Usage examples of "cu de ferro" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Um trecho de estrada de ferro em uso hoje em dia é, portanto, o produto de uma longa série de decisões tomadas em diferentes níveis, em diferentes épocas. A piece of railway in use today is therefore the product of a long series of decisions reached on many different grounds, at different times.
Esta caneca é de ferro. This mug is made of iron.
O trem descarrilou por causa de um pedaço de ferro sobre os trilhos. The train was derailed by a piece of iron on the track.
Esta ponte é de ferro. This bridge is made of iron.
Ninguém é de ferro All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
O ouro é mais precioso do que o ferro. Gold is more precious than iron.
Madeira flutua, mas ferro afunda. Wood floats, but iron sinks.
O ferro é mais útil do que o ouro. Iron is more useful than gold.
Ouro é mais pesado do que ferro. Gold is heavier than iron.
Você pode passar ferro nessa camiseta para mim, por favor? Can you iron this T-shirt for me, please?
Ouro pesa mais do que ferro. Gold is heavier than iron.
O número atômico do ferro é 26. The atomic number for iron is 26.
Ela não tinha ferro o bastante, então não pôde doar sangue. She didn't have enough iron, so she couldn't give blood.
O bater do ferro é que faz o ferreiro Use makes perfectness
Malhar o ferro é enquanto está quente Make hay, while the sun shines
Quando o ferro estiver acendido, então é que há de ser batido Strike while the iron is hot
Malhe o ferro enquanto ele está quente Strike while the iron is hot
A ferrugem gasta o ferro Rust eats up iron
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