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eingerostet

seized with rust, rusted solid

adjective AIN-ge-ros-tet Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

out of practice (figurative)

Usage Note

Eingerostet describes a metal part rusted to the point of no longer moving freely — eingerostete Schrauben (seized screws), eingerostete Scharniere (seized hinges). Figuratively it means a skill grown so rusty from disuse that one feels truly stuck.

Examples

"Die eingerosteten Bolzen ließen sich trotz Schmiermittel kaum lösen."

Natural Translation

The seized bolts could barely be loosened despite lubricant.

Literal Translation

The rusted-solid bolts let themselves barely loosen despite lubricant.

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