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Translation for "foil" :

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to foil 		vereiteln
  • verb
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foil 		Florett, das
  • noun
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foil 		Fischblase, die
  • noun
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foil 		Folie, die
  • noun
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word description for " foil "
  • A very thin sheet of metal.
  • Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
  • A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
  • In literature, theatre/theater, etc, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
  • Anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something.
  • A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
  • A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
  • A stylized flower or leaf.
  • Shortened form of hydrofoil.
  • Shortened form of aerofoil/airfoil.
  • To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
  • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
  • The track of an animal.
  • To multiply two binomials together.
source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/foil