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Meaning of aeruginosus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR C1
[ae̯.ruː.ɡɪˈnoː.sʊs]

Definitions

rusty, covered with copper rust

adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Equivalents

العربية أحوى أصدأ صدئ
Bosanski rđav
Čeština rezavý ryšavý rzivý zrzavý
Ελληνικά σκουριασμένος
English rusty
Español herrumbroso
Français rouille
עברית חלוד
Hrvatski rđav
Kurdî
Latina robiginosus
Nederlands roestig
Português enferrujado
Русский ржавый
Српски rđav рђав
Svenska ringrostig rostig
Türkçe pas rengi paslı
Українська іржавий
Tiếng Việt rỉ

Examples

“Illum tu otiosum vocas qui Corinthia, paucorum furore pretiosa, anxia suptilitate concinnat et maiorem dierum partem in aeruginosis lamellis consumit?”

Would you say that that man is at leisure who arranges with finical care his Corinthian bronzes, that the mania of a few makes costly, and spends the greater part of each day upon rusty bits of copper? — J. Basore, 1932 translation http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/seneca_younger/brev_e.html#12

“[…] ut Bassus Iulius qui dixit: ‘extra portam hanc virginem’ et: ‘ostende istam aeruginosam manum’ …”

[…] like Bassus Julius, who said: ‘this maiden outside of the gate’ and ‘show that rusty hand of yours’ …

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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