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1 steel
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1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip).
2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.)- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks
steel n acerotr[stiːl]1 (gen) acero1 (knife, girder, etc) de acero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have nerves of steel tener nervios de aceroto steel one's heart endurecerseto steel oneself against something hacerse fuerte para hacer frente a algoto steel oneself for something armarse de valor para algosteel band SMALLMUSIC/SMALL banda de percusión del Caribesteel industry industria siderúrgicasteel mill acerería, aceríasteel wool estropajo de acerosteel ['sti:l] vtto steel oneself : armarse de valorsteel adj: de acerosteel n: acero madj.• acerado, -a adj.• de acero adj.n.• acero s.m.• chaira s.f.• eslabón s.m.v.• acerar v.• endurecer v.
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reflexive verb[stiːl]to steel oneself FOR something/to + INF — armarse de valor para algo/para + inf
1. N1) (=metal) acero mnerves of steel — nervios mpl de acero
- fight with cold steel2.VTto steel o.s. — fortalecerse ( against contra)
to steel o.s. for sth — cobrar ánimo para algo
to steel o.s. to do sth — cobrar ánimo para hacer algo
3.CPD de acerosteel band N — (Mus) banda de percusión del Caribe
steel guitar N — guitarra f de cordaje metálico
steel helmet N — casco m (de acero)
steel industry N — industria f siderúrgica
steel maker, steel manufacturer N — fabricante mf de acero
steel mill N — fundición f, fundidora f (LAm)
steel tape N — cinta f métrica de acero
steel wool N — estropajo m de aluminio
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reflexive verbto steel oneself FOR something/to + INF — armarse de valor para algo/para + inf
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2 fuerte
fuerte adjetivo 1 ( en general) strong;◊ un equipo/una cuerda fuerte a strong team/rope2 ‹ terremoto› severe; ‹lluvia/nevada› heavy ‹ golpe› heavy; ‹ resfriado› bad; ‹abrazo/beso› big ‹comida/dosis› heavy 3 ( violento) ‹ discusión› violent, heated; ‹película/escena› shocking ■ adverbio 1 ‹golpear/empujar› hard; ‹agarrar/apretar› tightly; ‹ llover› heavily 2 ‹ hablar› loudly; habla más fuerte speak up ■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Mil) fort
fuerte
I adjetivo
1 strong
2 (intenso) (dolor) severe (color) intense
3 (excesivo) strong (comida) heavy: el café es muy fuerte para la niña, coffee is too strong for the child
4 (volumen) loud
5 (impactante) (escenas) violent, grisly (comentarios) serious
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fortificación) fort
2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point
III adv (con fuerza, con violencia) hard: el viento sopla fuerte, the wind is blowing hard (con intensidad, apretadamente) tight: ¡agárrate fuerte!, hold on tight! (en cantidad) tienes que desayunar fuerte, you have to have a good breakfast (más alto) louder: ¡habla más fuerte!, speak up! ' fuerte' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - acento - agarrarse - animal - caja - campeonato - conmoción - débil - diezmar - dirigir - espanto - estirón - férrea - férreo - frágil - fulminante - grande - hacer - opresión - pisar - plato - relumbrón - resistente - reventar - sacudida - suave - sujetar - tirón - torta - tortazo - trompazo - viento - abrazar - agarrar - apariencia - bajón - caer - carácter - codazo - combinación - comida - constitución - crecida - dispositivo - estridente - fortín - golpe - impulso - indignación - indignado English: A - agony - ale - aloud - backbone - bad - balance - bang - bash - beat down - best - blare - bond - boo - break into - burly - crack - dish - fluid - forte - fresh - fuck - great - grip - hard - hard currency - heady - heavy - high - highlight - hold - hold on - hug - iron - keen - liaison - loud - lung - must - point - potent - powerful - press - resilient - robust - rugged - safe - sing up - slight - slog
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