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1 foul
m.foul, foul ball.* * *[faul](pl fouls) SM LAm = faul* * *['faul]* * *['faul]* * */ˈfaul/foul* * *
foul /'faul/ sustantivo masculino (pl
' foul' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
área
- café
- deslenguada
- deslenguado
- falta
- guarrada
- guarrería
- hablada
- hablado
- heder
- hedionda
- hediondo
- hostia
- linier
- malhablada
- malhablado
- malhumor
- maloliente
- malsana
- malsano
- malsonante
- morder
- pestilente
- pitar
- sucia
- sucio
- uva
- viciada
- viciado
- antirreglamentario
- asco
- cabreo
- endemoniado
- faul
- faulear
- fétido
- inmundo
- jayán
- juego
- leche
- perro
- técnica
English:
fair
- foul
- foul play
- foul up
- march out
- means
- play
* * *Am foul* * *m L.Am.en béisbol foul ball -
2 por cualquier medio
• at all costs• by any means• by any way possible• by fair means or foul• by hook or by crook• by hook or crook• by whatever means• by whatever means possible -
3 a toda costa
• against all odds• at all cost• at all costs• at any cost• at any expense• at any price• by all means• by fair means or foul• neck and crop• neck of the woods• through thick and thin -
4 por las buenas o por las malas
• by fair means or foul• by hook or crook• by whatever means• like it or not• willy-nillyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > por las buenas o por las malas
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5 a buenas o a malas
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6 a todo trance
• at all cost• at all costs• at any cost• at any risk• by fair means or foul• in all conscience• in all fairness
См. также в других словарях:
by fair means or foul — phrase using whatever methods are necessary, even dishonest or illegal methods Thesaurus: unfairsynonym Main entry: fair * * * using whatever means are necessary they were determined to ensure victory for themselves, by fair means or foul * * * … Useful english dictionary
by fair means or foul — if you try to achieve something by fair means or foul, you use any method you can to achieve it, even if it is not honest or fair. He was determined to become senator, by fair means or foul … New idioms dictionary
by fair means or foul — any way at all, all is fair … English contemporary dictionary
by fair means or foul — using whatever methods are necessary, even dishonest or illegal methods … English dictionary
means — W2S2 [mi:nz] n plural means ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3 by all means! 4 by no means/not by any means 5 by means of something 6 a means to an end 7 the means of production ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
means — [ minz ] (plural means) noun *** 1. ) count a method for doing or achieving something: WAY: Information is not easily obtained by any other means. an effective means for finding qualified job applicants means of: What means of transportation is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foul — [[t]fa͟ʊl[/t]] fouler, foulest, fouls, fouling, fouled 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. ...foul polluted water... The pot pourri of smells in the air was quite foul. Syn:… … English dictionary
fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
foul — 1 adjective 1 SMELL/TASTE a foul smell or taste is very unpleasant: I gulped down some water to take the foul taste out of my mouth. | foul tasting/foul smelling: The bags of garbage had been piled up in a foul smelling heap. 2 in a foul… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
means — /mi:nz/ noun plural means 1 METHOD (C) a method, system, object etc that you use as a way of achieving a result (+ of): What would be the most effective means of advertising our product? | means of transport BrE /transportation AmE: We had no… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
foul — foul1 [faul] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(smell/taste)¦ 2 in a foul mood/temper 3¦(air/water)¦ 4 foul language 5¦(weather)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: ful] 1.) ¦(SMELL/TASTE)¦ a foul smell or taste is very unpleasant = ↑disgusting … Dictionary of contemporary English