foil

foil
I [fɔɪl]
nome
1) (anche tin foil) (for wrapping) (carta) stagnola f.
2) (for gilding, backing)

gold foil — foglia o lamina d'oro

3) (setting)

to be o act as a foil to o for — fare risaltare, mettere in rilievo

II [fɔɪl]
verbo transitivo ostacolare, contrastare [person]; sventare [plot]; vanificare [attempt]
III [fɔɪl]
nome sport fioretto m.
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I [foil] verb
(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.)
II [foil] noun
1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.)
2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.)
III [foil] noun
(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.)
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I [fɔɪl] n
1) lamina di metallo, (also: tinfoil, kitchen foil) carta stagnola or d'alluminio

to act as a foil to sb/sth fig — far risaltare qn/qc

2) (Fencing) fioretto
II [fɔɪl] vt
(thief) fermare, (attempt) far fallire, sventare
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foil (1) /fɔɪl/
n.
1 [u] lamina (di metallo); foglio; foglia: silver foil, lamina di argento; gold foil, foglia d'oro
2 [u] (= tinfoil) lamierino di stagno; (carta) stagnola: foil top, cappuccio di stagnola (di una bottiglia, ecc.)
3 (cucina, = kitchen foil) foglio di alluminio (per alimenti)
4 (fig.) cosa o persona che mette in risalto (o fa risaltare) per contrasto; cosa (o persona) che fa da contrasto: to be a foil to sb., fare da contrasto a q.; The plant's dark leaves provide the perfect foil for its scarlet flowers, le foglie scure della pianta mettono ottimamente in risalto i fiori scarlatti
5 [u] amalgama di mercurio e stagno (sul retro degli specchi)
6 lamina metallica posta sotto una gemma (per aumentarne la luce)
7 (archit.) archetto (di finestra gotica).
foil (2) /fɔɪl/
n.
1 (caccia) odore che fa perdere la traccia
2 (arc.) ripulsa; smacco; sconfitta.
foil (3) /fɔɪl/ (scherma)
n.
1 fioretto
2 (al pl.) scherma col fioretto; arte del fioretto
foilist
n.
fiorettista.
foil (4) /fɔɪl/
n.
(naut.: di aliscafo) aletta idroplana; ala portante.
(to) foil (1) /fɔɪl/
v. t.
1 mettere una lamina metallica sotto (una gemma)
2 (fig.) mettere in risalto per contrasto
3 (archit.) ornare (finestre gotiche) con archetti.
(to) foil (2) /fɔɪl/
v. t.
1 frustrare; sventare; far fallire: to foil an attempt, frustrare un tentativo; The bank robbery was foiled by the cops, la rapina in banca è stata sventata dalla polizia
2 (caccia) confondere, disperdere (le tracce); calpestare (il terreno) cancellando la pista.
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I [fɔɪl]
nome
1) (anche tin foil) (for wrapping) (carta) stagnola f.
2) (for gilding, backing)

gold foil — foglia o lamina d'oro

3) (setting)

to be o act as a foil to o for — fare risaltare, mettere in rilievo

II [fɔɪl]
verbo transitivo ostacolare, contrastare [person]; sventare [plot]; vanificare [attempt]
III [fɔɪl]
nome sport fioretto m.

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