steam up

appannarsi

Coprirsi, detto del vetro, di minuscole gocce d'acqua che impediscono di vedere chiaramente attraverso di esso.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: fog up, mist over

Contrari: clear

Espressioni comuni: windows steam up, glasses steam up, steam up quickly

riempirsi di vapore

Riempirsi del vapore prodotto dall'acqua calda.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: fill with steam, become steamy

Espressioni comuni: steam up quickly, bathrooms steam up, steam up completely

cuocere al vapore

Cuocere il cibo con il vapore caldo che sale dall'acqua bollente.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: steam up something / steam something up (I'll steam the vegetables up while you cook the rice.)

Sinonimi: steam

Espressioni comuni: steam up dumplings, steam up vegetables, steam up something

portare in pressione, generare pressione di vapore

Scaldare una macchina a vapore o una caldaia finché la pressione basta a farla funzionare.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: steam up something / steam something up (The crew steamed the boiler up before departure.)

Sinonimi: raise steam

Espressioni comuni: steam up something, steam up locomotives, steam up boilers, engines steam up