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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Strike while the Iron is Hot In French, "Il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud." Either act while the impulse is still fervent, or do what you do at the right time. The metaphor is taken from a blacksmith working a piece of iron, say a horse-shoe, into shape. It must be struck while the iron is red-hot or it cannot be moulded into shape. Similar proverbs are "Make hay while the sun shines." "Take time by the forelock." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Occasion | Seize the occasion, strike while the iron is hot, battre le fer sur l'enclume, make hay while the sun shines, seize the present hour, take time by the forelock, prendre la balle au bond. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT |
| Specialty definitions using "STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT": Hay, Hagh. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kuj železo dokud je žhavé (make hay while the sun shines). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | takoa silloin kun rauta on kuumaa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | addig üsd a vasat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 善は急' . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぜ"はいそ'. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ikestray ilewhay ethay ironay isay othay malhar no ferro enquanto está quente. (various references) bate fierul cât e cald (make hay while the sun shines). (various references) smida medan järnet är värmt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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