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1 steel
[sti:l] 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). oceľ; oceľový2. 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.) dodať si odvahy- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks* * *• výdrž• výstuž• vytrvalost• zbroj• zatvrdit• zocelit• sila• trat• tvrdost• energia• elán• brúsit• kolajnice• kolaj• kolajnica• mec• navarovat ocelou• ocelová výzbroj• ocel• ocelový• ocelové zbrane• oceliarenský• oceliarsky• obrnit• ocielka
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