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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

鋼鉄の男

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōtetsu no otoko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Figuradeaço/ˌfiɡuɾadʒiˈasu/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #85000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼はどんな困難にも屈しない鋼鉄の男だった。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person characterized by exceptional physical resilience, toughness, and unwavering strength of will.

    "He endured the grueling expedition like a true figuradeaço, never showing a sign of fatigue."
  2. 2

    An iconic or formidable physical presence that defies ordinary limitations.

    "Standing in the storm, the veteran athlete was a figuradeaço against the howling winds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Portuguese phrase 'figura de aço', combining 'figura' (figure, physique) and 'aço' (steel). It originates from 19th-century Luso-Brazilian literature used to describe someone possessing extraordinary physical endurance and unbreakable resilience.

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