steam trip on steamship
steam
[stiːm]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • dampfen
    steam give off steam
    steam give off steam
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  • dampfen (sich mittels Dampf fortbewegen)
    steam move by means of steam
    steam move by means of steam
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  • usually | meistmeist meist steam ahead, steam away make great progress familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    sich ins Zeug legen
    gut vorankommen, große Fortschritte machen
    usually | meistmeist meist steam ahead, steam away make great progress familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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  • steam up mist over: of glasset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    (sich) beschlagen
    steam up mist over: of glasset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • steam up make steam
    Dampf (auf)machen
    steam up make steam
  • steam up blow one’s top familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    steam up blow one’s top familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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steam
[stiːm]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • dämpfen, dünsten, mit Dampf kochen
    steam foodset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    steam foodset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • dämpfen, mit Dampf behandeln
    steam woodet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc, treat with steam
    steam woodet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc, treat with steam
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  • ausströmen, ausdünsten
    steam steam, gas: give off
    steam steam, gas: give off
  • (mittels Dampf) befördern
    steam transport by steam
    steam transport by steam
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  • steam up glasset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    steam up glasset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • steam up supply with steam
    steam up supply with steam
  • steam up cause to blow one’s top familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    steam up cause to blow one’s top familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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  • überfallenand | und u. Passagiereor | oder od Kunden ausrauben
    steam bus, shopet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    steam bus, shopet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
steam
[stiːm]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • Dampf…
    steam
    steam
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to put on steam
to put on steam
to get up steam
to get up steam
superheated steam
überhitzter Dampf
superheated steam
proving of steam boilers
Dampfkessel-, Druckprobe
proving of steam boilers
to run half steam
mit halbem Dampf fahren
to run half steam
steam bath
steam bath
a real live steam engine
eine wirkliche regelrechte Dampfmaschine
a real live steam engine
steam tent
Dampfzelt
steam tent
to let off steam
to let off steam
to get up steam
to get up steam
to get up steam
to get up steam
to put on steam
to put on steam
to blow off one’s steam
seinem Herzen Luft machen, seine Wutor | oder od Aufregung abreagieren
to blow off one’s steam
water rivals steam as a source of energy
water rivals steam as a source of energy
to iron out a road with a steam roller
to iron out a road with a steam roller
to let off steam
sich Luft machen
to let off steam
Der Mechanismus, den wir kritisieren, läuft auf vollen Touren.
The process which we are condemning is working at full steam.
Source: Europarl
Die Globalisierung ist in vollem Gange.
Globalization is going full steam ahead.
Source: Europarl
Genau zeitgleich gehen wir mit vollen Fahnen auf das Fünfte Rahmenprogramm zu.
And at exactly the same time we are moving full steam ahead towards the fifth framework programme.
Source: Europarl
Es wurden weder Kosten noch Mühen gescheut; vielleicht ist uns einfach die Energie ausgegangen.
Every effort was made, no cost was spared; perhaps we just ran out of steam.
Source: Europarl
Wir müssen den Entwicklungsländern die Möglichkeit geben, sich selbst aus der Krise zu befreien.
We must give the developing countries the chance to emerge from the crisis under their own steam.
Source: Europarl
Wir müssen den Entwicklungsländern die Möglichkeit geben, sich selbst aus der Krise zu befreien.
We must give the developing countries the chance to emerge from the crisis under their own steam.
Source: Europarl
Ohne sozialen Fortschritt erschöpft sich der wirtschaftliche Fortschritt früher oder später.
Without social progress, economic progress will run out of steam sooner or later.
Source: Europarl
Es ist also jetzt nicht die Zeit zu verschnaufen oder die Hände in den Schoß zu legen.
This, therefore, is not the time to run out of steam or to throw in the towel.
Source: Europarl
Aber das durch diese Reformen entstandene Wirtschaftswachstumsmodell verlor langsam an Kraft.
But the economic-growth model that those reforms created was running out of steam.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Erfahrung lehrt uns, dass ein Topf, aus dem man den Dampf nicht entweichen lässt, explodiert.
Experience tells us that if you don ’ t let the steam out of a pot, the pot will explode.
Source: News-Commentary
Auch andere Länder begannen mit der Verwendung von Dampfmaschinen und der Spinning Jenny.
Other countries too began to use steam engines and the spinning jenny.
Source: Europarl
Das Essen dampfte mit starkem Rauch.
The food was steaming, and filled the room with its smell.
Source: Books
Aber ohne Wachstum bleiben die kühnsten Strukturreformen wirkungslos.
Without growth, however, the boldest structural measures run out of steam.
Source: Europarl
Schließlich haben die Proteste nicht weiter an Fahrt gewonnen;
After all, popular protests have failed to gather steam;
Source: News-Commentary
James Watt hat die Dampfmaschine eigentlich gar nicht erfunden, er hat sie nur weiterentwickelt.
James Watt didn't actually invent the steam engine, he just refined it.
Source: TED
Die Lokomotive wird von Dampf angetrieben.
The engine is driven by steam.
Source: Tatoeba
In diese Zeit fällt auch die Erfindung der Dampfmaschine von James Watt im Jahr 1784.
This date also happens to coincide with James Watt s design ’ of the steam engine in 1784.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Hysterie gewinnt an Fahrt.
The hysteria is picking up steam.
Source: GlobalVoices
Noch liegt der Deckel darauf, aber jeden Augenblick kann alles überkochen.
The lid is still on the pan, but the moment when all the steam could escape is imminent.
Source: Europarl
Die Luft glich Schwefeldämpfen nirgend war Erfrischung und Abkühlung zu finden.
The air was like sulphur-steams--I could find no refreshment anywhere.
Source: Books
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