| foil 1 (foil) tr.v. foiled, foil·ing, foils 1. To prevent from being successful; thwart. 2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers. n. Archaic 1. A repulse; a setback. 2. The trail or scent of an animal. [Middle English foilen, to trample, defile, variant of filen, to defile; see file3.] |
| foil 2 (foil) n. 1. A thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal: aluminum foil. 2. A thin layer of polished metal placed under a displayed gem to lend it brilliance. 3. One that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another: "I am resolved my husband shall not be a rival, but a foil to me" (Charlotte Brontë). 4. The reflective metal coating on the back of a glass mirror. 5. Architecture A curvilinear, often lobelike figure or space formed between the cusps of intersecting arcs, found especially in Gothic tracery and Moorish ornament. 6. a. An airfoil. b. Nautical A hydrofoil. tr.v. foiled, foil·ing, foils 1. To cover or back with foil. 2. To set off by contrast. [Middle English, from Old French foille, from Latin folia, pl. of folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
| foil 3 (foil) n. 1. A fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a thin, flexible four-sided blade with a button on the tip to prevent injury. 2. The art or sport of fencing with such a sword. Often used in the plural: a contest at foils. [Origin unknown.] |
foil1
vb (tr)
1. to baffle or frustrate (a person, attempt, etc.)
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting (of hounds, hunters, etc.) to obliterate the scent left by a hunted animal or (of a hunted animal) to run back over its own trail
3. Archaic to repulse or defeat (an attack or assailant)
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting any scent that obscures the trail left by a hunted animal
2. Archaic a setback or defeat
[C13 foilen to trample, from Old French fouler, from Old French fuler tread down, full2]
foilable adj
foil2
n
1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) metal in the form of very thin sheets gold foil tin foil
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) the thin metallic sheet forming the backing of a mirror
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a thin leaf of shiny metal set under a gemstone to add brightness or colour
4. a person or thing that gives contrast to another
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a small arc between cusps, esp as used in Gothic window tracery
6. (Engineering / Aeronautics) short for aerofoil, hydrofoil
vb (tr)
1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) to back or cover with foil
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also foliate Architect to ornament (windows) with foils
[from Old French foille, from Latin folia leaves, plural of folium]
foil3
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button and usually having a bell-shaped guard
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" chaff - foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure gold foil - foil made of gold sheet metal - sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
| 2. | foil - anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" attention - a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention" | |
| 3. |  foil - a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" | |
| 4. |  foil - picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projectorikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" lantern slide, slide - a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector | |
| 5. | foil - a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing | |
| Verb | 1. | foil - enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background" counterpoint, contrast - to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" |
| 2. | foil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" | |
| 3. | foil - cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
foil1
verb thwart, stop, check, defeat, disappoint, counter, frustrate, hamper, baffle, elude, balk, circumvent, outwit, nullify, checkmate, nip in the bud, put a spoke in (someone's) wheel (Brit.) A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery.
foil2
noun complement, setting, relief, contrast, background, antithesis A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry.
Translations
foil1 [fɔɪl] N
foil2 [fɔɪl] N (Fencing) → florete m
foil3 [fɔɪl] VT (= thwart) [+ person] → desbaratar los planes de; [+ attempt] → frustrar
foil2 [fɔɪl] N (Fencing) → florete m
foil3 [fɔɪl] VT (= thwart) [+ person] → desbaratar los planes de; [+ attempt] → frustrar
foil [ˈfɔɪl]
vt [+ plan, attempt] → déjouer, contrecarrer
n
(also kitchen foil) → papier m d'alu, papier m d'aluminium
She wrapped the meat in foil → Elle a enveloppé la viande dans du papier d'aluminium. aluminium foil
She wrapped the meat in foil → Elle a enveloppé la viande dans du papier d'aluminium. aluminium foil
(= contrast) → complément m
Black provides the perfect foil for very blonde hair → Le noir apporte le complément parfait à une chevelure très blonde.
A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry
BUT Une bière froide accompagne parfaitement un curry.
to act as a foil to → servir de repoussoir à, servir de faire-valoir à
Black provides the perfect foil for very blonde hair → Le noir apporte le complément parfait à une chevelure très blonde.
