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Meaning of Rust | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɹʌst

Definitions

  1. The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
    countable, uncountable
  2. A surname.
  3. A multiparadigm programming language focused on safety, especially safe concurrency.
  4. A similar substance based on another metal.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A reddish-brown color.
    countable, uncountable
  6. A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
    countable, uncountable
  7. Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الصدأ ذرأ رين صدأ
Azərbaycanca pas
Беларуская іржа
Български ръжда
Bosanski pas rđa rez тат
Català rovell
Čeština rez
Cymraeg cawod goch rhwd
Dansk rust
Deutsch Rost Schwarzrost Weizenbraunrost
Ελληνικά σκουριά σκωρίαση
Esperanto rusto
Español aherrumbrar herrumbrar herrumbre moho orín oxidar óxido roya
Euskara herdoil
فارسی زنگ زنگار
Suomi ruoste ruosteenruskea ruostesieni ruostuttaa
Français enrouiller rouille Rust
Gaeilge caoch rua meirg
Galego ferruxe
עברית חלודה
हिन्दी जग
Hrvatski pas rđa rez тат
Magyar rozsda
Հայերեն ժանգ
Bahasa Indonesia karat tahi besi
Íslenska ryð
Italiano ruggine
日本語 さび病 銹 錆 鏽
ქართული ჟანგი
Қазақша тат
ខ្មែរ ច្រែះ
한국어 녹 록
Kurdî orîn orîn pas pas paş rêz zang
Кыргызча дат
Latina ferrūgō rōbīgō
Lëtzebuergesch Rascht
Latviešu rūsa
Te Reo Māori waikura
Македонски ’рѓа ’рѓосува
മലയാളം തുരുമ്പ്
Монгол зэв
Bahasa Melayu karat
Malti sadid
မြန်မာဘာသာ သံချေး
Nederlands oxidatie roest
Polski rdza
Português enferrujar ferrugem oxidar
Română rugină
Русский ржа ржавчина
Slovenčina hrdza
Shqip dryshk ndryshk vrug
Српски pas rđa rez рђа тат
Svenska rost
தமிழ் துரு
ไทย มล สนิม
Tagalog kalawang
Türkçe pas pas rengi paslandırmak paslatmak
Українська іржа ржа
اردو زنگ
Oʻzbekcha zang
Tiếng Việt rỉ sét

Examples

“The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.”
“copper rust”
“In Rust, the compiler plays a gatekeeper role by refusing to compile code with these elusive bugs, including concurrency bugs.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Rust Belt rust fly rust fungus rust joint rust mite rust-belt

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