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1. noun(the reddish-brown substance which forms on iron and steel, caused by air and moisture: The car was covered with rust.) rja2. verb(to (cause to) become covered with rust: The rain has rusted the gate; There's a lot of old metal rusting in the garden.) (za)rjaveti- rusty
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- rustiness* * *[rʌst]1.nounrja (tudi figuratively); figuratively slab vpliv; rjavenje, figuratively nedelavnost, lenobnost, lenoba; botany snet, rja (na žitu)to gather rust — (za)rjaveti;2.intransitive verb & transitive verb(za)rjaveti, zakrneti; figuratively plesneti, propadati, postati neuporaben zaradi nerabe; zakržljati; botany postati snetiv, snetljiv; povzročiti rjo ali rjavenje; pobarvati z rjasto barvo; figuratively oslabitibetter wear out than rust out — bolje je ostati do zadnjega aktiven (delaven, dejaven) kot pa počasi slabeti ("rjaveti")
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