Meaning
rust; grudge
- rust (corrosion on iron)
- grudge, resentment, bad blood
In a sentence
La vecchia bicicletta in cantina è ormai coperta di ruggine.
The old bicycle in the basement is now covered in rust.
Tra quei due colleghi ci sono vecchie ruggini mai del tutto chiarite.
Between those two colleagues there is old bad blood that was never fully cleared up.
Come posso rimuovere la ruggine da questi attrezzi da giardino?
How can I remove rust from these garden tools?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ruggine | feminine · singular |
| ruggini | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In the figurative sense of 'grudge', it is frequently used in the plural: 'vecchie ruggini'.