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A n1 ( for wrapping) papier m d'aluminium ; a sheet of foil une feuille de papier d'aluminium ; silver/gold foil papier argenté/doré ; foil-wrapped emballé dans du papier d'aluminium ;2 Sport fleuret m ;3 ( deterrent) repoussoir m ;4 ( setting) to be ou act as a foil to ou for faire ressortir.C vtr contrecarrer [person] ; déjouer [attempt, hope, plot] ; to be foiled in one's attempt to do sth être déjoué dans sa tentative de faire qch ; foiled again! encore raté! -
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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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foil — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 frustrate, baffle, defeat. 2 Hunting a run over or cross (ground or a scent) to confuse the hounds. b (absol.) (of an animal) spoil the scent in this way. n. 1 Hunting the track of a hunted animal. 2 archaic a repulse or defeat … Useful english dictionary
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Foil — Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foil stone — Foil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sheet — [n] coating, covering; page area, blanket, coat, expanse, film, foil, folio, lamina, layer, leaf, membrane, overlay, pane, panel, piece, plate, ply, slab, stratum, stretch, surface, sweep, veneer; concepts 172,270,475,484 … New thesaurus
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
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