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i ferri

knitting needles, tools, irons, shackles

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ferr iron + i Masculine plural
noun · plural masculine Rare #40,228
knitting needles Usually used in the expression lavorare ai ferri, “to knit.”
IT: Mia nonna lavora ai ferri ogni sera.
EN: My grandmother knits every evening.
tools Often used informally to mean tools or equipment.
IT: Prendiamo i ferri e ripariamo la bici.
EN: Let’s get the tools and fix the bike.
irons, shackles In the expression mettere qualcuno ai ferri, it means to put someone in chains or handcuffs.
IT: I soldati misero il prigioniero ai ferri.
EN: The soldiers put the prisoner in shackles.
Declension of ferro
ferroferri

Mettetelo ai ferri!

Put him in irons!

— Aguirre, furore di Dio (1972)

Tom lavora ai ferri.

Tom is knitting.

Sì, hanno dovuto mettergli i ferri, si presentava col sedere.

Yes, they had to put him in irons, he showed up with his bottom.

— I 400 colpi (1959)

Io lavoro ai ferri.

I knit.

Prendiamo i ferri.

Let's take the irons.

— Victoria (2015)