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der Dampf (Dämpfe)
   steam, vapor; force, power

Doch wer eine E-Zigarette raucht, verbreitet um sich nur geruchslosen Dampf statt blauen Dunst.
But anyone smoking an e-cigarette only spreads odorless steam around them instead of blue haze.
Er wollte nur Dampf ablassen.
He just wanted to let off steam.

Related Words:
Dampf- (prefix) steam
dampfen (v.i.) to steam, be steaming/full of steam; be in a lather
der Dampfer steamship, steamer
das Dampfbad steam bath
das Dampfboot steamboat
der Dampfdruck steam pressure
die Dampflok steam locomotive
das Dampfschiff steamship, steamer
Dampf machen (idiom) to get going, get a move on
unter Dampf under steam; moving, in action

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