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noun plural or noun singular (a factory where steel is made.)tr['stiːlwɜːks]1 acería, acererían.• acería (Metalurgia) s.f.['stiːlwɜːks]NSING fundición f, fundidora f (LAm)* * * -
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3 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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noun singular or noun plural (a factory etc: The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.) fábricaworks n fábrica1 familiar (everything) todo, todo el tingladon.• escrito s.m.• mecanismo s.m.wɜːrks, wɜːks1) ( actions) (liter) (+ pl vb) obras fpl2) ( engineering operations) (+ pl vb) obras fpl3) ( factory) (+ sing or pl vb) fábrica f4) ( mechanism) (+ pl vb) mecanismo m5) ( all) (colloq)there were candles, soft music, the works! — había velas, música ambiental y toda la historia (fam)
[wɜːks]to give somebody the works — ( give lavish treatment) tratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey; ( beat up) pegarle* la paliza del siglo a alguien (fam), sacarle* la mugre a alguien (AmL fam)
1. N(pl inv)1) (Brit) (=factory etc) fábrica f2)the works * — (=the lot) todo, la totalidad
- give sb the works3) ** (=syringe) chuta ** f2.CPDworks canteen N — comedor m de la fábrica
works council N — consejo m de obreros, comité m de empresa
works manager N — gerente mf de fábrica
works outing N — excursión f del personal
* * *[wɜːrks, wɜːks]1) ( actions) (liter) (+ pl vb) obras fpl2) ( engineering operations) (+ pl vb) obras fpl3) ( factory) (+ sing or pl vb) fábrica f4) ( mechanism) (+ pl vb) mecanismo m5) ( all) (colloq)there were candles, soft music, the works! — había velas, música ambiental y toda la historia (fam)
to give somebody the works — ( give lavish treatment) tratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey; ( beat up) pegarle* la paliza del siglo a alguien (fam), sacarle* la mugre a alguien (AmL fam)
См. также в других словарях:
steelworks — steel‧works [ˈstiːlwɜːks ǁ wɜːrks] noun steelworks PLURALFORM [countable] MANUFACTURING a factory where steel is made * * * steelworks UK US /ˈstiːlwɜːks/ noun [C] UK (US steel mill) ► PRODUCTION a factory where s … Financial and business terms
steelworks — ► PLURAL NOUN (usu. treated as sing. ) ▪ a factory where steel is manufactured … English terms dictionary
steelworks — UK [ˈstiːlˌwɜː(r)ks] / US [ˈstɪlˌwɜrks] noun [countable] Word forms steelworks : singular steelworks plural steelworks a factory where steel is made and steel products are produced Derived word: steelworker noun countable Word forms steelworker … English dictionary
steelworks — [[t]sti͟ːlwɜː(r)ks[/t]] N COUNT (steelworks is both the singular and the plural form.) A steelworks is a factory where steel is made … English dictionary
steelworks — /steel werrks /, n., pl. steelworks. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) an establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc. [STEEL + WORKS] * * * … Universalium
steelworks — steel|works [ˈsti:lwə:ks US wə:rks] n plural steelworks a factory where steel is made … Dictionary of contemporary English
steelworks — noun (C) plural steelworks a factory where steel is made steelworker noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
steelworks — [ˈstiːlˌwɜːks] (plural steelworks) noun [C] a factory where steel is made steelworker noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
steelworks — noun A place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped. See Also: steelwork, steelworker … Wiktionary
steelworks — Synonyms and related words: blacksmith shop, bleachworks, bloomery, bottling works, brassworks, copperworks, dye works, forge, foundry, furnace, gasworks, glassworks, ironworks, metalworks, paper works, printworks, saltworks, scrapworks, smelter … Moby Thesaurus
steelworks — steel|works [ stil,wɜrks ] (plural steel|works) noun count a factory where steel is made and steel products are produced ╾ steel|work|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English