What does rouille in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word rouille in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rouille in French.

The word rouille in French means rust, rust, rouille, rust, rust, rust fungus, rusty, rusty, rust, rust, dull, dampen, diminish, reduce, rust, become rusty. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rouille

rust

nom féminin (oxydation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a de la rouille sur la porte en fer.

rust

nom féminin (altération d'un miroir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rouille

nom féminin (Cuisine : sauce provençale) (Cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rust

adjectif invariable (couleur)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle porte un pantalon couleur rouille.

rust, rust fungus

nom féminin (Botanique : maladie des plantes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rusty

adjectif (couvert de rouille) (metal, iron)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette vieille ferraille est rouillée.
This old scrap metal is rusty.

rusty

adjectif (figuré (oxydé) (memory: figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sa mémoire est complètement rouillée.
His memory is completely rusty.

rust

verbe intransitif (subir l'effet de la corrosion)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Resté longtemps dehors sous la pluie, mon vieux vélo a rouillé.

rust

verbe transitif (provoquer la corrosion, oxyder)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'humidité rouille la ferraille.

dull, dampen, diminish, reduce

verbe transitif (figuré (diminuer, émousser) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'inaction finit par rouiller les réflexes.

rust

verbe pronominal (s'oxyder)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
L'aluminium se rouille moins que le fer.

become rusty

verbe pronominal (figuré (perdre une faculté) (figurative)

Je me suis rouillée en anglais à force de ne pas le pratiquer.

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