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[xswt-cherryx.livejournal.com]

How would you say, "woman of steel" ?

Random I know, but my cousin wants to know.

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[freedomcry.livejournal.com]

Стальная женщина.

[kzot.livejournal.com]

бой-баба

[kzot.livejournal.com]

it better expresses the might, power and indestructibleness of the woman
though it's informal

[ibrnax.livejournal.com]

гром-баба :)

[buddah-gautama.livejournal.com]

+1

[crimeanelf.livejournal.com]

If you're speaking about a Russian woman, you can say "есть женщины в русских селеньях..."

[ex-tritopor.livejournal.com]

Железная женщина.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_masquer_/]

железная леди

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Железная леди is, ultimately, just one woman: namely, Baroness Margaret Thatcher. For all the rest, железная женщина (neutral,) железная баба (rough) and just бой-баба (very colloquial, but also very expressive) work better.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_masquer_/]

Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to be called железная леди, that's true. Now this is a common expression to describe any woman of strong character. Just some random references:

http://www.newizv.ru/news/2008-10-29/100698/
http://www.cosmo.ru/your_career/career/353294/
http://www.itogi.ru/iskus/2008/43/129907.html
http://www.inosmi.ru/translation/245753.html
http://www.rosbalt.ru/2008/12/1/541541.html

[pzrk.livejournal.com]

~lit.: "железная леди"
informal: "боевая тетка" etc.

[gadionysh.livejournal.com]

баба с железными яйцами (quite rude)

[seroe-ozero.livejournal.com]

конь с яйцами =)

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Would you both say that to a person?

[seroe-ozero.livejournal.com]

this is a derogatory/jocular idiomatic expression
in russian that is used to to describe a woman as an ambitious but grotesque person.

thus if you do not want to offend somebody, only use this with those who have a good sense of humour

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

I think it would make sense to add this comment along with your expression from the very beginning. While the original poster could probably guess the connotation, there's still a good chance of misunderstanding, insulting somebody and feeling embarrassed.

[bita-swit.livejournal.com]

сучка крашенная))

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Are you sure?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_christine/]

I don't think that's what the OP meant...

[temniy-mu.livejournal.com]

what do you mean, woman of steel is it sculpture ?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_christine/]

I think she meant it in terms of having a strong personality.