-
1 Steel
I 1. [stiːl]1) (metal) acciaio m.2) (knife sharpener) acciaino m.2.modificatore [bodywork, plate] d'acciaio; [ industry] siderurgico; [ manufacturer] del settore siderurgico; [ production] dell'acciaioII 1. [stiːl]verbo transitivo tecn. acciaiare2.to steel oneself — armarsi di coraggio, farsi forza
* * *[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). acciaio; d'acciaio2. 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.) (farsi coraggio)- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks* * *(Surnames) Steel, Steele /sti:l/* * *I 1. [stiːl]1) (metal) acciaio m.2) (knife sharpener) acciaino m.2.modificatore [bodywork, plate] d'acciaio; [ industry] siderurgico; [ manufacturer] del settore siderurgico; [ production] dell'acciaioII 1. [stiːl]verbo transitivo tecn. acciaiare2.to steel oneself — armarsi di coraggio, farsi forza
-
2 harden hard·en
-
3 hardened
['hɑːdnd] 1. 2.* * *hardened /ˈhɑ:dnd/a.1 indurito ( anche fig.); incallito; inveterato: a hardened criminal, un criminale incallito (o recidivo)2 (fig.) temprato; assuefatto, rotto (fig.): to be hardened to misfortune, essere assuefatto alla sventura● (mil.) a hardened shelter, un rifugio antiatomico (o corazzato, o in bunker) □ (mil.) hardened site, sito protetto.* * *['hɑːdnd] 1. 2.
См. также в других словарях:
harden — hardenable, adj. hardenability, n. /hahr dn/, v.t. 1. to make hard or harder: to harden steel. 2. to make pitiless or unfeeling: to harden one s heart. 3. to make rigid or unyielding; stiffen: The rigors of poverty hardened his personality. 4. to … Universalium
harden — [v1] make or become solid amalgamate, anneal, bake, brace, buttress, cake, calcify, callous, cement, close, clot, coagulate, compact, congeal, consolidate, contract, crystallize, curdle, densify, dry, firm, fix, fortify, fossilize, freeze, gird,… … New thesaurus
steel — [v] prepare oneself animate, brace, buck up*, cheer, embolden, encourage, fortify, gird, grit teeth*, harden, hearten, inspirit, make up one’s mind*, prepare, rally, ready, reinforce, strengthen; concept 35 Ant. fail, weaken … New thesaurus
steel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plate, armor, coat; temper, anneal, case harden; harden, inure, strengthen, toughen; brace, gird, fortify. See hardness, strength. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hard metal] Syn. iron alloy, iron,… … English dictionary for students
harden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. anneal, fire; steel; congeal, thicken (see hardness); accustom, inure, blunt. See habit, insensibility. Ant., soften. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make less pervious] Syn. steel, temper, anneal, solidify … English dictionary for students
steel — Synonyms and related words: Excalibur, Gibraltar, adamant, anneal, assessable stock, aureate, authorized capital stock, ax, bear up, beef up, bite the bullet, blade, blue chip, blue chip stock, bone, borrowed stock, brace, brace up, brass, brassy … Moby Thesaurus
steel — /stil / (say steel) noun 1. iron in a modified form, artificially produced, containing a certain amount of carbon (more than in wrought iron and less than in cast iron) and other constituents, such as chromium, molybdenum, etc., and possessing a… …
steel — n., adj., & v. n. 1 any of various alloys of iron and carbon with other elements increasing strength and malleability, much used for making tools, weapons, etc., and capable of being tempered to many different degrees of hardness. 2 hardness of… … Useful english dictionary
steel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solid ▪ forged, galvanized, mild, reinforced, rolled, stainless ▪ knives made of stainless steel … Collocations dictionary
steel — I. n. 1. Carburet of iron, carbonized iron. 2. Armor, mail. 3. Knife, sword, dagger, dirk, poniard, claymore, sabre, falchion, rapier, hanger, blade. 4. Hardness, sternness, vigor, mercilessness. II. v. a. 1. Case harden, edge or point with steel … New dictionary of synonyms
steel — n 1. blade, razor, knife; sword, saber, Japanese. aikuchi, Excalibur, cutlass; rapier, foil, 6p6e; scimitar, bayonet, cold steel; dirk, stiletto, dagger. v 2. brace, fortify, shore up, invigorate, Inf. beef up; toughen, nerve, screw one s courage … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder