iron

1. (uncountable)A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

   Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school.

   Eisen

   желе́зоželézo, фе́ррумférrum

   залі́зоzalízo

2. (countable, uncountable)Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.

3. (countable)A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.

   home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

4. (countable, uncountable)Any of several other tools traditionally made of wrought iron, now usually of steel.

5. (countable, usually plural, uncountable)Shackles.

6. (countable, slang, uncountable)A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.

   It's many niggas now totin' iron.

7. (uncountable)A dark shade of the color silver.

8. (Cockney, countable, offensive, slang)A male homosexual.

9. (countable, uncountable)A golf club used for middle-distance shots.

   Eisen

   a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

10. (figuratively, uncountable)Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.

    ironman; a will of iron

    He appeared easygoing, but inside he was pure iron.

11. (countable, uncountable)Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.

    He lifts iron on the weekends.

12. (countable)A meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material.

    Irons and stony irons can be much larger than stony meteorites and are much more visually striking, but make up only a few percent of all meteorites.

1. I have to iron my shirt.

   Я маю попрасувати свою сорочку. — rmdas

   ruЯ должен погладить себе рубашку. — marafon

   deIch muss mein Hemd bügeln. — MUIRIEL

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2. I burned my hand with an iron.

   Я обпік руку праскою. — lingvokrolik

   ruЯ обжёг руку утюгом. — al_ex_an_der

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3. Let me iron your shirt for you.

   Дозволь я випрасую тобі сорочку. — deniko

   ruДавай я тебе рубашку поглажу. — marafon

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4. 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

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5. Iron is a metal with many uses.

   Залізо — метал, що має багато застосувань. — deniko

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