It's like a steambath.

[keannu]

When it's sultry weather, how do you say?
Yesterday, the temperature went up to 31 degrees celcius unlike as usual.

It's like a steambath.
It's like an oven.

 

[teechar]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

When it's sultry weather, how do you describe it? [STRIKE]say?[/STRIKE]
Yesterday, the temperature went up to 31 degrees Celsius [STRIKE]unlike as[/STRIKE] which was quite unusual for this time of year.

[STRIKE] It's like a steambath.
It's like an oven.[/STRIKE]
It was so stuffy; almost like being in a sauna.

Mind you, 31 Celsius doesn't sound that hot at all. ;-)

 

[Raymott]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

'Sultry' means hot and humid. That's not like an oven, but it could be like a steambath or a sauna.

 

[keannu]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

In Korea, in the peak summer season, it's humid hot, while in the same period of the year, it's dry hot in Canada, where I used to live.
In Korea, they say "it feels as if we were in a steamer or steam bath." Is it incorrect for humid hot weather?

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

"It's like a sauna" is how I would say it.

 

[charliedeut]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

Mind you, 31 Celsius doesn't sound that hot at all. ;-)

Maybe not in Iraq, but it's close to hot for May in Spain!

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

"It's like a sauna" is how I would say it.

"Sauna" works well for hot and dry but a sauna isn't steamy.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

If the stones are hot enough, that steam should evaporate almost instantly, raising the dry temperature in the (small) room. In a steam room, the steam should be so thick, you can barely see the person sitting next to you!

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

I think most here would think of "steamy" when they hear sauna.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

A good American adjective for hot and humid is muggy.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

That is used in BrE too.

 

[Barb_D]

Re: It's*like*a*steambath.

I associate a sauna with a wood-paneled room and dry heat. The wood is optional, but the dry part is not.
I associate a steam room with, well, steamy heat.

I have no problem saying "It's like a steam bath out there!"

 

[Rover_KE]

I have deleted the asterisks from your original thread title.

Why do you think you needed them?