steam up

se couvrir de buée, s'embuer

Se couvrir de minuscules gouttes d'eau qui empêchent de voir clairement à travers le verre.

En anglais simple : If glass does this, tiny drops of water cover it so you cannot see through it clearly.

• My glasses always steam up.
• The mirror steamed up during her shower.
• Why do the car windows keep steaming up?

Synonymes : fog up, mist over

Contraires : clear

Expressions courantes : windows steam up, glasses steam up, steam up quickly

se remplir de vapeur

Se remplir de vapeur provenant d'eau chaude.

En anglais simple : To become full of warm, wet air from hot water.

• The bathroom quickly steamed up.
• Our kitchen steams up when we boil large pots of water.
• Has the whole room steamed up already?

Synonymes : fill with steam, become steamy

Expressions courantes : steam up quickly, bathrooms steam up, steam up completely

cuire à la vapeur

Cuire des aliments avec la vapeur qui se dégage de l'eau bouillante.

En anglais simple : To cook food using the hot, wet air rising from boiling water.

• Let's steam up some dumplings.
• She steamed up a basket of vegetables.
• Can you steam up a few buns for lunch?

Comment l'utiliser : steam up something / steam something up (I'll steam the vegetables up while you cook the rice.)

Synonymes : steam

Expressions courantes : steam up dumplings, steam up vegetables, steam up something

mettre sous pression de vapeur

Chauffer une machine à vapeur ou une chaudière jusqu'à obtenir assez de pression pour la faire fonctionner.

En anglais simple : To heat a steam engine or boiler until it has enough steam pressure to work.

• They steam up the engine before dawn.
• The crew steamed up the locomotive for the excursion.
• How long does it take to steam the boiler up?

Comment l'utiliser : steam up something / steam something up (The crew steamed the boiler up before departure.)

Synonymes : raise steam

Expressions courantes : steam up something, steam up locomotives, steam up boilers, engines steam up