fokë in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fokë in the English»French Dictionary

I.foil [Brit fɔɪl, Am fɔɪl] N

1. foil (for wrapping):

foil

papier m d'aluminium

a sheet of foil

une feuille de papier d'aluminium

silver/gold foil

papier argenté/doré

silver/gold foil attr container, wrapper

en papier d'aluminium

2. foil SPORTS:

foil

fleuret m

3. foil:

foil (deterrent)

repoussoir m

foil (person)

faire-valoir m inv

4. foil (contrast):

to be or act as a foil to or for

faire ressortir

II.foil [Brit fɔɪl, Am fɔɪl] VB trans

foil person

contrecarrer

foil attempt, hope, plot

déjouer

to be foiled in one's attempt to do sth

être déjoué dans sa tentative de faire qc

foiled again!

encore raté!

cooking foil N

cooking foil

papier m aluminium

foil-wrapped ADJ

foil-wrapped

emballé dans du papier d'aluminium

kitchen foil N

kitchen foil

papier m d'aluminium

aluminium foil N

aluminium foil

papier m aluminium

silver foil N Brit

silver foil

papier m d'aluminium

gold foil N

gold foil

feuille f d'or

four-by-four [Brit ˌfɔːbʌɪˈfɔː, Am] N MOTOR

four-by-four

quatre-quatre m inv

I.fool about VB [Brit fuːl -, Am ful -] inf Brit, fool around VB inf Brit (fool around)

1. fool about (waste time):

fool about

perdre son temps

2. fool about (act stupidly):

fool about

faire l'imbécile (with avec)

3. fool about (have affairs):

fool about

papillonner inf

II.fool about VB [Brit fuːl -, Am ful -] inf Brit, fool around VB inf Brit (fool around with [sb/sth])

1. fool about (flirt):

fool about

batifoler avec inf

2. fool about (mess around):

fool about gadget, toy

s'amuser avec

I.foul up VB [Brit faʊl -, Am faʊl -] inf (foul up) (foul up [sth], foul [sth] up)

1. foul up (bungle):

foul up plan, opportunity

ruiner

foul up system

abîmer

he always manages to foul things up

il trouve toujours le moyen de tout louper inf

2. foul up (pollute):

foul up air, soil

polluer

fokë in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fokë in the English»French Dictionary

foil¹ [fɔɪl] N

1. foil (wrap):

foil

papier m d'aluminium

2. foil fig:

foil

repoussoir m

foil² [fɔɪl] VB trans

foil

faire échouer

foil plan

contrecarrer

foil³ [fɔɪl] N SPORTS

foil

fleuret m

kitchen foil N

kitchen foil

papier m d'aluminium

silver foil N

silver foil

papier m d'aluminium

tin foil N

tin foil

papier m d'aluminium

gold foil N no pl, no indef art

gold foil

papier m doré

four-by-four N AUTO

four-by-four

quatre-quatre m

I.fool [fu:l] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

idiot(e) m (f)

to act the fool

faire l'idiot

to be fool enough to +infin

être assez stupide pour +infin

to make a fool of sb

tourner qn en ridicule

to make a fool of oneself

se ridiculiser

2. fool (jester):

fool

fou m

3. fool (dessert):

fool

≈ crème f de fruits

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

duper

you can't fool me!

tu ne peux rien me cacher!

you could have fooled me!

tu plaisantes!

III.fool [fu:l] VB intr

to fool about [or around]

faire l'imbécile

IV.fool [fu:l] ADJ

fool

stupide

foul-mouthed ADJ

foul-mouthed

grossier(-ère)