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| carbon steel n | (metal: alloy) | aço carbono loc sm |
| | Carbon steel is harder than stainless steel. |
| ECSC n | obsolete, initialism (European Coal and Steel Community) | Comunidade Europeia do Carvão e do Aço expres |
| Nota: No longer in existence |
| electrical steel n | (metal: alloy) | aço elétrico loc sm |
| have nerves of steel v expr | figurative (be very brave) (figurado) | ter nervos de aço loc sm pl |
| | Brain surgeons must have nerves of steel to do their job successfully. |
| iron lung n | (metal breathing apparatus) (respiração, aparelho de metal) | pulmão de aço sm |
| | | ventilador de pressão negativa sm |
| | Thousands of polio victims were saved by the invention of the iron lung. |
| iron man n | (male with physical endurance) | homem de ferro sm |
| | | homem de aço sm |
| of steel adj | figurative (very strong) (figurado) | de aço, de ferro loc adj |
| | He has muscles of steel. |
| roller shutter n | (style of retractable door) | porta de aço loc sf |
| | | porta de correr loc sf |
| scourer n | UK (abrasive sponge) | esponja de aço, lã de aço sf |
| | Janice scrubbed at the plate with a scourer. |
| sheet iron n | (iron in flat panels) (aço em forma plana) | aço laminado sm |
| | | folha de aço sf |
| | In the shipyard you could see stacks of sheet iron everywhere. |
| silicon steel n | (metal alloy) (liga metálica) | aço de silício sm |
| stainless steel n | (rust-resistant metal) | aço inoxidável, aço inox loc sm |
| | I used stainless steel for the sculpture, as it would be standing outside in the rain. |
| | Usei aço inoxidável para a escultura, pois ficaria do lado de fora na chuva. |
| stainless steel n as adj | (made of rust-resistant metal) | de aço inoxidável loc adj |
| | These days, wine is often aged in stainless steel vats instead of wooden barrels. |
| steel n | (sharpening implement) (instrumento de amolar) | haste de aço loc sf |
| | Sharpen the blade on the steel. |
| | Afie a lâmina na haste de aço. |
| steel adj | (made of steel) | de aço loc adj |
| | The steel beam was extremely strong. |
| | A viga de aço era extremamente forte. |
| steel engraving n | (printmaking using steel plate) (marcação usando placa de aço) | gravação em aço sf |
| steel frame n | (structure reinforced with steel) (estrutura reforçada com aço) | estrutura em aço sf |
| | | estrutura metálica sf |
| | This building has a steel frame. |
| steel industry n | (production of steel) (produção de aço) | indústria metalúrgica sf |
| | | indústria de aço sf |
| | The US steel industry was primarily located in Pennsylvania. |
| steel pan n | (steel drum: percussion instrument) (tambor de aço: instrumento de percussão) | tambor de aço sm |
| | Derrick plays steel pan for a band. |
| steel plate n | (sheet of steel used for engraving) (folha de aço usada para gravação) | placa de aço sf |
| | | chapa de aço sf |
| | | folha de aço sf |
| | The decks of the ship are made of steel plate. |
| steel wool n | (matted wire used for scouring) (palha de aço usada para limpeza) | palha de aço sf |
| | | lã de aço sf |
| | | esponja de aço sf |
| | Steel wool has many uses besides scrubbing pots and pans. |
| steel-plated adj | (armour, door) | coberto de aço loc adj |
steel-toe boots,
steel-capped boots npl | (heavy footwear with reinforced toe) (calçado pesado com reforço nos dedos) | botas com ponteira de aço sf pl |
| | | botas com biqueira de aço sf pl |
| wire wool n | (abrasive steel-fibre material) (material abrasivo de fibra de aço) | palha de aço loc sf |
| | For tough scrubbing, try using wire wool on your dirty plates and bowls. |