Polyglot Dictionary

let off steam

/lɛt ɔːf stiːm/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. desahogarse

    • He went for a run to let off steam.

      Salió a correr para desahogarse.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

blow off steam

blow off steam and let off steam are close synonyms for releasing pent-up emotion, largely interchangeable; let off steam is more British.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa let off steam?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He went for a run to let off ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a let off steam?

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