steel

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).

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.)
- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks
steel n acero
steel
tr[stiːl]
noun
1 (gen) acero
adjective
1 (knife, girder, etc) de acero
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to have nerves of steel tener nervios de acero
to steel one's heart endurecerse
to steel oneself against something hacerse fuerte para hacer frente a algo
to steel oneself for something armarse de valor para algo
steel band SMALLMUSIC/SMALL banda de percusión del Caribe
steel industry industria siderúrgica
steel mill acerería, acería
steel wool estropajo de acero
steel ['sti:l] vt
to steel oneself : armarse de valor
steel adj
: de acero
steel n
: acero m
steel
adj.
• acerado, -a adj.
• de acero adj.
n.
• acero s.m.
• chaira s.f.
• eslabón s.m.
v.
• acerar v.
• endurecer v.

I stiːl
mass noun (Metall) acero m; (before n) <girder, helmet> de acero

the steel industry — la industria siderúrgica


II
reflexive verb

to steel oneself FOR something/to + INF — armarse de valor para algo/para + inf

she had steeled herself against his entreaties — se había hecho fuerte para no ceder a sus súplicas

[stiːl]
1. N
1) (=metal) acero m

nerves of steel — nervios mpl de acero

- fight with cold steel
2) (=sharpener) chaira f , eslabón m ; (for striking spark) eslabón m
2.
VT

to steel one's heart — endurecer el corazón

to 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 acero

steel 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

* * *

I [stiːl]
mass noun (Metall) acero m; (before n) <girder, helmet> de acero

the steel industry — la industria siderúrgica


II
reflexive verb

to steel oneself FOR something/to + INF — armarse de valor para algo/para + inf

she had steeled herself against his entreaties — se había hecho fuerte para no ceder a sus súplicas


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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