steam up

empañarse

Cubrirse un cristal de pequeñas gotas de agua que impiden ver claramente a través de él.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: fog up, mist over

Antónimos: clear

Expresiones frecuentes: windows steam up, glasses steam up, steam up quickly

llenarse de vapor

Llenarse un lugar del vapor que sale del agua caliente.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: fill with steam, become steamy

Expresiones frecuentes: steam up quickly, bathrooms steam up, steam up completely

cocer al vapor

Cocinar alimentos con el vapor caliente que sale del agua hirviendo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: steam

Expresiones frecuentes: steam up dumplings, steam up vegetables, steam up something

generar presión de vapor

Calentar una máquina de vapor o caldera hasta obtener la presión necesaria para funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: raise steam

Expresiones frecuentes: steam up something, steam up locomotives, steam up boilers, engines steam up