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fer

Pronunciation: /fɛʀ/

English translation of fer

nm

  • 2 (on shoe) steel tip
  • 4croiser le fer avec = to cross swords with

Compounds

fer à cheval

fer forgé

fer à repasser

Idioms

croire dur comme fer

to believe wholeheartedly

tomber les quatre fers en l'air

(fam) to fall flat on one's back
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