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Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪl|-�ɪl- Coil

Noun
foil (countable except as indicated; plural foils)

1. A very thin sheet of metal.
2. uncountable Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
3. A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
4. figurative In literature, theatre/theater, etc, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
5. figurative Anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something.
6. fencing A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
7. A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
8. Shortened form of hydrofoil.
9. Shortened form of aerofoil/airfoil.

Synonyms

(thin aluminium/aluminum): aluminium foil, silver foil, silver paper, tin foil

Translations

trans-top|thin sheet of metal
Dutch: Folie n
Finnish: folio
French: feuille f
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German: Folie n
Lithuanian: folija f
Swedish: folie
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trans-top|thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
Dutch: Aluminiumfolie f
Finnish: folio
French: papier d'aluminium m, alu m
German: Aluminiumfolie f
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Italian: carta stagnola f
Lithuanian: folija f
Spanish: papel de aluminio m
Swedish: aluminiumfolie
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trans-top|type of sword used in fencing
Dutch: floret#Dutch|floret
Finnish: floretti
French: fleuret m
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German: Florett
Italian: fioretto m
Lithuanian: rapyra f
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trans-top|thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant
Lithuanian: folija f
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trans-top|a character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
German: Kontrastfigur f
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trans-top|anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something
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shortened form of hydrofoil
See hydrofoil

shortened form of aerofoil/airfoil
See aerofoil/airfoil

Verb
en-verb

1. To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
2. mathematics To multiply two binomials together.

Synonyms
(prevent (something) from being accomplished): put the kibosh on, scupper, thwart

Translations
trans-top|prevent from being accomplished
Finnish: estää, pilata (pilata suunnitelma)
French: déjouer
German: hintertreiben
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Spanish: frustrar
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