rouiller

ʁujje

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Conjugation

Definition of rouiller - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

transformation chimique

tr.

produire de la rouille sur un objet métallique par oxydation

tr.

L'humidité va rouiller les outils dans le garage.

corroder

oxyder

surface métal

intr.

se couvrir de rouille par oxydation

intr.

Le portail commence à rouiller sous la pluie.

se corroder

figuré

tr.

affaiblir ou altérer par manque d'exercice

tr.

Ses connaissances en anglais vont rouiller s'il ne pratique pas.

affaiblir

altérer

couleur

tr.

donner aux végétaux une teinte brun-rouge

tr.

L'automne rouille les feuilles des arbres.

brunir

colorer

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se rouiller

devenir couvert de rouille à cause de l'humidité

Les outils se rouillent rapidement dans cette cave humide.

Origin of rouiller

français, rouille (rouille)

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antirouille

adj.

matériau

qui ne peut pas rouiller naturellement

corroder

rouille

faire rouiller un métal par oxydation

Examples of rouiller in a sentence

Si tu laisses ce vélo dehors, il va rouiller rapidement.
Les outils dans le garage finissent par rouiller avec le temps.
Cette vieille bicyclette a commencé à rouiller après l'hiver.
Si tu ne t'entraînes pas, tes compétences en piano vont rouiller.
Son anglais commence à rouiller après plusieurs années sans pratique.
Le vent rouille les fougères en fin d’été.

La sécheresse a rouillé les herbes du pré.

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English:rust, get rusty, ...
German:rosten, einrosten, ...
Italian:arrugginire, arrugginirsi, ...
Spanish:oxidar, oxidarse, ...
Portuguese:enferrujar, ficar enferrujado, ...
Chinese:生锈, 生疏, ...
Japanese:錆びる, 鈍る, ...
Arabic:صدئ, تآكل, ...
Hebrew:לְחַלְדֵּן, לְהַחֲלִיד, ...
Russian:ржаветь, запустить, ...
Ukrainian:іржавіти, застаріти, ...
Catalan:rovellar, rovellar-se, ...
Danish:få til at ruste, ruste, ...
Dutch:roesten, verroesten, ...
Greek:σκουριάζω, οξειδώνομαι, ...
Hungarian:rozsdásítani, rozsdásodni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យច្រេះ, ច្រេះ, ...
Korean:녹슬다, 무뎌지다, ...
Polish:rdzewieć, zardzewieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):ferrujar, ficar enferrujado, ...
Romanian:a rugini, a se atrofia, ...
Swedish:rosta, oxidera, ...
Thai:ขึ้นสนิม, เป็นสนิม, ...
Turkish:paslandırmak, paslanmak, ...
Vietnamese:bị gỉ, bị ăn mòn, ...

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