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óxido

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
óxido nm	(capa en los metales)	rust n
	El tubo estaba lleno de óxido y me manché las manos al cogerlo.
	The pipe is full of rust and I stained my hands when I grabbed it.
óxido nm	(compuesto con oxígeno)	oxide n
	Algunos óxidos tienen usos industriales.
	Some oxides have industrial uses.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
oxidar⇒ vtr	(producir óxido)	rust⇒ vtr
	(US)	oxidize⇒ vtr
	(UK)	oxidise⇒ vtr
	El agua oxida la carrocería de los coches.
	Water will rust a car's bodywork.
oxidarse⇒ v prnl	(adquirir óxido)	rust⇒ vi
	(US)	oxidize⇒ vi
	(UK)	oxidise
	La mesa del jardín se ha oxidado.
	The garden table has rusted.
oxidarse v prnl	(átomo: perder electrones) (US)	oxidize⇒ vi
	(UK)	oxidise⇒ vi
	Cuando una sustancia se oxida pierde electrones y otra los acepta.
	When a substance oxidizes it loses electrons and another one takes them on.
oxidarse v prnl	coloquial (cuerpo: funcionar mal)	go rusty vi + adj
	Mi abuelo hacía crucigramas para que no se le oxidara el cerebro.
	My grandfather did crossword puzzles so his brain would not get rusty.
oxidarse v prnl	coloquial (persona: perder la práctica) (figurative)	get rusty vi + adj
		lose skills vtr + npl
		be out of practice v expr
	Llevo tiempo sin entrenar y me estoy oxidando.
	I haven't trained for a while, and I'm getting rusty.

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Compound Forms: óxido | oxidar
Spanish		English
óxido de hierro, óxido ferroso loc nom m	(polvo negro)	iron oxide n
	El óxido de hierro es un mineral.
	Iron oxide is a mineral.

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