iron lung in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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lung [Am ləŋ, Brit lʌŋ] N often pl

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

II.iron [Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn, Brit ˈʌɪən] ADJ

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

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

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iron lung in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for iron lung in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] N

II.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB trans

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III.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB intr

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IV.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] ADJ

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She contracted bulbo-spinal polio at age 3 in 1950 and was confined to an iron lung for the rest of her life.
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He contracted polio at the age of nine and underwent a grueling rehabilitation that entailed confinement in an iron lung, muscle transplants and relearning to walk, painfully, with crutches.
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The latter was often treated with an iron lung until, it was hoped, the patient recovered.
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In this manner, the iron lung mimics the physiological action of breathing: by periodically altering intrathoracic pressure, it causes air to flow in and out of the lungs.
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He was kept in a hospital and placed in an iron lung, but felt as though he was betrayed and forgotten by his country.
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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 caught polio, aged four, and spent several months in an iron lung.
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The iron lung now has a marginal place in modern respiratory therapy.
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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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Bell also built the forerunner to the iron lung and experimented with breeding sheep.
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