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iron

S2 W1

BrE /ˈaɪən/ AmE /ˈaɪrən/

verb / noun en → es

past ironed pp ironed ing ironing

1 SMOOTH CLOTHES [transitive] B1

to make clothes smooth and neat by pressing them with a hot iron or on an ironing board

planchar, estirar

  • iron something

Collocations iron clothes · iron a shirt

  • I need to iron my shirts before the meeting.

    Necesito planchar mis camisas antes de la reunión.

2 METAL [noun] A2

a hard, strong metal that is grey in colour and used to make many things such as tools, machines, and buildings

hierro

Phrasal verbs

iron out RESOLVE ISSUES B1

arreglar, solucionar

  • We need to iron out some details before we can proceed.

    Necesitamos arreglar algunos detalles antes de poder proceder.

iron in INSERT B2

incorporar, incluir

  • The new policy will iron in environmental considerations.

    La nueva política incorporará consideraciones ambientales.

Idioms

iron out the wrinkles B2

arreglar los problemas, solucionar las dificultades

  • We need to iron out the wrinkles in our plan.

    Necesitamos arreglar los problemas en nuestro plan.

ironclad C1

inamovible, irrefutable

  • We have an ironclad case against them.

    Tenemos un caso inamovible contra ellos.