tinfoil
A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrappingA thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
» The latest variation of the classic tinfoil hat is the tinfoil beret.
Die neueste Spielart des klassischen Aluhuts ist das Alubarett.
Остання версія класичної шапочки з фольги — берет із фольги.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
(countable, informal, uncountable)Aluminium foil.
Examples
22 sentencesThe latest variation of the classic tinfoil hat is the tinfoil beret.
Остання версія класичної шапочки з фольги — берет із фольги.
deDie neueste Spielart des klassischen Aluhuts ist das Alubarett.
Despite rumors to the contrary, a tinfoil hat is not effective against coronavirus.
Незважаючи про чутки про протилежне, шапочка з фольги неефективна проти коронавірусу.
ruНевзирая на слухи об обратном, шапочка из фольги не помогает от коронавируса.
We're all out of tinfoil.
У нас закінчилася фольга.
You shouldn't put tinfoil in the microwave.
deMan darf keine Aluminiumfolie in die Mikrowelle tun.
Maybe you should take off the tinfoil hat.
ruВозможно, тебе следует снять шапочку из фольги.
Translations
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Origin
From tin + foil.From tin + foil.
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Forms
plural: tinfoilsSynonyms
1 synonyms- foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead:tin foil
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable