iron Signification, définition

Signification de iron en français

• 0 a metal used to make steel and necessary for a good diet -- fer [ masculine ]

  • a gate made of iron un portail en fer

  • 400 mg of iron in the vitamin 400 mg de fer dans la vitamine

• 1 a device using heat to press clothes flat -- fer [ masculine ] (à repasser)

  • a steam iron un fer à vapeur

• 2 to use an iron to press clothes flat -- repasser

  • to iron a shirt repasser une chemise

• 3 made of iron -- de/en fer

  • an iron bar une barre de fer

• 4 very strong or determined -- de fer

  • his iron constitution sa santé de fer

• 5 (also adjective) chemistry (symbol Fe) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc -- fer

  • Steel is made from iron

  • The ground is as hard as iron

  • iron railings

  • iron determination (= very strong determination).

• 6 a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc -- fer (à repasser)

  • I’ve burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.

• 7 a type of golf-club. -- fer

• 8 to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron -- repasser

  • This dress needs to be ironed

  • I’ve been ironing all afternoon.