iron fist

iron fist(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
(general)
a. la mano de hierro
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
Although the country was not under totalitarianism, the citizens could feel the weight of the iron fist.Aunque el país no estaba bajo el totalitarismo, los ciudadanos podían sentir el peso de la mano de hierro.
b. el puño de hierro
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
The iron fist of the dictatorship crushed all the detractors.El puño de hierro de la dictadura aplastó a todos los detractores.
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