Dampf erzeugen

to generate steam

Türkçe: buhar üretmek

Noun

der Dampf m.

Verb

erzeugen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Register

Technical register

In a sentence

Which form of erzeugen fills the gap?

Der Techniker ____ Dampf, um die Turbine anzutreiben.

How it is used

Literally means to generate steam. Technical register. Use in industrial contexts like power plants. Figuratively, can mean building momentum, but 'Dampf machen' is more common for that.

Other verbs that go with Dampf

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Dampf ablassento let off steam
• jdm. den Dampf abdrehento cut off someone's steam
• jdm. Dampf machento pressure or urge someone to work faster/harder

All collocations with Dampf

Other collocations built on erzeugen

• Wärme erzeugento generate heat

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• jdm. einen Floh ins Ohr setzento put an idea into someone's head
• etw. zur Seite legento set something aside
• einen Apfel entkernento core an apple
• zu Boden gehento fall or go to the ground, literally or figuratively (defeat)
• ein Schwein seinto be a pig

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen