foil
To cover or wrap with foilTo cover or wrap with foil.
» A little old woman foiled the robbery by whacking the thief on the head with her cane.
Маленькая старушка провалила ограбление, огрев злодея по голове своей тростью. — shanghainese
Старенька жіночка невисокого зросту запобігла пограбуванню, вдаривши злодія по голові своєю тростиною. — deniko
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(transitive)To cover or wrap with foil.
cover or back with foil
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
They foiled my plans.
hintertreiben
предотвраща́тьpredotvraščátʹ, предотврати́тьpredotvratítʹ
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
I was foiled by my superior
To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
(obsolete)To tread underfoot; to trample.
(obsolete)To defile; to soil.
Examples
24 sentencesA little old woman foiled the robbery by whacking the thief on the head with her cane.
Старенька жіночка невисокого зросту запобігла пограбуванню, вдаривши злодія по голові своєю тростиною. — deniko
ruМаленькая старушка провалила ограбление, огрев злодея по голове своей тростью. — shanghainese
I was foiled in my attempt.
ruМоя попытка провалилась. — shanghainese
This threatens to foil our plans.
deDas droht unsere Pläne zunichte zu machen. — Waldelfe
He wrapped the bun in foil.
He wrapped the bun in aluminum foil.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English foyle, from Middle French fueille, from Old French fueille (“plant leaFrom Middle English foyle, from Middle French fueille, from Old French fueille (“plant leaf”), from Late Latin folia, the plural of folium, mistaken as a singular feminine.
From Middle English foilen (“spoil a scent trail by crossing it”), from Old French fouler (“tread on, trample”), ultimately from Latin fullō (“to trample, full”).
From mnemonic acronym FOIL (“First Outside Inside Last”).
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Forms
foils, foiling, foiled, foiledSynonyms
82 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle