iron fist in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for iron fist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fist [Am fɪst, Brit fɪst] N

fist

puño m

to make a fist or to clench one's fist

cerrar el puño

to shake one's fist at sb

amenazar a alguien con el puño

she made a reasonable fist of repairing the car Brit

arregló el coche bastante bien

I.iron [Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn, Brit ˈʌɪən] N

1.1. iron U (metal):

iron

hierro m

iron

fierro m LatAm

any old iron? Brit

¡chatarrero!

he has a will of iron

tiene una (fuerza de) voluntad férrea or de hierro

a man/woman of iron

un hombre/una mujer de hierro

as hard as iron

(duro) como el acero

my muscles are as hard as iron

tengo músculos de acero

the ground will be as hard as iron after all this frost

la tierra va a estar como piedra después de esta helada

to strike while the iron is hot there's nothing like striking while the iron's hot

lo mejor es actuar de inmediato

to strike while the iron is hot there's nothing like striking while the iron's hot

lo mejor es sobre el pucho, la escupida RioPl inf

attr the Iron Age

la Edad de Hierro

the Iron Lady

la Dama de Hierro

1.2. iron U (in food):

iron

hierro m

2. iron (for clothes):

iron

plancha f

3.1. iron:

iron

hierro m de marcar

to have several/too many irons in the fire

tener varias/demasiadas cosas entre manos

don't worry about him, he has many other irons in the fire

no te preocupes por él, tiene muchos otros anzuelos echados or muchas otras redes tendidas

3.2. iron (golf club):

iron

hierro m

a seven iron

un hierro siete

3.3. iron (gun) Am:

iron sl

pistola f

iron sl

pusca f Spain sl

4. iron <irons, pl > (fetters):

iron

grilletes mpl

iron

grillos mpl

II.iron [Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn, Brit ˈʌɪən] ADJ

1. iron (made of iron):

iron bar/bridge/railing

de hierro

2. iron (strong) attr:

iron constitution

de hierro

iron constitution

fuerte como un roble

iron will/resolve

férreo

iron will/resolve

de hierro

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

iron clothes/sheets:

iron

planchar

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

iron person:

planchar

fabric: this shirt doesn't iron very easily

esta camisa no es muy fácil de planchar

iron fist in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for iron fist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fist [fɪst] N

fist

puño m

to clench one's fists

cerrar los puños

to shake one's fist at sb

amenazar a alguien con el puño

I.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] N

1. iron no pl (metal):

iron

hierro m

iron

fierro m LatAm

2. iron (for pressing clothes):

iron

plancha f

steam iron

plancha de vapor

3. iron SPORTS (golf club):

iron

hierro m

Phrases:

to have many irons in the fire

tener muchos asuntos entre manos

II.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB trans

iron

planchar

iron fig

allanar

III.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB intr

iron

planchar

IV.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] ADJ

iron

de hierro

iron discipline

férreo, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Poverty gripped the rural south with an iron fist.

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The film portrays a disciplined yet sophisticated educational system with a head master that managed the school with an iron fist.

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He ruled the fraction with an iron fist and did not allow dissidents.

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As the matriarch, she handles her family with an iron fist, and everyone lives in fear of her.

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He spent most of the day supervising the grounds, by some accounts with an iron fist.

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In his early years he ruled with an iron fist.

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