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das Eisen (no pl.)
   iron (Fe); iron (for clothes; Bügeleisen); iron fitting/band/hoop

Man muss das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist.
One must strike while the iron is hot.
Sie haben den Piraten in Eisen gelegt.
They clapped the pirate in irons.
Er hat noch ein Eisen im Feuer.
He has more than one iron in the fire.

Related:
Eisen- iron
die Eisenbahn railroad
das Eisenerz iron ore
die Eisenzeit the Iron Age
eisern (adj) iron
das Eiserne Kreuz the Iron Cross
das Bügeleisen iron (for clothes)

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