What does vapeur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word vapeur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vapeur in French.

The word vapeur in French means steam, steam, condensation, steamboat, steamship, vapour, steamed, at full speed, at full tilt, as quickly as possible, steam bath, steamboat, horsepower, steam, pressure cooker, steaming, steam cooking, steaming, steam cooking, steamer, steam cooker, be steam and sail powered, be batting for both teams, steam oven, mercury vapour lamp, steam engine, steam locomotive, steam engine, steam engine, reverse the trend, steam train, steam turbine, water vapour, live steam. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vapeur

steam

nom féminin (Physique : phase gazeuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vapeur d'eau se condense sur la vitre.
Steam condenses on the window pane.

steam

nom féminin (force motrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les locomotives fonctionnaient à la vapeur.
Locomotives used to run on steam.

condensation

nom féminin (condensation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La différence de température lui occasionna de la vapeur sur ses lunettes.
The temperature difference caused condensation on his glasses.

steamboat, steamship

nom masculin (bateau à vapeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mark Twain fut pilote de vapeur.

vapour

nom féminin pluriel (émanations de [qch]) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'inhalation de vapeurs de chlore peut entraîner des risques pour l'Homme.
Inhaling chlorine vapour may pose risks to human beings.

steamed

locution adjectivale (cuisiné au brouillard chaud)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les aliments cuits à la vapeur ont la réputation de mieux garder leurs vitamines.

at full speed, at full tilt, as quickly as possible

locution adverbiale (figuré (très vite, à vitesse maximale)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En retard, ils sont partis à toute vapeur.

steam bath

nom masculin (sauna)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

steamboat

nom masculin (bateau à moteur à vapeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bateaux à vapeur avaient des roues à aubes entraînées par des chaudières.

horsepower

nom masculin (puissance mécanique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un cheval-vapeur correspond environ à 740 watts.

steam

locution verbale (cuire sous pression)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

pressure cooker

nom masculin (appareil de cuisine à la vapeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cuiseur vapeur est idéal pour cuisiner rapidement.

steaming, steam cooking

nom féminin (type de cuisson sans graisse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

steaming, steam cooking

nom féminin (pratique de cuisson sans chaleur directe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cuisson à la vapeur utilise un liquide bouillant.

steamer, steam cooker

nom masculin (appareil de cuisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cuit vapeur est constitué de paniers superposés sur un réservoir d'eau que l'on porte à ébullition.

be steam and sail powered

locution verbale (être propulsé par voiles et par moteur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les grands bateaux à aubes du Mississippi étaient à voile et à vapeur.

be batting for both teams

locution verbale (familier, figuré (être bisexuel) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est à voile et à vapeur : il aime tout le monde !

steam oven

nom masculin (outil de cuisson raccordé à l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le four vapeur préserve le moelleux des aliments.

mercury vapour lamp

nom féminin (lampe à tube rempli de mercure) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

steam engine, steam locomotive

nom féminin (motrice à moteur à vapeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce petit train touristique est conduit par une locomotive à vapeur.

steam engine

nom féminin (moteur à combustion externe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les premiers trains étaient tractés par des machines à vapeur.

steam engine

nom masculin (moteur de machine à vapeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Héron d'Alexandrie développa, le premier, un moteur à vapeur.

reverse the trend

locution verbale (figuré (inverser le cours des choses)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

steam train

nom masculin (train utilisant le charbon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les trains à vapeur circulent maintenant pour les touristes.

steam turbine

nom féminin (moteur thermique à combustion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la turbine à vapeur, la rotation s'effectue via la vapeur.

water vapour

nom féminin (exhalaison gazeuse) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chutes d'eau génèrent de la vapeur d'eau.

live steam

nom féminin (machine à vapeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vapeur vive désigne des modèles réduits animés par une machine à vapeur.

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