FOIL

Meaning of FOIL in English

(n.) A blunt weapon used in fencing, resembling a smallsword in the main, but usually lighter and having a button at the point.

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FOIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOIL — (n.) A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — (v. t.) To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in chase.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — foil 1 — foilable , adj. /foyl/ , v.t. 1. to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOIL — I. ˈfȯi(-ə)l transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of fullen to full cloth, from Anglo-French foller — more at full …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOIL — noun the track or trail of an animal. 2. foil ·vt to tread under foot; to trample. 3. foil ·vt …
Webster English vocab
FOIL — [foil] vt [ME, to trample, full cloth, fr. MF fouler--more at full] (14c) 1 obs: trample 2. a: to prevent …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOIL — solid metal that has been reduced to a leaflike thinness by mechanical beating or rolling. Jewellers have long used a …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOIL — / fɔɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( BrE also ˌsilver ˈfoil ) [ U ] metal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOIL — I. foil 1 /fɔɪl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin folium 'leaf' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOIL — n. 1 a metal hammered or rolled into a thin sheet (tin foil). b a sheet of this, or of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOIL — n. 1 a metal hammered or rolled into a thin sheet (tin foil). b a sheet of this, or of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOIL — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1. frustrate, baffle, defeat. 2 Hunting a run over or cross (ground or a scent) …
Oxford English vocab
FOIL — ( foils, foiling, foiled) 1. Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES foil a plot (= prevent it from being successful ) ▪ The plot was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOIL — I. noun 1 metal in a thin sheet ADJECTIVE ▪ aluminium ( BrE ), aluminum ( AmE ), gold , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FOIL — I 1. сущ. 1) фольга; станиоль, aluminum foil gold foil silver foil tinfoil 2) контраст; фон Her husband's steadiness acts …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOIL — foil.ogg _I 1. fɔıl n 1. фольга 2. амальгама, зеркальная наводка 3. архит. лиственный орнамент ( в готике ) 4. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOIL — 1) фольга 2) мор. подводное крыло 3) полигр. монтажная плёнка • - aluminum foil - annealed foil - brass foil …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FOIL — 1) фольга 2) мор. подводное крыло 3) полигр. монтажная плёнка • - aluminum foil - annealed foil - brass foil - cathode foil - dead-soft foil - embossed aluminum …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FOIL — 1) фольга || фольгировать 2) станиоль || станиолевый • - aluminum foil - copper foil - lead foil - roll foil - tin foil
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FOIL — I foil сущ.1) фольга; станиоль - aluminum foil - gold foil - silver foil - tinfoil 2) контраст; фон Her …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOIL — _I 1. fɔıl n 1. фольга 2. амальгама, зеркальная наводка 3. архит. лиственный орнамент ( в готике ) 4. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOIL — I fɔɪl 1. сущ. 1) фольга; станиоль - aluminum foil - gold foil - silver foil - tinfoil 2) контраст; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOIL — I [§€Ў®] foil.wav 1. сущ. 1) фольга; станиоль - aluminum foil - gold foil - silver foil - tinfoil 2) контраст; фон Her husband's steadiness acts as a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOIL — фольга; станиоль - bump foil - multistage bump foil
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
FOIL — фольга; станиоль - bump foil - multistage bump foil
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
FOIL — 1) фольга 2) плёнка • - aluminium foil - brass foil - silicon foil - sound-absorbing foil
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
FOIL — 1) фольга 2) плёнка - acoustical foil - aluminum foil - sound-absorbing foil - thermal foil
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
FOIL — 1) фольга [c crimson]|| фольгировать, покрывать фольгой 2) очувствлённая ацетатная плёнка (напр. диазоплёнка для получения промежуточных копий) - aluminum foil …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
FOIL — I 1. сущ. 1) фольга; станиоль, aluminum foil gold foil silver foil tinfoil 2) контраст; фон Her husband's steadiness acts …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOIL — v. frustrar, vanificar; n. florete, rapiere; (metal) folie
English interlingue dictionary
FOIL — pakyas
English-Visayan vocabulary
FOIL — I. transitive verb see: full Date: 14th century trample , 2. to prevent from attaining an end ; defeat , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOIL — (n.) A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and burnished, and afterwards coated with transparent colors mixed with isinglass; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — (n.) The track or trail of an animal.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — (n.) Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — (v. t.) To defile; to soil.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to …
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — (v. t.) To tread under foot; to trample.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIL — v. frustrate, balk; prevent someone from succeeding; act as a contrast for; cover or coat with a thin sheet of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOIL — n. light sword, light fencing sword with a dull edged and a button on its point; thin metal sheets (i.e. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOIL — n. Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1594 1 : a light fencing sword having a usually circular guard and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOIL — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1611 1 : to back or cover with foil 2 : to enhance by contrast
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOIL — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, leaf, from Anglo-French fuille, foille (fr. Latin folia, plural of folium ) & fuil, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOIL — n. Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 archaic : DEFEAT 2 archaic : the track or trail of an animal
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOIL — n. Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ i(- ə )l Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of fullen to full cloth, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOIL — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 prevent the success of. 2》 Hunting (of a hunted animal) cross (a scent or track) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOIL — foil BrE AmE fɔɪ ə l ▷ foiled fɔɪ ə ld ▷ foiling ˈfɔɪ ə l ɪŋ ▷ foils fɔɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOIL — n. = HYDROFOIL. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOIL — n. a light blunt-edged sword with a button on its point used in fencing. øøfoilist n. [16th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOIL — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 frustrate, baffle, defeat. 2 Hunting a run over or cross (ground or a scent) to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOIL — n. = HYDROFOIL. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOIL — n. a light blunt-edged sword with a button on its point used in fencing. foilist n. [ 16th c.: orig. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOIL — v. & n. v.tr. 1 frustrate, baffle, defeat. 2 Hunting a run over or cross (ground or a scent) to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOIL — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOIL — (PREVENT) [verb] [T], [exclamation] - to prevent (someone or something) from being successfulAn attempted coup against the country's military ruler …
Cambridge English vocab
FOIL — Synonyms and related words : Roscius, actor, actress, antagonist, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antonym, background, background detail, bad guy, baffle, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOIL — n. Function: verb Synonyms: FRUSTRATE 1, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, buffalo, circumvent, dash, disappoint, thwart Related Words: discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FOIL — I . v. a. Defeat, frustrate, balk, baffle, thwart check, circumvent, disappoint, checkmate. II . n. 1. Film, flake, lamina …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FOIL — verb Synonyms: frustrate 1, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, buffalo, circumvent, dash, disappoint, thwart Related Word: discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, rattle; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOIL — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FOIL — See ↑ STOP 26
Longman Activator English vocab
FOIL — n. 25B6; noun the wine was a perfect foil to pasta : CONTRAST, complement, antithesis, relief.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Английский словарь Webster

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