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foil noun

  /fɔɪl/
  • (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
 floret
  • (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.
 floret, contrastfiguur
  • 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.
 frustreren, verijdelen, afweren, verhinderen

foil verb

  /fɔɪl/
  • (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
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aluminium foil
aluminiumfolie
gold foil
goudblad
cover foil
afdeklaag
shrinking foil
krimpfolie
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