iron rations in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for iron rations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

iron rations N npl Brit

iron rations

raciones fpl de campaña

Translations for iron rations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ration [Am ˈræʃ(ə)n, ˈreɪʃ(ə)n, Brit ˈraʃ(ə)n] N

1. ration (allowance):

ration

ración f

ration coupon

cupón m de racionamiento

2. ration <rations, pl >:

ration

víveres mpl

to put sb on short rations

reducirle la ración a alguien

II.ration [Am ˈræʃ(ə)n, ˈreɪʃ(ə)n, Brit ˈraʃ(ə)n] VB trans

ration food/goods:

ration

racionar

we were rationed

nos racionaban la comida

I'll have to ration you to two slices of bread

te voy a tener que racionar el pan a dos rebanadas

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 rations in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for iron rations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ration [ˈræʃ·ən] N

1. ration (fixed allowance):

ration

ración f

Phrases:

rations (total amount allowed)

raciones f pl

food rations

víveres m pl

II.ration [ˈræʃ·ən] VB trans

ration

racionar

I.iron [ˈaɪ·ərn] N

1. iron (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

4. iron pl (shackles):

iron

cadenas f pl

Phrases:

to have many irons in the fire

tener muchos asuntos entre manos

II.iron [ˈaɪ·ərn] VB trans

iron

planchar

iron fig

allanar

III.iron [ˈaɪ·ərn] VB intr

iron

planchar

IV.iron [ˈaɪ·ərn] ADJ

iron

de hierro

iron discipline

férreo, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He said iron rations were stored for use only in great emergency.

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Holly is fairly resistant to cattle and deer, indeed it was deliberately planted because its foliage was cut as iron rations for deer and other stock in winter.

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That night, the troops ate their iron rations (carried by the men as emergency rations), and some found shelter from the miserable conditions in a big monastery and sanatorium.

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