foil Význam & definícia

Význam foil v slovenčine

• 0 a very thin sheet of metal, especially used to wrap food in to keep it fresh:

  • tin foil

  • UK aluminium foil

  • The hairdresser chatted as he put the foils in.

• 1 something or someone that makes another's good or bad qualities more noticeable:

  • The older, cynical character in the play is the perfect foil for the innocent William.

• 2 a thin, light sword used in the sport of fencing

• 3 to prevent someone or something from being successful:

  • The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.

• 4 a very thin sheet of metal, used esp. for wrapping food:

  • aluminum foil

• 5 someone or something that makes another’s good or bad qualities all the more noticeable:

  • The older, cynical character in the play is the perfect foil for the innocent William.

• 6 a thin, light weapon with a long blade used in the sport of fencing

• 7 to prevent someone or something from being successful:

  • An attempted coup against the country’s military ruler was foiled yesterday.

• 8 abbreviation for first, outer, inner, last, the rule for multiplying two binomials (= statements that have two numbers or symbols each)