A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry
BUT Une bière froide accompagne parfaitement un curry.
to act as a foil to → servir de repoussoir à, servir de faire-valoir à
(FENCING) → fleuret m
foil1
foil2
foil3
n
(fig) → Hintergrund m, → Folie f; to act as a foil to something → einer Sache (dat) → als Hintergrund or Folie dienen
foil2
n (Fencing) → Florett nt
foil3
vt plans → durchkreuzen; attempts → vereiteln; person → einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen (+dat); foiled again! (hum) → wieder nichts!; he was foiled in his attempts → ihm wurde ein Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht
foil1 [fɔɪl] n
foil1 [fɔɪl] n
foil2 [fɔɪl] vt (thief) → fermare; (attempt) → far fallire, sventare
foil2 [fɔɪl] vt (thief) → fermare; (attempt) → far fallire, sventare
a. → lamina di metallo (also tinfoil, kitchen foil) → carta stagnola or d'alluminio
to act as a foil to sb/sth (fig) → far risaltare qn/qc
to act as a foil to sb/sth (fig) → far risaltare qn/qc
b. (Fencing) → fioretto
foil1 [fɔɪl] n
a. → lamina di metallo (also tinfoil, kitchen foil) → carta stagnola or d'alluminio
to act as a foil to sb/sth (fig) → far risaltare qn/qc
to act as a foil to sb/sth (fig) → far risaltare qn/qc
b. (Fencing) → fioretto
foil2 [fɔɪl] vt (thief) → fermare; (attempt) → far fallire, sventare
foil2 [fɔɪl] vt (thief) → fermare; (attempt) → far fallire, sventare
v foil [foil]
to defeat; to disappoint She was foiled in her attempt to become President. verydel; fnuik يُحْبِط، يُعَطِّل побеждавам zmařit slå; skuffe vereiteln εμποδίζω, ματαιώνω, απογοητεύω frustrar nurjama شکست دادن؛ نقش بر آب کردن tehdä tyhjäksi faire échouer לְסַכֵּל रोड़े अटकाना poraziti, spriječiti meghiúsít mengalahkan, menggagalkan snúa á, hindra frustrare 裏をかく 실패하다 (su)žlugdyti izjaukt (plānus u.tml.) mengalahkan verijdelen slå ut, forpurre, narre, skuffe pokonać frustrar a împiedica срывать планы zmariť poraziti poraziti besegra, kullkasta ขัดขวาง engellemek, alıkoymak 挫敗 розладнувати, порушувати чиїсь плани ناکام کرنا làm thất bại (một âm mưu, một kế hoạch...) 挫败
foil2
n foil [foil]
1 extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper silver foil. blad; bladmetaal; foelie صَفيحَه فِضِّيَّه фолио fólie sølvpapir; aluminiumsfolie die Folie έλασμα, λεπτό φύλλο μετάλλου papel/hoja de aluminio foolium ورقه نازک folio feuille/papier d'aluminium רָדִיד מָתֶכֶת धातु का महीन पत्तर metalna folija vékony fémlemez, fólia lempeng metal (málm)þynna foglio, lamina 金属の薄片 금속의 박편 folija folija kertas logam folie folie folia folha de alumínio foiţă de metal фольга fólia folija tanak list folie กระดาษหุ้มโลหะบางใช้ห่ออาหาร folyo 箔, 金屬薄片 фольга کٹا ہوا دھات کا ورق lá (kim loại) 箔, 金属薄片
2 a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister. teenstelling; kontras met مُقارَنَه تُبْرِز الفرْق фон kontrastní protějšek baggrund der Hintergrund αντίθεση, συμπλήρωμα contraste taust وجه تقابل؛ آشکار ساز vastakohta repoussoir אָדָם רדוּד मजा बिगाड़ने वाला tupavac, nezanimljivost kontraszt tidak cantik fegrandi andstæða contrasto 引立て役 남(다른 것)을 돋보이게 하는 사람(것) fonas, kontrastas kontrasts; fons orang yang membosankan contrast noe som framhever/setter i relieff tło, kontrast contraste QUERY ceva/cineva care, prin contrast, pune în valoare altceva/ pe altcineva контраст pravý opak (grdo) nasprotje sušta suprotnost fördelaktig bakgrund (kontrast) คนหรือสิ่งที่มีความขัดแย้งแต่เข้ากันได้ดีกับคุณลักษณะผู้อื่น zıt yapıda kimse, şey 陪襯的角色 тло, фон کسی کو تضاد سے نمایاں کرنے والا شخص یا شے người hay vật tôn người hay vật khác lên (khi so sánh) 陪衬的角色
foil3
n foil [foil]
a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing. floret سَيْف أو شيش المبارَزَه рапира fleret kårde das Florett ξίφος ξιφασκίας florete florett شمشیر ویژه شمشیر بازی floretti fleuret סַיִף पतली तलवार floret za vježbu (s kuglicom na kraju) (vívó)tőr pedang anggar stingsverð fioretto フォイル 포일(끝에 솜방망이를 달아 둥글게 한 검) rapyra rapieris pedang floret florett, kårde floret florete floretă рапира fleuret floret floret florett ดาบปลายทู่ที่ใช้ในกีฬาฟันดาบ eskrim kılıcı 鈍頭劍 рапіра شمشیر زنی کے لۓ ہلکی کند تلوار kiếm bịt đầu 钝头剑
foil → رقاقة معدنية fólie folie Folie έλασμα lámina de metal folio papier d’aluminium folija foglio di alluminio ホイル 포일 achtergrond folie folia papel de alumínio, papel metálico фольга folie โลหะแผ่น folyo lá kim loại 箔
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