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steam

steam(
stim
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el vapor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Steam is coming out of the kettle.Está saliendo vapor del hervidor.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. cocer al vapor
I steamed some broccoli with butter and salt.Cocí un poco de brócoli al vapor con mantequilla y sal.
b. cocinar al vapor
We steamed some dim sum for appetizers.Cocinamos unos dim sum al vapor de aperitivo.
a. abrir con vapor
She steamed open the letter that arrived for her son.Abrió la carta que llegó para su hijo con vapor.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. echar vapor
The crock pot is steaming.La olla de cocción lenta está echando vapor.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
The ship is steaming out of the harbor at three knots.El buque está saliendo del puerto a tres nudos.
We steamed into Zurich, where we were going to change trains.Entramos a Zurich, donde íbamos a cambiar de tren.
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