foil – Deutsch-English Translations in WikDict

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foil noun /fɔɪl/
(fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip	Florett
(authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.	Florett, Kontrastfigur
A very thin sheet of metal.	Folie
(mostly, uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.	Aluminiumfolie

foil verb /fɔɪl/
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.	hintertreiben

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