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iron [ˈaɪən] n 1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a. a malleable ductile silvery-white ferromagnetic metallic element occurring principally in haematite and magnetite. It is widely used for structural and engineering purposes. See also steel, cast iron, wrought iron, pig iron. Symbol: Fe; atomic no.: 26; atomic wt.: 55.847; valency: 2,3,4, or 6; relative density: 7.874; melting pt.: 1538°C; boiling pt.: 2862°C Related adjs ferric, ferrous Related prefix ferro- b. (as modifier) iron railings 2. (Engineering / Tools) any of certain tools or implements made of iron or steel, esp for use when hot a grappling iron a soldering iron 3. (Engineering / Tools) an appliance for pressing fabrics using dry heat or steam, esp a small electrically heated device with a handle and a weighted flat bottom 4. (Individual Sports & Recreations) any of various golf clubs with narrow metal heads, numbered from 1 to 9 according to the slant of the face, used esp for approach shots a No. 6 iron 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) an informal word for harpoon [1] 6. US slang a splintlike support for a malformed leg 7. great hardness, strength, or resolve a will of iron 8. (Astronomy) Astronomy short for iron meteorite 9. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) See shooting iron strike while the iron is hot to act at an opportune moment adj 1. very hard, immovable, or implacable iron determination 2. very strong; extremely robust an iron constitution 3. cruel or unyielding he ruled with an iron hand an iron fist a cruel and unyielding attitude or approach See also velvet [6] vb 1. (Clothing & Fashion) to smooth (clothes or fabric) by removing (creases or wrinkles) using a heated iron; press 2. (tr) to furnish or clothe with iron
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iron noun 1. flat iron, steam iron, electric iron This shirt will never need to see the underside of an iron. 2. tool, machine, device, instrument, implement, appliance, apparatus, gadget, utensil, contraption, contrivance a soldering iron plural noun adjective 2. inflexible, hard, strong, tough, steel, rigid, adamant, unconditional, steely, implacable, indomitable, unyielding, immovable, unbreakable, unbending, obdurate a man of icy nerve and iron will inflexible flexible, soft, weak, easy, yielding, bending, malleable, pliable Translations iron [ˈaɪən] A. N 1. (= metal) → hierro m, fierro m (LAm) cast iron → hierro m colado corrugated iron → chapa f ondulada old iron → chatarra f, hierro m viejo to have an iron constitution → tener una constitución de hierro with an iron hand or fist → con mano de hierro a man of iron → un hombre de hierro a will of iron → una voluntad férrea or de hierro to have a lot of/too many irons in the fire → tener muchos/demasiados asuntos entre manos the iron fist in the velvet glove → la mano de hierro en guante de terciopelo to strike while the iron is hot → a hierro candente batir de repente 2. irons (= fetters) → grilletes mpl, grillos mpl to put or clap sb in irons → poner grilletes or grillos a algn, aherrojar a algn 3. (Golf) → hierro m 4. (for ironing clothes) → plancha f 6. (= gun) → pistola f B. VT [+ clothes] → planchar D. CPD [bridge, bar, tool] → de hierro, de fierro(LAm) (fig) [will, determination] → férreo the Iron Age N → la Edad de hierro the iron and steel industry N → la industria siderúrgica Iron Cross N → cruz f de hierro the Iron Curtain N (Hist, Pol) → el telón de acero, la cortina de hierro(LAm) the Iron Curtain Countries → los países más allá del telón de acero the Iron Duke N → el Duque de Wellington iron foundry N → fundición f, fundidora f (LAm) the Iron Lady N (Brit) (Pol) → la Dama de Hierro iron lung N (Med) → pulmón m de acero iron ore N → mineral m de hierro iron oxide N → óxido m de hierro iron pyrites N → pirita f ferruginosa iron rations NPL → ración f or víveres mpl de reserva iron out VT + ADV [+ unevenness] → allanar; [+ crease] → quitar, planchar; [+ difficulties] → allanar, suprimir; [+ problems] → resolver they managed to iron out their differences → consiguieron resolver sus diferencias iron [ˈaɪərn] adj (= made of iron) → de or en fer [will] → de fer a man of iron will → un homme à la volonté de fer a man of icy nerve and iron will → un homme aux nerfs d'acier et à la volonté de fer npl to have a lot of irons in the fire (= projects) → avoir de nombreux projets sur le feu, avoir beaucoup de choses sur le feu iron out vt [+ problem, difficulty] → aplanir [+ crease] → faire disparaître au fer Iron Age n the Iron Age → l'âge m de fer modif [civilisation, fort] → de l'âge de fer Iron Curtain n the Iron Curtain → le rideau de fer iron foundry n → fonderie f de fonte iron hand n to rule with an iron hand → gouverner d'une main de fer iron n → Eisen nt; old iron → Alteisen nt; iron tablets pl → Eisentabletten pl; a man of iron → ein stahlharter Mann; a will of iron → ein eiserner Wille; to rule with a rod of iron (Brit) → mit eiserner Rute or Hand herrschen; to pump iron (inf) → Krafttraining machen (= electric iron) → Bügeleisen nt; to have other irons in the fire (fig) → noch andere Eisen im Feuer haben; he has too many irons in the fire → er macht zu viel auf einmal; to strike while the iron is hot (Prov) → das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist (Prov) (Golf) → Eisen nt adj (Chem) → Eisen-; (= made of iron) → Eisen-, eisern, aus Eisen; iron bar → Eisenstange f; iron deficiency → Eisenmangel m; iron pyrites → Eisenkies m, → Pyrit m (fig) constitution, hand → eisern; will → eisern, stählern; rule → streng, unbarmherzig; to rule with an iron hand → mit eiserner Faust regieren; they soon discovered that here was an iron fist in a velvet glove → es wurde ihnen bald klar, dass mit ihm etc nicht zu spaßen war, obwohl er etc so sanft wirkte vt clothes → bügeln iron: Iron Age n → Eisenzeit f ironclad adj → gepanzert n (obs) → Panzerschiff nt Iron Duke n → Wellington m iron horse n (old: = train) → Dampfross nt (old hum) iron: ironmonger’s (shop) n (Brit) → Eisen- und Haushaltswarenhandlung f ironmongery iron mould, (US) iron mold n → Rostfleck m iron ore n → Eisenerz nt ironware ironwork ironworks n sing or pl → Eisenhütte f iron [ˈaɪən] 1. n (also) (fig) → ferro; (Golf) → mazza da golf di ferro; (for ironing clothes) → ferro (da stiro) a will of iron → una volontà ferrea or di ferro he rules his children with a rod of iron → comanda a bacchetta i figli to strike while the iron is hot (fig) → battere finché il ferro è caldo to have a lot of/too many irons in the fire (fig) → avere molta/troppa carne al fuoco see also irons 2. vt (clothes) → stirare 4. adj (bridge, bar, tool) → di ferro (fig) (will, determination) → ferreo/a, di ferro an iron fist in a velvet glove → un pugno di ferro in un guanto