iron lung in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for iron lung in the English»French Dictionary

iron lung N

iron lung

poumon m d'acier

Translations for iron lung in the French»English Dictionary

poumon d'acier

iron lung

Translations for iron lung in the English»French Dictionary

lung [Brit lʌŋ, Am ləŋ] N

lung

poumon m

to have a good pair of lungs hum

avoir de la voix or du poumon

to have a good pair of lungs attr disease

pulmonaire

to have a good pair of lungs transplant

du poumon

I.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] N

1. iron (metal):

iron

fer m

old or scrap iron

ferraille f

iron and steel works/industry

usine/industrie f sidérurgique

a man/will of iron fig

un homme/une volonté de fer

a man/will of iron attr bar, gate, railing

en fer

2. iron (for clothes):

iron

fer m (à repasser)

with a hot/cool iron

à fer chaud/doux

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

donner un coup de fer à qc

3. iron (golf):

iron

fer m

a six-iron

un fer six

4. iron (splint):

iron

attelle f

5. iron MED:

iron

fer m

II.irons N

irons npl:

irons

fers mpl

to put sb in irons

mettre qn aux fers

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

iron constitution, grip, will

de fer

iron rule

draconien/-ienne

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

iron clothes:

iron

repasser

do not iron (on label)

ne pas repasser

to iron sth under a damp cloth

repasser qc à la pattemouille

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

iron person:

repasser

iron garment, fabric:

se repasser

VI.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn]

to have a lot of irons in the fire

avoir beaucoup d'affaires en train

the iron had entered his soul liter

il avait la mort dans l'âme

to strike while the iron is hot

battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud

iron lung in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for iron lung in the English»French Dictionary

iron lung N PHYSIOL, MED

iron lung

poumon m d'acier

Translations for iron lung in the English»French Dictionary

lung [lʌŋ] N

lung

poumon m

Phrases:

to have good lungs iron hum

avoir du coffre

to shout at the top of one's lungs

crier à pleins poumons

I.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] N

1. iron no pl (metal):

iron

fer m

a man of iron

un homme de fer

2. iron (device for pressing clothes):

iron

fer m à repasser

steam iron

fer m à vapeur

3. iron SPORTS (golf club):

iron

fer m

Phrases:

to have several (many) irons in the fire

avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc

an iron fist in a velvet glove

une main de fer dans un gant de velours

II.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB trans

iron the laundry:

iron

repasser

to iron sth out

arranger qc

III.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB intr

iron

repasser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The device has been compared to an iron lung, but it did not utilize negative pressure.

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The person using the iron lung is placed into the central chamber, a cylindrical steel drum.

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He spent one year inside an iron lung for treatment.

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His father died from polio when he was child, and he subsequently caught the disease; he spent 18 months in and out of hospital, including time in an iron lung.

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She had a long period of rehabilitation, including much time spent in an iron lung.

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He then meets an eccentric iron lung maker who is raising funds for the local hospital and gives him the magnet which is later auctioned for charity.

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He underwent a tracheotomy and was confined to a dreaded iron lung, with little prospect of survival.

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The latter was often treated with an iron lung until, it was hoped, the patient recovered.

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She caught polio, aged four, and spent several months in an iron lung.

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A polio patient with paralyzed lungs could spend up to a week inside an iron lung.

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