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ferreo

iron (adj.)

adjective FER-reh-oh Rare
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Origin: Latin ferreus (of iron)

Also means

rigid

Usage Note

Ferreo is rarely used for literal iron (Italian uses di ferro for the material). Its primary use is figurative: disciplina ferrea (iron discipline), volontà ferrea (iron will), alibi ferreo (ironclad alibi). Note the stress on the first syllable: FER-reh-oh (antepenultimate).

Examples

"Ha una volontà ferrea e non cede mai."

Natural Translation

He has an iron will and never gives in.

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