di velluto iron out vt + adv (creases) → far sparire col ferro; (fig, problems, disagreements) → appianare iron [ˈaɪən] 1. n (also) (fig) → ferro; (Golf) → mazza da golf di ferro; (for ironing clothes) → ferro (da stiro) a will of iron → una volontà ferrea or di ferro he rules his children with a rod of iron → comanda a bacchetta i figli to strike while the iron is hot (fig) → battere finché il ferro è caldo to have a lot of/too many irons in the fire (fig) → avere molta/troppa carne al fuoco see also irons 2. vt (clothes) → stirare 4. adj (bridge, bar, tool) → di ferro (fig) (will, determination) → ferreo/a, di ferro an iron fist in a velvet glove → un pugno di ferro in un guanto di velluto iron out vt + adv (creases) → far sparire col ferro; (fig, problems, disagreements) → appianare n iron [ˈaiən] 1 (also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination). yster حَديدي، صَلْب желязо železo; železný jern; jern- das Eisen;eisern σίδερο, σιδερένιος hierro raud آهن rauta fer בַּרזֶל लोहा željezo vas besi járn ferro 鉄 (の) 철 geležis dzelzs; dzelzs- besi ijzer jern żelazo ferro fier железо železo; železný železo gvožđe järn เครื่องมือที่ทำด้วยเหล็ก demir 鐵 залізо لوہا sắt 铁 2 a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron. strykyster مِكْواة ютия žehlička strygejern das Bügeleisen σίδερο plancha triikraud اتو silitysrauta fer (à repasser) מַגהֵץ इस्त्री करना (कपड़ों पर प्रैस करना) glačalo vasaló seterikaan straujárn ferro (da stiro) アイロン 다리미 lygintuvas gludeklis seterika strijkijzer strykejern żelazko ferro de engomar fier (de călcat) утюг žehlička likalnik pegla strykjärn เตารีด ütü 熨斗 праска کپڑوں کو ہموار بنانے کی مشین bàn là 熨斗 3 a type of golf-club. yster مِضْرَب خاص في لُعْبَة الغولْف вид стик за голф kovová golfová hůl kølle das Eisen μπαστούνι του γκολφ palo de hierro raudkepp چوگان آهنی گلف rauta fer סוּג מָקֵל גוֹלף गोल्फ खेलने का डंडा palica za golf sa željeznim vrškom vas golfütő pemukul golf járnkylfa mazza アイアン 아이언 tam tikros rūšies golfo lazda pemukul golf iron kølle (typ kija golfowego) taco de golfe crosă (de golf) клюшка kovová golfová palica palica za golf vrsta štapa za golf järn[] ไม้ตีกอล์ฟที่ส่วนหัวทำด้วยเหล็ก maden uçlu golf sopası (高爾夫球)鐵桿 гольф-клуб типу “айрон” ایک قسم کی گولف کی چھڑی một hình thức câu lạc bộ gôn (高尔夫球)铁头球棒 v to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon. stryk يَكوي гладя žehlit stryge bügeln σιδερώνω planchar triikima اتو کردن silittää repasser לְגָהֵץ इस्त्री करना glačati vasal menyeterika strauja stirare アイロンをかける 다리미질하다 lyginti gludināt menyeterika strijken stryke (klær) prasować passar a ferro a călca (cu fierul) гладить žehliť likati peglati stryka, pressa รีด (เสื้อผ้า) ütü yapmak 熨(衣服) прасувати استری سے کپڑوں کو ہموار بنانا là phẳng 熨 n ironing clothes etc waiting to be ironed, or just ironed What a huge pile of ironing! strykwerk كَي الملابِس неща за гладене žehlení strygetøj die Bügelwäsche ρούχα για σιδέρωμα ropa por planchar triigitav v. triigitud pesu لباس اتو کردنی silitettävät vaatteet repassage גִיהוּץ व्यंग्यात्मक glačanje vasalás pakaian yang akan diseterika strauþvottur (panni da stirare o già stirati) アイロンをかける衣類 다리미질한(할) 옷 lygintini/išlyginti drabužiai gludināmā/sagludinātā veļa pakaian yang perlu diseterika strijkgoed stryketøy prasowanie roupa para passar rufe de călcat бельё для глаженья žehlenie likanje stvari za peglanje strykning, stryktvätt การรีดผ้า ütülenecek/ütülenmiş