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 Translation for 'iron hand' from English to Swedish
NOUN1   an iron hand [fig.: firmness, sternness, ruthlessness] | -
NOUN2   an iron hand [literally: hand (partially) of iron; fig.: very strong / firm hand] | iron hands
järnhand {u} [bildl.]iron hand [fig.]
Partial Matches
att strykato iron
hist.
järnridån {u} [best.]
Iron Curtain
kemi
järnisotop {u}
iron isotope
verktyg
lödkolv {u}
soldering iron
järnmask {u}iron mask
järndörr {u}iron door
kemi
stativring {u}
iron ring
gjutjärn {n}cast iron
geol.mineral.
järnmalm {u}
iron ore
smidesjärn {n}wrought iron
tackjärn {n}pig iron
råjärn {n}pig iron
hist.
järnjungfru {u} [tortyrredskap]
iron maiden
med.
järnbrist {u}
iron deficiency
ångstrykjärn {n}steam iron
arkeo.hist.
järnålder {u}
Iron Age
kemimineral.
järn {n} <Fe>
iron <Fe>
järnstång {u}iron bar
järnstång {u}iron rod
ind.
järngjuteri {n}
iron foundry
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Usage Examples English
  • Augustus' great physical strength earned him the nicknames "the Strong", "the Saxon Hercules" and "Iron-Hand".
  • A protégé of Lionel Trilling, Norman Podhoretz took over in 1960, running the magazine with an iron hand until his retirement in 1995.
  • He ruled his plantation with an iron hand, which led to his assassination in 1904.
  • "Notwithstanding all that has been said by the traitors to induce you to believe that our advent among you will be signalized by interference with your slaves, understand one thing clearly—not only will we abstain from all such interference but we will on the contrary with an iron hand, crush any attempted insurrection on their part."
  • His father Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, when Frederick was two, where he ruled the family with an iron hand.

  • The text was published in 1731 as "Lebens-Beschreibung des Herrn Gözens von Berlichingen" ("Biography of Sir Götz von Berlichingen"), and republished in 1843 as "Ritterliche Thaten Götz von Berlichingen's mit der eisernen Hand" ("Knightly Deeds of Götz von Berlichingen with the Iron Hand") (ed.
  • Del Grande later became (with Jack Humphries) the show's co-producer (a "Fifth Estate" documentary said the two producers ran "Kensington" "with an iron hand").
  • took his place, and for nearly 45 years directed the newspaper with an iron hand until his death in 1914.
  • Iron Palm or Iron Hand (Chinese: 鐵掌功) is a body of training techniques in various Chinese martial arts.
  • The interior features a curious iron hand sticking from the drum.

  • The most detailed account in the books shows pulling to be torturous both physically – like "an iron hand pulling one's heart out between one's ribs" – and emotionally.
  • Traditionally interpreted as a wind god, a sculpture in Sichuan was found holding a bombard, and the date must be as early as AD 1128 These cast-iron hand cannons and erupters were mostly fitted to ships and fortifications for defense.
  • The MSNBC documentary series "Dark Heart, Iron Hand" devoted an episode to the case, which was later rebroadcast as an episode of the series "MSNBC Investigates", retitled "To Love and To Kill".
  • More recently, Veleda's story was fictionalized by Poul Anderson in "Star of the Sea" (1991), and by Lindsey Davis in "The Iron Hand of Mars" (1992) and "Saturnalia" (2007).
  • Lady Julia Fish (another sister) is "the iron hand beneath the leather glove", whose son Ronald Fish ("Ronnie") marries a chorus girl named Sue Brown, much to her displeasure.

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