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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
 рапи́ра
  • A very thin sheet of metal.
 станио́ль, фольга́
  • (mostly, uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
 фольга́

foil verb

  /fɔɪl/
  • To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
 предотврати́ть, предотвраща́ть
aluminium foil
[[алюминиевый|алюми́ниевая]] [[фольга́]], альфо́ль, фольга́
foil fencer
рапирист
Dutch foil
поталь
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