fer

Le fer est dur.

Iron is hard.

Ce vase est en fer.

This vase is made of iron.

Ce pont est en fer.

This bridge is made of iron.

Le fer est un métal.

Iron is a metal.

Faisons un bras de fer.

Let's arm wrestle.

Il a une volonté de fer.

He has a will of steel.

Le fer est un métal utile.

Iron is a useful metal.

Ils s'accrochaient à la barre de fer.

They were hanging on to the metal bar.

Qui appelait-on le chancelier de fer ?

Who was called the Iron Chancellor?

Tant chauffe-t-on le fer qu'il rougit.

So much iron is heated that it reddens.

Le bois flotte, mais le fer coule.

Wood floats, but iron sinks.

Le pays dispose d'importants gisements de fer.

The country has important iron deposits.