iron
Made of the metal ironMade of the metal iron.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Made of the metal iron.
eisern
желе́зныйželéznyj
залі́знийzalíznyj
(figuratively, not comparable)Strong (as of will), inflexible.
She had an iron will.
He held on with an iron grip.
eisern
желе́зныйželéznyj, несгиба́емыйnesgibájemyj, твёрдыйtvjórdyj
залі́знийzalíznyj
- extremely robust
Examples
528 sentencesI have to iron my shirt.
Я маю попрасувати свою сорочку. — rmdas
ruЯ должен погладить себе рубашку. — marafon
deIch muss mein Hemd bügeln. — MUIRIEL
I burned my hand with an iron.
Я обпік руку праскою. — lingvokrolik
ruЯ обжёг руку утюгом. — al_ex_an_der
Let me iron your shirt for you.
Дозволь я випрасую тобі сорочку. — deniko
ruДавай я тебе рубашку поглажу. — marafon
Strike while the iron is hot.
Куй залізо, поки гаряче. — deniko
ruКуй железо, пока горячо. — al_ex_an_der
deMan soll das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist. — Wolf
Iron is a metal with many uses.
Залізо — метал, що має багато застосувань. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-West GermaFrom Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”), from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (“iron”), possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- extremely robust:cast-iron
Word family
10 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- ironed his shirts
- an an iron
- iron these shirts
- a tire iron
- tire iron
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.