pugno di ferro
Italian
    
    Etymology
    
Literally, “fist of iron”.
Noun
    
pugno di ferro m (plural pugni di ferro)
- (weaponry) brass knuckles
- Synonym: tirapugni
 
- (figurative, by extension) iron fist (ruthless control)
- Synonym: pugno duro
 - 2020 August 9, Rosalba Castelletti, “Presidenziali in Bielorussia, gli exit poll assegnano la vittoria a Lukashenko. Ma la tensione è alta [Presidential elections in Belarus, the exit polls assign the victory to Lukashenko. But tensions are high]”, in la Repubblica:- Aleksandr Lukashenko, che governa il Paese chiave tra Nato e Russia con pugno di ferro dal 1994, cerca un sesto mandato.- Aleksandr Lukashenko, who governs the key country between NATO and Russia with an iron first since 1994, is seeking a sixth term.
 
 
 
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