şeyler 待熨平或已熨好的衣服 прасування; випрасувана білизна کپڑے جنہیں استری کرنا ہو quần áo là ủi 烫过的衣服;要烫的衣服 n pl irons formerly, a prisoner's chains They put him in irons. ysters قُيود حديديَّه، أغْلال، أصْفاد окови železa, okovy lænker die Eisenketten(pl.) σιδηρά δεσμά (πληθ., αρχ.) grilletes ahelad غل و زنجیر raudat fers אֲזִיקִים बेड़ी okovi bilincs rantai tahanan hlekkir; handjárn ferri, catene 手・足かせ 수갑, 족쇄 grandinės važas rantai besi boeien lenker okowy grilhões lanţuri кандалы želiezka okovi okovi järn, bojor รีดผ้า pranga, ayak zinciri (舊時)鐐銬 кайдани; пута قیدی کی زنجیر song sắt 镣铐 n ironing-board a padded board on which to iron clothes. strykplank طاوِلَة الكَي дъска за гладене žehlicí prkno strygebræt das Bügelbrett σιδερώστρα tabla de planchar triiklaud میز اتو silityslauta planche à repasser קֶרֶש גִיהוּץ इस्त्री बोर्ड daska za glačanje vasalódeszka meja seterikaan straubretti asse da stiro アイロン台 다리미판 lyginimo lenta gludināmais dēlis papan seterika strijkplank strykebrett deska do prasowania tábua de passar masă/scândură pentru călcat гладильная доска žehliaca doska likalna deska daska za peglanje strykbräde ที่รองรีดผ้า ütü tahtası 熨衣板 прасувальна дошка کپڑے استری کرنے کا خاص تختہ bàn để là quần áo 烫衣板 n ironmonger a dealer in articles of metal eg tools, locks etc and other goods. تاجِر حَديد، بائِع أدوات مَعْدَنِيَّه търговец на железария železář isenkræmmer der Metallwarenhändler έμπορος σιδηρικών ferretero rauakaupmees فروشنده آهن آلات rautakauppias quincailler/-ière סוֹחֵר בַּרזֶל लौह विक्रेता željezar vaskereskedő pedagang barang besi járnvörukaupmaður commerciante di ferramenta 金物商 철물 장수 geležius dzelzslietu tirgotājs pedagang barang besi ijzerhandelaar jernvarehandler handlarz towarami żelaznymi ferreiro торговец скобяными изделиями obchodník so železiarskym tovarom trgovec z železnino gvožđar järnhandlare พ่อค้าขายเครื่องเหล็กที่ใช้ในบ้านและสวน nalbur, hırdavatçı 五金商 торговець залізними виробами لوہے کی اشیا کی خرید فروخت والا شخص người bán đồ sắt 五金商 n ironmongery the business or goods of an ironmonger. ysterhandelaar تِجارَة الحَديد والأدوات المنزليَّه железария železářství; železářské zboží isenkram der Metallwarenhandel σιδηρικά, εμπόριο σιδηρικών ferretería rauakaup آهن فروشی rautakauppiaan ammatti quincaillerie חֲנוּת לְמוּצרֵי בַּרזֶל लोहे का माल, पात्र željeznarija vasáru bisnis barang besi járnvöruverslun ferramenta 金物類 철물 geležiaus verslas, geležies dirbiniai dzelzs izstrādājumi; tirdzniecība ar dzelzslietām niaga barang besi ijzerhandel jernvareforretning towary żelazne loja de ferragens скобяные изделия železiarstvo; železiarsky tovar trgovina z železnino gvožđara järnhandel พ่อค้าเครื่องเหล็ก nalburluk, hırdavatçılık; nalburiye, hırdavat 五金業,五金商品 торгівля залізними виробами; дрібний залізний товар لوہے کا بیوپار cửa hàng bán đồ sắt 五金器具;五金业 have several, too many etc irons in the fire to be involved in, or doing, several etc things at the same time. ysters in die vuur يَتَعَهَّد بالقِيام بأعْمال كثيرَه في نَفْس الوقْت правя прекалено много неща наведнъж mít více želízek v ohni jern i ilden einige, zu viele etc. Eisen im Feuer haben βάζω πολλά καρπούζια κάτω από την ίδια μασχάλη tener muchas cosas entre manos mitut rauda tules hoidma در چند فعالیت مختلف دست داشتن monta rautaa tulessa mener trop d'affaires de front בַּעַל מְלָאכוֹת רַבּוֹת एक साथ बहुत से कार्य करना raditi previše stvari istodobno több vasat tart a tűzben terlibat banyak