Слово англійською: steel
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Переклад steel українською: сталь, загарто́вана сталь, нержаві́юча сталь, гравю́ра на ста́лі, метале́ва моча́лка
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] a strong, hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon
- the iron and steel industry
- The frame is made of steel.
- Small steel plates were attached to the front and back of the bone.
- The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
see also chrome steel, chromium steel, chromium steel, mild steel, stainless steelHomophones steal | steelsteal steel
/stiːl/
- steal verb
- Lock your bike up so that nobody can steal it.
- steal noun
- It could be the biggest steal in financial history.
- steel noun
- The best kitchen knives are made from stainless steel.
- steel verb
- They had to steel themselves to watch their cherished work being destroyed.
[uncountable] the industry that produces steel- Steel used to be important in South Wales.
- steel workers
- a steel town
- The factories and steel mills have now almost disappeared.
[countable] a long, thin, straight piece of steel with a rough surface, used for rubbing knives on to make them sharp [uncountable] (old use or literary) weapons that are used for fighting Word OriginOld English stȳle, stēli, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staal, German Stahl, also to the noun stay sense (2). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms - having a quality like steel, especially a strong, cold or hard quality
- She felt a hand of steel (= a strong, firm hand) on her arm.
- You need a cool head and nerves of steel (= great courage).
- There was a hint of steel in his voice (= he sounded cold and firm).