"The steam was scalding." in German

Der Dampf war kochend heiß.

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Literal Breakdown

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the (masculine)	der	Learn
steam	Dampf	Learn
was	war	Learn
boiling	kochend	Learn
hot	heiß	Learn

Summary

The German translation for “The steam was scalding.” is Der Dampf war kochend heiß.. The German, Der Dampf war kochend heiß., can be broken down into 5 parts:"the (masculine)" (der), "steam" (Dampf), "was" (war), "boiling" (kochend) and "hot" (heiß).