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férreo

iron, rigid

adjective FEH-rreh-oh Rare
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Origin: Latin ferreus (of iron), from ferrum (iron)

Also means

unyielding

Usage Note

Férreo extends beyond literal iron to describe strict control or firm resolve — disciplina férrea (iron discipline) and voluntad férrea (iron will) are its most common collocations. It is almost always used figuratively in modern Spanish and rarely refers to actual iron material.

Examples

"Mantiene una disciplina férrea en su trabajo."

Natural Translation

He maintains iron discipline in his work.

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