foil [fɔɪl]
foil [fɔɪl]
sustantivo
1papel (m) de aluminio (metal paper)
también:
- to act as a foil (to or for) -> servir de contrapunto (a or para)
2florete (m) (sword)
verbo transitivo
3frustrar, malograr (thwart)
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foil [foil]
1Hacer nulo, vano; frustrar, deshacer al enemigo aunque sin ganar una completa victoria.
2Embotar; adormecer.
3Confundir, derrotar.
va.
sustantivo
1Hoja delgada de metal; pan, hoja de oro o plata para dorar o platear.
2Hoja de estaño, la que se pone a un espejo por medio del azogue.
3El fondo del diamante u otra piedra preciosa, la lentejuela puesta para aumentar el brillo; de aquí, contraste, todo lo que da realce a alguna cosa.
4Hoja, lóbulo. (Arqueología)
5Florete, espada que se usa en la esgrima.
sustantivo
1Huella, pista, rastro que deja la caz
adjetivo
2Caída imperfecta en la lucha cuerpo a cuerpo.
3Chasco, suceso contrario o adverso. (Desusado)
foil [fɔɪl]
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "foil"
Imperative
- foil
- you foil
- he/she foils
- we foil
- you foil
- they foil
Preterite
- I foiled
- you foiled
- he/she foiled
- we foiled
- you foiled
- they foiled
Present Continuous
- I am foiling
- you are foiling
- he/she is foiling
- we are foiling
- you are foiling
- they are foiling
Present Perfect
- I have foiled
- you have foiled
- he/she has foiled
- we have foiled
- you have foiled
- they have foiled
Past Continuous
- I was foiling
- you were foiling
- he/she was foiling
- we were foiling
- you were foiling
- they were foiling
Past Perfect
- I had foiled
- you had foiled
- he/she had foiled
- we had foiled
- you had foiled
- they had foiled
Future
- I will foil
- you will foil
- he/she will foil
- we will foil
- you will foil
- they will foil
Future Perfect
- I will have foiled
- you will have foiled
- he/she will have foiled
- we will have foiled
- you will have foiled
- they will have foiled
Future Continuous
- I will be foiling
- you will be foiling
- he/she will be foiling
- we will be foiling
- you will be foiling
- they will be foiling
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been foiling
- you have been foiling
- he/she has been foiling
- we have been foiling
- you have been foiling
- they have been foiling
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been foiling
- you will have been foiling
- he/she will have been foiling
- we will have been foiling
- you will have been foiling
- they will have been foiling
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been foiling
- you had been foiling
- he/she had been foiling
- we had been foiling
- you had been foiling
- they had been foiling
