iron maiden
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iron maiden(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (old-fashioned) (torture device in the Middle Ages)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. la doncella de hierro (F)
(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).
An iron maiden was found in a castle in Germany.Se encontró una doncella de hierro en un castillo en Alemania.
b. la virgen de hierro (F)
(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).
They locked him in the iron maiden so he would confess the crimes he committed.Se lo encerraron en la virgen de hierro para que confesara los crímenes que cometió.
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