Dampf

m; -(e)s, Dämpfe steam; PHYS. vapo(u)r; (Rauch) smoke; (Dunst) vapo(u)r, haze; (Ausdünstung) exhalation; (chemische) Dämpfe fumes; Dampf ablassen TECH. blow off steam; umg., fig. let off steam; aus dem Projekt etc. ist der Dampf raus umg., fig. the project etc. has run out of steam; Dampf dahinter machen oder setzen umg., fig. speed things up a bit, get things moving; jemandem Dampf machen umg., fig. give s.o. a kick in the pants, hurry s.o. up (oder along); mit Dampf umg., fig. at full tilt

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der Dampf

steam; vapour; vapor

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Dạmpf [dampf]

m -(e)s, ordm;e

['dɛmpfə]

1) vapour (Brit), vapor (US); (= Wasserdampf) steam

Dampf ablassen or abblasen (lit, fig) — to let off steam

unter Dampf sein or stehen — to have (its) steam up

aus dem Schornstein quoll der Dampf in weißen Wolken — clouds of white smoke poured from the chimney

2) (inf = Wucht, Schwung) force

jdm Dampf machen (inf) — to make sb get a move on (inf)

Dampf dahintermachen or -setzen — to get a move on

mit Dampf (inf) — at full tilt

vorm Chef hat sie unheimlich Dampf — the boss really puts the wind up her (inf)

Dampf draufhaben (dated inf) — to be going at full steam

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der

1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; (also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) steam

2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; (also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) steam

3) (the gas-like form into which a substance can be changed by heating: water vapour.) vapour

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Dampf

<-[e]s, Dämpfe>

[ˈdampf, pl ˈdɛmpfə]

m

1. (Wasserdampf) steam no pl; (unter dem Siedepunkt) water vapour [or AM -or]

unter \Dampf sein [o stehen] to be under steam, to have its steam up

\Dampf draufhaben (a. fig) to be going at full steam

\Dampf ablassen (a. fig) to let off steam

2. pl (Ausdünstungen) fumes pl, vapours [or AM -ors] pl

3.

▶ \Dampf aufsetzen, \Dampf dahinter machen SCHWEIZ to get a move on

▶ \Dampf in den Fäusten haben to pack quite a punch

▶ jdm \Dampf machen (fam) to make sb get a move on fam

▶ \Dampf hinter etw akk machen SCHWEIZ to hurry on with sth

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der; Dampf[e]s, Dämpfe steam no pl., no indef. art.; (Physik) [water] vapour as tech. term, no pl., no indef. art.

Dampf dahinter/hinter etwas (Akk.) machen — (ugs.) (sich beeilen) get a move on/get a move on with something; (andere zur Eile treiben) get things pl./something moving

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Dampf m; -(e)s, Dämpfe steam; PHYS vapo(u)r; (Rauch) smoke; (Dunst) vapo(u)r, haze; (Ausdünstung) exhalation;

(chemische) Dämpfe fumes;

Dampf ablassen TECH blow off steam; umg, fig let off steam;

aus dem Projekt etc

ist der Dampf raus umg, fig the project etc has run out of steam;

Dampf dahinter machen oder

setzen umg, fig speed things up a bit, get things moving;

jemandem Dampf machen umg, fig give sb a kick in the pants, hurry sb up (oder along);

mit Dampf umg, fig at full tilt

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der; Dampf[e]s, Dämpfe steam no pl., no indef. art.; (Physik) [water] vapour as tech. term, no pl., no indef. art.

Dampf dahinter/hinter etwas (Akk.) machen — (ugs.) (sich beeilen) get a move on/get a move on with something; (andere zur Eile treiben) get things pl./something moving

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¨–e m.

steam n.

vapor (US) n.

vapour (UK) n.