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23 foil
foil [fɔɪl]1 noun(a) (metal sheet) feuille f ou lame f de métal;∎ Cookery (silver) foil (papier m) aluminium m, papier m alu;∎ cooked in foil en papillote;∎ foil container barquette f en papier aluminium∎ he's the perfect foil to his wife il sert de faire-valoir à sa femme;∎ it acts as a foil to her beauty cela met en valeur sa beauté(d) (in jewellery) paillon m(thwart → attempt) déjouer; (→ plan, plot) contrecarrer;∎ foiled again! encore raté!;∎ once again they have been foiled by their own incompetence une fois encore ils ont échoué à cause de leur propre incompétence -
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mock [mɒk]1 noun∎ to make a mock of sb/sth tourner qn/qch en dérision(a) (imitation) faux (fausse), factice;∎ mock tortoiseshell (rims, frame) en imitation écaille∎ mock horror/surprise horreur f/surprise f feinte;∎ mock trial/elections simulacre m de procès/d'élections∎ don't mock the afflicted! ne te moque pas des malheureux!se moquer;∎ you shouldn't mock tu ne devrais pas te moquer►► mock battle exercice m de combat;School & University mock examination examen m blanc;Botany mock orange seringa m;mock trial simulacre m de procès;American mock turtleneck pull m à col cheminée;mock turtle soup consommé m à la tête de veauBritish faire une maquette de -
25 snooker
snooker ['snu:kə(r)]1 noun(a) British familiar (thwart) mettre dans de beaux draps ou dans le pétrin, mettre dans l'embarras□ ;∎ if that doesn't work, we're snookered! si ça marche pas, on est dans de beaux draps ou dans le pétrin!∎ they've got us snookered! ils nous ont eus!;∎ don't get snookered into anything! te laisse pas arnaquer!(c) (in game of snooker) = mettre dans une position difficile en faisant un snooker -
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spike [spaɪk](a) (shoes, railings) garnir de pointes∎ my coffee was spiked with brandy mon café était arrosé de cognac□(d) (thwart → affair) faire avorter; (→ plan) contrecarrer, entraver; Military & History (canon, guns) enclouer;∎ figurative to spike sb's guns priver qn de ses moyens d'action, mettre qn hors d'action(in volleyball) smasher3 noun(a) (on railings, shoe, helmet) pointe f; (on barbed wire) piquant m; (on cactus) épine f; (on tyre) clou m; (for paper) pique-notes m inv;∎ Press the story was put on the spike l'article a été rejeté(b) (peak → on graph) pointe f(e) (in volleyball) smash m►► spike heels (chaussures fpl à) talons mpl aiguilles;spike lavender lavande f aspic m, spic m
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thwart — thwart·ed·ly; thwart·er; thwart·ships; thwart; … English syllables
Thwart — Thwart, a. [OE. [thorn]wart, [thorn]wert, a. and adv., Icel. [thorn]vert, neut. of [thorn]verr athwart, transverse, across; akin to AS. [thorn]weorh perverse, transverse, cross, D. dwars, OHG. dwerah, twerh, G. zwerch, quer, Dan. & Sw. tver… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, v. i. 1. To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. [R.] [1913 Webster] Any proposition . . . that shall at all thwart with internal oracles. Locke. [1913 Webster] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, adv. [See {Thwart}, a.] Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, prep. Across; athwart. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Thwart ships}. See {Athwart ships}, under {Athwart}. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, n. (Naut.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwarted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thwarting}.] 1. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Swift as a shooting star In autumn thwarts the night. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thwart — [θwo:t US θwo:rt] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: thwart across (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse thvert] to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do ▪ Fierce opposition thwarted the government s plans. ▪ thwarted ambition … Dictionary of contemporary English
thwart´er — thwart «thwrt», verb, noun, adjective, adverb. –v.t. 1. to oppose and defeat; keep from doing something: »The boy s lack of money thwarted his plans for college. SYNONYM(S): baffle, balk, foil. See syn. under frustrate. (Cf. ↑frustrate) 2. to go… … Useful english dictionary
thwart — I verb avert, baffle, balk, bar, blight, bring to naught, check, contravene, counteract, countermine, counterwork, cripple, cross, damp, debar, defeat, foil, forestall, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt,… … Law dictionary
thwart — foil, *frustrate, baffle, balk, circumvent, outwit Analogous words: *hinder, impede, obstruct, block, bar: defeat, over come, surmount (see CONQUER): check, curb, *restrain: *prevent, forestall, anticipate … New Dictionary of Synonyms