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I foil verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) slå ut, forpurre, narre, skuffeII foil noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folie2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) noe som framhever/setter i relieffIII foil noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) florett, kårdefolie--------forpurreIsubst. \/fɔɪl\/1) folie, bladmetall2) (kledelig) bakgrunn3) ( om speil) belegg, foliering4) ( om edelsten) folie (som underlag)5) (arkitektur, i gotisk vindu) bladornamentbe\/serve as a foil to tjene som bakgrunn forIIsubst. \/fɔɪl\/1) ( jakt) spor (etter jaget dyr), fert2) ( gammeldags) tilbakeslag, nederlagrun (upon) the foil løpe i samme spor, krysse sporet igjenIIIsubst. \/fɔɪl\/( fekting) florettIVverb \/fɔɪl\/1) foliere, dekke med folie2) danne bakgrunn for, fremheve, sette i relieffVverb \/fɔɪl\/1) hindre, forpurre, ødelegge2) ( jakt) krysse sporet (for å forville hundene)foil someone's attempts forpurre noens planer
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foil — [ fɔjl ] n. m. • 1979; mot angl. « feuille, lame » ♦ Anglic. Plan porteur équipant les bateaux capables de déjauger. Foils latéraux de l hydroptère. ● foil nom masculin (anglais foil, feuille) Plan porteur inclinable destiné aux embarcations… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Foil — Plan porteur (mécanique des fluides) En mécanique des fluides, un plan porteur est une surface portante qui se déplace dans un fluide. Sommaire 1 Application aux navires 2 Principaux types de plans porteurs hydrodynamiques 2.1 Plan porteurs de… … Wikipédia en Français
Plan porteur (mecanique des fluides) — Plan porteur (mécanique des fluides) En mécanique des fluides, un plan porteur est une surface portante qui se déplace dans un fluide. Sommaire 1 Application aux navires 2 Principaux types de plans porteurs hydrodynamiques 2.1 Plan porteurs de… … Wikipédia en Français
Plan porteur (mécanique des fluides) — En mécanique des fluides, un plan porteur est une surface qui se déplace dans un fluide et transmet une force à son support. Hydrofoil Aldebaran Sommaire 1 Applic … Wikipédia en Français
foil — foil1 foilable, adj. /foyl/, v.t. 1. to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government. 2. to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc. n. 3. Archaic. a defeat; check;… … Universalium
plan — I n. 1) to concoct, devise a plan 2) to draw up, formulate, map out a plan 3) to make plans 4) to outline; unveil a plan 5) to accept; carry out, execute, implement a plan; to put a plan into operation 6) to present, propose a plan 7) to foil,… … Combinatory dictionary
foil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 metal in a thin sheet ADJECTIVE ▪ aluminium (BrE), aluminum (AmE), gold, silver, tin ▪ kitchen (BrE) … OF FOIL … Collocations dictionary
foil — foil1 [fɔıl] n ↑foil [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin folium leaf ] 1.) [U] metal sheets that are as thin as paper, used for wrapping food silver/aluminium/kitchen foil ▪ Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake. →↑tinfoil 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
foil — [[t]fɔ͟ɪl[/t]] foils, foiling, foiled 1) N UNCOUNT Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in. Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil. ...aluminium foil. 2) VERB If you foil someone s plan or attempt to… … English dictionary
foil — I [[t]fɔɪl[/t]] v. t. 1) to prevent the success of; frustrate; thwart 2) to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc 3) archaic a defeat; check; repulse • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF foller, OF fuler to trample, full… … From formal English to slang
foil — 1 noun 1 (U) metal sheets that are as thin as paper, used for wrapping food: Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake in a hot oven. see also: tinfoil 2 (U) paper that is covered with very thin sheets of metal: Cigarettes are wrapped in foil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
