ironing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ironing in the English»Italian Dictionary

ironing [Brit ˈʌɪənɪŋ, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rnɪŋ] N

ironing

stiratura f

to do the ironing

stirare

ironing board [Brit, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rnɪŋ ˌbɔ(ə)rd] N

ironing board

asse f da stiro

I.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] N

1. iron (metal):

iron

ferro m

old or scrap iron

ferraglia

a man, will of iron fig

un uomo, una volontà di ferro

a man, will of iron before n bar, gate, railing

di ferro

iron and steel works, industry

stabilimento siderurgico, industria siderurgica

2. iron (for clothes):

iron

ferro m da stiro

with a hot, cool iron

con il ferro caldo, appena tiepido

to run the iron over sth, to give sth an iron

dare un colpo di ferro a qc

3. iron (in golf):

iron

ferro m

a six-iron

un ferro sei

4. iron (splint):

iron

stecca f di metallo

5. iron MED (tonic):

iron

ferro m

II.irons N

irons npl:

irons

ferri m

irons

catene f

to put sb in irons

mettere qn ai or in ceppi, ai ferri

III.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] ADJ fig

iron constitution, grip, will

di ferro

iron rule

ferreo

IV.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] VB trans

iron clothes:

iron

stirare

do not iron (on label)

non stirare

to iron sth under a damp cloth

stirare qc utilizzando un panno umido

V.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] VB intr

iron person:

stirare

iron garment, fabric:

stirarsi

VI.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn]

to have a lot of irons in the fire

avere molta carne al fuoco

the iron had entered his soul liter

aveva la morte nel cuore

to strike while the iron is hot

battere il ferro finché è caldo

iron mould, iron mold [Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn moʊld] N

iron mould

macchia f di ruggine

I.iron grey, iron gray [Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn ɡreɪ] N

iron grey

grigio m ferro

II.iron grey, iron gray [Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn ɡreɪ] ADJ

iron grey

color grigio ferro

scrap iron [ˌskræpˈaɪən, -ˈaɪərn] N

scrap iron

rottami mpl di ferro

pig iron [Brit, Am pɪɡ ˈaɪ(ə)rn] N

pig iron

ghisa f in pani

grappling iron [ˈɡræplɪŋaɪən, -aɪərn] N NAUT

grappling iron

grappino m

grappling iron

rampino m

iron lung [Am ˈˌaɪ(ə)rn ˈləŋ] N

iron lung

polmone m d'acciaio

Translations for ironing in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

stiro

ironing

ferro da stiro

iron

asse or tavolo da stiro

ironing board

ironing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ironing in the English»Italian Dictionary

ironing [ˈaɪ·ɚ·nɪŋ] N (clothes)

ironing

roba f da stirare

to do the ironing

stirare

ironing board N

ironing board

asse f da stiro

I.iron [ˈaɪ·ɚn] N

1. iron (metal):

iron

ferro m

2. iron (for pressing clothes):

iron

ferro m (da stiro)

steam iron

ferro da stiro a vapore

3. iron SPORTS (golf club):

iron

ferro m

4. iron pl (shackles):

iron

ferri m pl

Phrases:

to have many irons in the fire

avere molta carne al fuoco

II.iron [ˈaɪ·ɚn] VB trans

iron

stirare

iron fig

appianare

III.iron [ˈaɪ·ɚn] VB intr

iron

stirare

IV.iron [ˈaɪ·ɚn] ADJ

iron

di ferro

iron discipline

ferreo, -a

waffle iron N

waffle iron

stampo m per cialde

cast iron [ˌkɑ:st·ˈa·ɪən] N

cast iron

ghisa f

scrap iron N

scrap iron

rottame m

non-iron [ˌnɑ:n·ˈaɪ·ɚn] ADJ

non-iron

no stiro inv

steam iron N

steam iron

ferro m (da stiro) a vapore

iron lung N

iron lung

polmone m d'acciaio

Translations for ironing in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

asse [o tavolo] da stiro

ironing board

ferro da stiro

iron

ironing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to iron out (a few) kinks

appianare (del)le difficoltà

to do the ironing

stirare

iron/copper ore

minerale m di ferro/rame

with a heavy [or an iron] hand

con mano dura

to rule with an iron fist

governare col pugno di ferro

this shirt takes a lot of ironing

ci vuole molto per stirare questa camicia

to iron the wrinkles out

appianare le difficoltà

to strike while the iron's hot

battere il ferro finché è caldo fig

to rule sb with a rod of iron

comandare qu a bacchetta

to strike while the iron is hot prov

battere il ferro finché è caldo prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This room contains laundry equipment such as a washing machine, tumble dryer, ironing boards and clothes iron.

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Do your dry run several days in advance so you have time to drag out the ironing board, make adjustments or visit the dry cleaner.

www.cnn.com

Our accessories include an ironing board, miniature iron, and one of those revolving clothes hangers.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

But for some it has been like trying to surf a big wave on an ironing board.

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She is always ironing her bedsheets and pillowcases, and refuses to talk about what happened.

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For example, a branch of ironing has been developed that includes both bungee jumping and well-pressed clothing.

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But what about those two-person startups using an ironing board as a weird inconvenient standing desk?

business.financialpost.com

She was standing in the kitchen at the ironing board, wearing only a bath towel.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It was used to make sheetrock walls, roof shingles, ironing boards, oven gloves, and hot plates.

www.motherjones.com

While one female admitted to getting a plastic sheep from her partner, another said she was left disappointed by an ironing board cover.

www.mirror.co.uk