Word: foil
Category: foil
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Synonyms: foil
eyeglass
Translations: foil
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spanish
Translations:
frustrar
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german
Translations:
folie, florett, fischblase, metallfolie, durchkreuzen
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french
Translations:
déjouer, fleuret, feuille
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italian
Translations:
foglio, lamina, sventare
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portuguese
Translations:
despistar, neblina, névoa
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dutch
Translations:
folie
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russian
Translations:
срывать, станиоль, наводка, рапира, фольга, фон
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norwegian
Translations:
folie, forpurre
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finnish
Translations:
kalvo, kelmu, lehtimetalli
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czech
Translations:
fólie, zhatit, zmařit
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polish
Translations:
udaremnić, floret, udaremniać, folia
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hungarian
Translations:
kontraszt
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turkish
Translations:
engellemek, varak
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greek
Translations:
αποτρέπω, ματαιώνω
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ukrainian
Translations:
фольга, фон, фонове, тло, станіоль, фоновий
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belarusian
Translations:
лiст
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estonian
Translations:
slaid, eristuma, taust
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croatian
Translations:
folija, staniol
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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.
- prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. - a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery
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