hal hafa (of) mörg járn í eldinum (avere troppa carne al fuoco) 多くの事に手を出す 한꺼번에 여러 가지 일에 손대다 būti Barbe devyndarbe ķert vairākus zaķus uzreiz terlibat banyak hal verscheidene ijzers in het vuur hebben, te veel ijzers in het vuur hebben ha mange jern i ilden udzielać się na (zbyt) wielu frontach tocar muitos instrumentos a face mai multe lucruri deodată браться за все дела сразу mať viac želiezok v ohni imeti več, preveč želez v ognju baviti se više stvari odjednom ha [] många järn i elden kırk tarakta bezi olmak 同時有很多事情要做 хапатися за все відразу; за всі роботи братися ایک وقت میں کئی کام کرنا có nhiều việc cùng một lúc 同时要办的事太多 iron out 1 to get rid of (creases etc) by ironing. uit stryk يَتَخَلَّص من بواسِطَة الكَي изглаждам vyžehlit glatte ud ausbügeln σιδερώνω quitar; suavizar siledaks triikima چروک گیری کردن؛ صاف کردن silittää faire disparaître au fer לְייַשֵב izglačati kivasal menghaluskan strauja eliminare col ferro アイロンでしわをとる 주름을 펴다 išlyginti izlīdzināt; nogludināt menghaluskan eruit strijken glatte (ut) rozprasować desvincar a netezi отутюживать vyžehliť polikati raspeglati släta (pressa) ut รีดผ้า kırışıkları gidermek 燙平 запрасовувати استری کر کے سلوٹوں وغیرہ سے چھٹکارا پانا làm phẳng 烫平 2 to get rid of (difficulties etc) so that progress becomes easier. uit stryk يَتَخَلَّص من صُعوبات حتى يُصْبِح التَّقَدُّم سَهْلا изглаждам urovnat, odstranit bringe ud af verden glätten εξομαλύνω solucionar ära siluma برطرف کردن selvittää aplanir לְהַסדִיר izgladiti elsimít menyingkirkan kesulitan jafna deilur/ósamræmi appianare 障害を除く 원활하게 하다 pašalinti novērst menyingkirkan kesulitan gladstrijken bringe ut av verden wygładzić resolver dificuldades a aplana улаживать odstrániť izgladiti raščistiti bringa (få) ur världen ฉวนโอกาส ortadan kaldırmak 消除(困難) загладжувати, улагоджувати چھٹکارا پانا giải quyết khó khăn 消除(困难) strike while the iron is hot to act etc while the situation is favourable. terwyl dit pap reën moet jy skep يَضْرِبُ حَديدا حاميا кова, докато желязото е горещо kout železo dokud je žhavé smede mens jernet er varmt das Eisen schmieden,solange es heiß ist στη βράση κολλάει το σίδερο lo mejor es actuar de inmediato tao, kuni raud on kuum از فرصت استفاده کردن takoa kun rauta on kuumaa battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud לְהַכּוֹת עַל הַבָּרזֶל בְּעוֹדוֹ חָם अनुकूल अवसर आने पर उसका लाभ उठाएं kuj željezo dok je vruće addig üsd a vasat, amíg meleg bertindak tepat waktu hamra járn meðan heitt er battere il ferro finché è caldo 好機を逃すな 기회를 놓치지 않다 kalk geležį, kol karšta kalt dzelzi, kamēr tā karsta bertindak tepat waktunya het ijzer smeden als het heet is smi mens jernet er varmt kuć żelazo póki gorące malhar em ferro quente a bate fierul cât e cald куй железо, пока горячо kuť železo, kým je horúce kovati železo, dokler je vroče gvožđe se kuje dok je vruće smida medan järnet är varmt demiri tavında dövmek 打鐵趁熱 куй залізо, поки гаряче; коваль клепле, поки тепле گرم لوہے پر وار کرنا không bỏ lỡ cơ hội 趁热打铁 iron → حديد, يَكْوي vyžehlit, železo jern, stryge bügeln, Eisen σίδερο, σιδερώνω hierro, planchar rauta, silittää fer, repasser glačati, željezo ferro, stirare アイロンをかける, 鉄 다림질하다, 철 strijken, strijkijzer jern, stryke uprasować, żelazko ferro, passar a ferro железо, утюжить stryka, strykjärn เหล็ก, รีดด้วยเตารีด demir, ütülemek là, sắt 烫平, 铁 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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