| inglese > italiano | |
| rust | |
| 1. sost. (chimica) ruggine | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| rust | |
| 1. subst. The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation. |  |
| The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous. |  |
| 2. subst. A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust"). |  |
| aerugo. Green or blue-green copper rust; verdigris. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1973) |  |
| 3. subst. A reddish-brown color. |  |
| (color panel, B7410E) |  |
| 4. subst. A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus. |  |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel. |  |
| The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray. |  |
| 6. v. To cause to oxidize. |  |
| The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture. |  |
| 7. v. (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust. |  |
| 8. v. (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction. |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| ruggine | |
| 1. subst. rust (all senses) |  |
| 2. subst. (phytopathology, pathology) rust |  |
| 3. adj. rust-coloured |  |