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1 ♦ steel
♦ steel /sti:l/A n.1 [uc] (metall.) acciaio ( anche fig.): high (o hard) steel, acciaio duro; soft (o mild, low) steel, acciaio dolce; bar steel, acciaio in barre; high-grade steels, acciai ad alta resistenza; stainless steel, acciaio inossidabile; a grip of steel, una stretta (o una presa, una morsa) d'acciaio; muscles of steel, muscoli d'acciaio5 (poet.) arma bianca; spada; pugnale; acciaro (poet.)6 [u] (fig.) volontà di ferro; grande tenaciaB a. attr.1 di acciaio; in acciaio: steel casting, getto d'acciaio; steel casing, involucro protettivo in acciaio; rivestimento d'acciaio2 (= iron-and-steel) dell'acciaio; siderurgico: steel industry, industria siderurgica; industria dell'acciaio● (mus.) steel band, gruppo che suona barili d'acciaio □ ( ginnastica) steel bar, barra d'acciaio □ steel blue, blu acciaio □ (metall.) steel bronze, bronzo navale □ steel cap, elmetto d'acciaio □ (econ., ind.) steel centre, centro siderurgico □ steel-clad, rivestito d'acciaio; corazzato □ ( grafica) steel engraving, incisione su acciaio; stampa fatta da un'incisione su acciaio □ steel founder, fonditore di acciaio □ (edil.) steel-frame building, edificio dalla struttura in acciaio □ (fig.) steel-hearted, dal cuore di pietra □ steel manufacturer, siderurgico ( industriale dell'acciaio) □ a steel pen, un pennino d'acciaio □ a steel plate, una lastra di acciaio □ steel-plated, ricoperto d'acciaio, acciaiato; blindato, corazzato □ steel-plate worker, lamierista □ steel tube, tubo d'acciaio □ steel wool, lana d'acciaio; paglietta di ferro □ (ind.) steel workers, (operai) metallurgici.(to) steel /sti:l/v. t.2 (fig.) fortificare; temprare; indurire; rendere spietato; corazzare (fig.)● to steel oneself, diventare insensibile (o spietato); indurirsi; farsi coraggio; farsi animo: to steel oneself for the enemy attack, farsi animo in previsione dell'attacco nemico; prepararsi all'attacco nemico; to steel oneself to do st.; prepararsi (o disporsi) a fare qc.
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