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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
 florett
  • 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.
 omintetgöra, kullkasta
aluminium foil
aluminiumfolie
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