No. 7,167 in Swedish
rust
"Rust" in Swedish means "armor" or "equipment."
In a sentence
Järnstaketet var täckt av rödbrun rost.
The iron fence was covered in reddish-brown rust.
The word 'rost' refers to the physical rust that forms on metals.
Projektet började samla rost efter flera månaders inaktivitet.
The project started to gather rust after several months of inactivity.
Here, 'rost' is used metaphorically to describe something becoming stagnant or outdated.
Efter flera år av övning har hans violinspel inte någon som helst rost.
After many years of practice, his violin playing has no rust whatsoever.
In this sentence, 'rost' is figuratively used to describe skill deterioration.
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