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foil verb

  /fɔɪl/
  • To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
 estää, pilata suunnitelma

foil noun

  /fɔɪl/
  • (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.
  • (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
 floretti
  • (mostly, uncountable) 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.
 folio
  • A very thin sheet of metal.
 folio, ohkolevy

foil verb

  /fɔɪl/
  • (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
 kelmuttaa

foil verb

  /fɔɪl/
  • (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
 kertoa auki
aluminium foil
alumiinifolio, talousfolio
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