Word: foil

Category: foil

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Related words: foil

aluminum, aluminum foil, how to foil, tin foil, gold foil, salmon in foil, foil paper, foil method, silver foil, foil character, foil weird al, weird al, scott foil, nail foil, drano, baked potatoes, chicken in foil, definition of foil

Synonyms: foil

eyeglass

Translations: foil

foil in spanish

Dictionary:
spanish
Translations:
frustrar

foil in german

Dictionary:
german
Translations:
folie, florett, fischblase, metallfolie, durchkreuzen

foil in french

Dictionary:
french
Translations:
déjouer, fleuret, feuille

foil in italian

Dictionary:
italian
Translations:
foglio, lamina, sventare

foil in portuguese

Dictionary:
portuguese
Translations:
despistar, neblina, névoa

foil in dutch

Dictionary:
dutch
Translations:
folie

foil in russian

Dictionary:
russian
Translations:
срывать, станиоль, наводка, рапира, фольга, фон

foil in norwegian

Dictionary:
norwegian
Translations:
folie, forpurre

foil in finnish

Dictionary:
finnish
Translations:
kalvo, kelmu, lehtimetalli

foil in czech

Dictionary:
czech
Translations:
fólie, zhatit, zmařit

foil in polish

Dictionary:
polish
Translations:
udaremnić, floret, udaremniać, folia

foil in hungarian

Dictionary:
hungarian
Translations:
kontraszt

foil in turkish

Dictionary:
turkish
Translations:
engellemek, varak

foil in greek

Dictionary:
greek
Translations:
αποτρέπω, ματαιώνω

foil in ukrainian

Dictionary:
ukrainian
Translations:
фольга, фон, фонове, тло, станіоль, фоновий

foil in belarusian

Dictionary:
belarusian
Translations:
лiст

foil in estonian

Dictionary:
estonian
Translations:
slaid, eristuma, taust

foil in croatian

Dictionary:
croatian
Translations:
folija, staniol

foil in slovak

Dictionary:
slovak
Translations:
fólie, prekaziť

The meaning and "use of": foil

noun
  • metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food. - aluminum foil
  • a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another. - the earthy taste of grilled vegetables is a perfect foil for the tart bite of creamy goat cheese
  • a light fencing sword without cutting edges but with a button on its point. - Each adversary was dressed in a white jacket, the buttons of their foils were dipped in liquid; that of Lapiere's red, Le Brun's black.
  • each of the winglike structures fitted to a hydrofoil's hull to lift it clear of the water at speed. - Roller-furling headsails should be removed from the foils not only do they create windage but the chance of their unrolling is great.
verb
  • prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. - a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery

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