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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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