Italienska | Engelska |
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battere il ferro finché è caldo verb | strike while the iron is hot(act on an opportunity promptly) |
braccio di ferro noun | confrontation [confrontations](the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) |
braccio di ferro noun {m} | arm wrestling(a sport) |
Braccio di Ferro proper noun {m} | Popeye(tough cartoon sailor) |
cannone ferroviario noun {m} | railway gun(large mobile artillery gun on railway) |
carrozza ferroviaria noun {f} | coach [coaches](rail passenger car) |
cortina di ferro noun {f} | iron curtain(impenetrable barrier) |
cortina di ferro proper noun {f} | Iron Curtain(the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions) |
deposito ferroviario noun {m} | depot [depots](bus or railway station) |
di ferro noun | iron [irons](symbol of great strength or toughness) |
di ferro adjective | cast iron(durable, tough, resiliant) |
età del ferro proper noun | Iron Ageproper noun |
fare a braccio di ferro verb | arm-wrestle(to compete in an arm-wrestle) |
giallo di ossido di ferro noun | iron buffnoun |
legno ferro noun {m} | ironwood [ironwoods](any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) |
limature di ferro noun {f} | iron filings(small fragments of iron) |
linea ferroviaria noun {f} | railway line [railway lines](stretch of track(s) connecting two points and associated infrastructure, see also: railway) |
minerale ferroso noun {m} | iron ore(ore containing iron) |
polveri di ferro noun {m} | iron filings(small fragments of iron) |
pugno di ferro noun {m} | iron fist(ruthless control) |
segnalatore ferroviario noun {m} | bobby [bobbies](railway signaller) |
Servizio ferroviario noun | S-train(commuter rail/metro system within a metropolitan area) |
servizio ferroviario metropolitano noun | commuter rail(railway) |
servizio ferroviario suburbano noun | commuter rail(railway) |
servizio ferroviario urbano noun | commuter rail(railway) |
stazione ferroviaria noun {f} | railway station(place where trains stop) |
tocca ferro interjection | knock on wood(hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) |
toccare ferro verb | knock on wood(to take a customary action to ward off misfortune) |
tocchiamo ferro interjection | knock on wood(hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) |
trasporto ferroviario noun {m} | rail transport(transport) |
vergine di ferro noun {f} | iron maiden(torture device) |