rust

rust
rust [{{t}}rʌst]
1 noun
(a) (on metal) & {{}}Botany{{}} rouille f
(b) (colour) couleur f rouille
2 adjective
rust (coloured) rouille (inv)
3 intransitive verb
rouiller, se rouiller;
it's completely rusted through il est complètement mangé par la rouille;
the car was left to rust away la voiture fut abandonnée à la rouille
4 transitive verb
rouiller;
badly rusted très rouillé
►► Rust Belt = États du Nord des États-Unis (principalement le Michigan et l'Illinois) dont l'industrie (sidérurgie et automobile) a périclité;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} rust bucket, rust heap (car) poubelle f, tas m de feraille;
rust inhibitor, rust preventer antirouille m;
rust red rouille (inv)
rust up intransitive verb
rouiller, se rouiller;
the hinges have rusted up les gonds sont bloqués par la rouille

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