English-Spanish translations for iron fist

• mano dura
  Posiblemente también tenga usted que utilizar mano dura en su área, pero cuando la mano dura se dirige contra los ciudadanos, la cosa se complica y no solo se ven afectados los funcionarios. Perhaps you should also use the iron fist in your area, but when the iron fist is directed against people, then it will be difficult and not just the officials will be affected.
  Quiero hacerle tres preguntas: en primer lugar, en los medios de comunicación polacos se han anunciado 51 casos de infracción, cuando en el Parlamento se habla de la necesidad de mano dura.I have three questions. Firstly, it was announced in the media in Poland that fifty-one complaints have been lodged, and in Parliament it is said that an iron fist is needed.
• ordeno y mando
• puño de hierro
  Sí, Sadam Husein ha gobernado Iraq con puño de hierro, es un dictador malvado. Yes, Saddam Hussein has ruled Iraq with an iron fist, he is an evil dictator.

Definition of iron fist

• Ruthless and usually unrestricted control
• Symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch

Examples

• Josef Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist

Related words

• iron-fisted