What does hierro in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word hierro in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hierro in Spanish.

The word hierro in Spanish means iron, tool, branding-iron, iron, shoe, brand, he who lives by the sword, dies by the sword, gray iron, gray cast iron, wrought iron, galvanized iron, iron oxide, defuse, downplay, robust health, Iron Curtain, iron will. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hierro

iron

nombre masculino (metal abundante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hierro es el cuarto elemento químico más abundante en la corteza terrestre.
Iron is the fourth most abundant chemical element in the earth's crust.

tool

nombre masculino (objeto metálico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mecánico usó un hierro para retirar la pieza del motor.
The mechanic used a tool to remove the piece from the engine.

branding-iron, iron

nombre masculino (objeto para marcar reses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los hombres calentaron los hierros y trajeron los toros.
The men heated the branding-irons and brought in the bulls.

shoe

verbo transitivo (poner herraduras) (horse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Hay que sanear un casco antes de herrar a un caballo.
You have to clean the hoof before shoeing a horse.

brand

verbo transitivo (marcar a hierro) (cattle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los vaqueros están herrando los nuevos terneros para reconocerlos.
The cowboys are branding the new calves so that they can be recognized.

he who lives by the sword, dies by the sword

expresión (si la haces, la pagas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Es como el karma; el que a hierro mata a hierro muere.

gray iron, gray cast iron

nombre masculino (fundición) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La estructura será fabricada en hierro colado.

wrought iron

nombre masculino (martillado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estudiaremos las propiedades del hierro forjado.
We will study the properties of wrought iron.

galvanized iron

locución nominal masculina (recubierto con zinc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

iron oxide

locución nominal masculina (polvo negro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El óxido de hierro es un mineral.
Iron oxide is a mineral.

defuse, downplay

locución verbal (rebajar la tensión)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No quiso complicar más la situación y optó por hacer comentarios para quitar hierro al asunto.
He didn't want to complicate the situation and opted to say some things to downplay the issue.

robust health

(figurado (buen sistema inmunitario)

Iron Curtain

(Guerra Fría: frontera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
W. Churchill dijo que un telón de acero caería sobre Europa.

iron will

(fuerza, persistencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su voluntad de hierro le permitió convencer a sus familiares.

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