rusty

rusty
adjective
1) (covered with rust: a rusty old bicycle.) rusten
2) (not as good as it was because of lack of practice: My French is rusty.) gått i glemmeboka, ute av trening
rusten
I
adj. \/ˈrʌstɪ\/
1) rusten, anløpt, rustflekket
2) rustfarget, rustrød
3) halvskitten, snusket, sjusket, loslitt
4) (om svarte klær) falmet, blankslitt, medtatt
5) (om person) støl, ute av form, utrent
• I'm a bit rusty at tennis
jeg er litt utrent når det gjelder tennis
6) forsømt, rusten
• my French has grown a little rusty
en del av fransken min har gått i glemmeboken
7) foreldet, avlegs, gammeldags, etter sin tid, henlagt
8) (om stemme) ru, hes
become\/get\/grow rusty komme ut av øvelsen
• her soccer skills have become rusty
komme ut av form, være rusten i
II
adj. \/ˈrʌstɪ\/
gjenstridig, motvillig, sta
• he has a rusty old horse
han har en sta, gammel hest
cut up rusty eller turn rusty bli gretten, sette seg på bakbena bli forbannet
cut up rusty on eller turn rusty on sette seg på bakbena mot

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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