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foil noun

  /fɔɪl/
  • (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
 fleuret
  • (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.
 fleuret, faire-valoir
  • (mostly, uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
 alu, papier d'aluminium
  • A very thin sheet of metal.
 feuille de métal

foil verb

  /fɔɪl/
  • To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
 déjouer
aluminum foil
papier d’aluminium
aluminium foil
papier d'aluminium, papier d’alu
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