foul in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for foul in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] ADJ

1. foul (putrid):

foul place, slum

sporco, sozzo, sudicio

foul conditions

di estrema sporcizia

foul air

viziato

foul breath

cattivo

foul smell

ripugnante, schifoso

foul water

putrido

foul taste

disgustoso

2. foul (grim):

foul weather, day, atmosphere

orribile

to be in a foul humour or mood

essere di pessimo umore

to be in a foul humour or mood

essere di un umore schifoso inf

to have a foul temper

avere un carattere orribile

it's a foul job!

è un lavoraccio!

in fair weather or foul

con qualsiasi tempo or con il bello o con il cattivo tempo

3. foul (evil):

foul person, creature

malvagio, perfido, infame

foul act, crime, deed, treachery

infame

“murder most foul”

“orribile assassinio”

4. foul (offensive):

foul language

scurrile

to have a foul tongue

esprimersi con un linguaggio scurrile

5. foul SPORTS (unsporting):

foul

sleale

II.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] N SPORTS

foul

fallo m (by di; on su)

sent off for a foul

espulso per aver commesso un fallo

cries of foul fig

grida di protesta

III.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] ADV

to taste foul

avere un sapore disgustoso

IV.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] VB trans

1. foul (pollute):

foul atmosphere, environment, sea

inquinare, contaminare

foul pavement, play area

sporcare

2. foul (become tangled) weeds, nets, ropes:

foul engine, anchor, propeller

impigliarsi in

the propeller was fouled by nets

delle reti si sono impigliate nell'elica

3. foul (clog):

foul mechanism, device

bloccare

foul pipe, channel

ostruire

4. foul SPORTS (obstruct):

foul player

commettere un fallo su

5. foul NAUT (collide):

foul vessel

entrare in collisione con

V.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] VB intr

1. foul SPORTS:

foul

commettere un fallo

2. foul NAUT:

to foul on rocks

entrare in collisione con

VI.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl]

to fall or run foul of sb (fall out with)

scontrarsi con qn or entrare in conflitto con qn

to fall foul of the law

incorrere nei rigori della legge

foul out VB [faʊl -] (in baseball)

foul out

= essere espulso per aver commesso un fallo sull'avversario

foul-tasting [Am ˌfaʊlˈteɪstɪŋ] ADJ

foul-tasting food:

foul-tasting

disgustoso

foul-smelling [Am ˌfaʊlˈsmɛlɪŋ] ADJ form

foul-smelling

nauseabondo

foul-mouthed [Brit ˌfaʊlˈmaʊθd, Am ˈfaʊlˌmaʊðd, ˈfaʊlˌmaʊθt] ADJ pej

foul-mouthed

sboccato

foul-mouthed

scurrile

foul play [Brit, Am ˌfaʊl ˈpleɪ] N

1. foul play (malicious act):

foul play

delitto m

foul play

crimine m

2. foul play SPORTS:

foul play

gioco m irregolare

several instances of foul play

diverse irregolarità

professional foul [Brit] N SPORTS

professional foul

fallo m intenzionale

foul-up [Brit ˈfaʊlʌp, Am ˈfaʊl ˌəp] N inf

foul-up

pasticcio m

foul-up

casino m

foul up VB [faʊl -] (foul up)

1. foul up inf:

foul up

fare confusione, incasinarsi

2. foul up (bungle):

foul up plan, system

rovinare, mandare all'aria

foul up opportunity

rovinare, sciupare

he always manages to foul things up

riesce sempre a rovinare tutto or a mandare tutto all'aria

3. foul up (pollute):

foul up air, soil

inquinare

Translations for foul in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lercio

foul

foul in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foul in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.foul [faʊl] ADJ

1. foul (disagreeable):

foul mood, temper

pessimo, -a

foul air

viziato, -a

foul weather

orribile

2. foul (rotten):

foul taste, smell

disgustoso, -a

3. foul (vulgar):

foul language

sconcio, -a

II.foul [faʊl] N SPORTS

foul

fallo m

III.foul [faʊl] VB trans

1. foul (pollute):

foul

inquinare

foul dog

sporcare

2. foul SPORTS:

to foul sb

commettere un fallo su qu

3. foul (tangle):

foul

impigliare

foul up VB trans

foul up

rovinare

foul play N

1. foul play SPORTS:

foul play

gioco m irregolare

2. foul play (crime):

foul play

delitto m

Translations for foul in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sboccato (-a)

foul-mouthed

immondo (-a)

foul

putrido (-a) (acqua, odore)

foul

irregolarità

foul

dire -e

to use foul language

boccaccia

foul-mouthed person

infame (tempo, viaggio)

foul

foul Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

foul play (crime)

delitto

foul play SPORTS

gioco falloso

the police suspect foul play

la polizia sospetta che si tratti di un delitto

by fair means or foul

o con le buone o con le cattive

to cry foul at sth

denunciare qc

to foul sb

commettere un fallo su qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is nothing, it seems -- from protecting civil rights to safeguarding the environment -- that big government bureaucracies can't foul up.

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The two compounds are largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying flesh, but also contribute to the odor of such processes as bad breath and bacterial vaginosis.

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He received a flagrant foul 2 and was immediately ejected.

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Posey earned a flagrant foul, was ejected and suspended for one game.

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Enough is enough of all those pointless brinkmanship with the government that achieves no purposes except foul up a bad situation even more.

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His nickname means two foul odors and refers to his flatulence.

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Meanwhile, they cry foul at the millions spent by the government on nonproductive activities.

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Foul weather prevented attacks on the 8th, but the following two days presented favorable conditions for air strikes which continued apace.

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The possibility of a foul play investigation hung in the balance.

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But is it not that blue flies gather to foul objects and the lofty fears a fall?

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