No. 7,638 in Russian
железная
"Iron" or "made of iron."
In a sentence
У неё железная воля.
She has an iron will.
In this sentence, 'железная' metaphorically means 'iron' to describe someone's strong and determined will.
Этот мост сделан из железной конструкции.
This bridge is made of an iron structure.
Here, 'железная' literally describes something made of iron material.
Это было железное правило.
It was an iron rule.
The word 'железная' is used figuratively to imply something strict or unyielding.
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