Meaning
steam
- vapour, especially water vapour
In a sentence
Il vapore della doccia ha appannato lo specchio.
The shower steam fogged up the mirror.
Vedi il vapore che esce dalla pentola?
Do you see the steam coming out of the pot?
Il ferro da stiro non produce abbastanza vapore.
The iron doesn't produce enough steam.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vapore | masculine · singular |
| vapori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use vapore for steam from boiling water; fumo is smoke, and nebbia is fog or mist.
- In everyday Italian, a steam train is treno a vapore, not *treno di vapore.
- For appliances, Italians often say ferro da stiro a vapore and pulitore a vapore.