gold foil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gold foil in the English»French Dictionary

gold foil N

gold foil

feuille f d'or

Translations for gold foil in the English»French Dictionary

silver/gold foil

papier argenté/doré

silver/gold foil attr container, wrapper

en papier d'aluminium

Translations for gold foil 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!

I.gold [Brit ɡəʊld, Am ɡoʊld] N

1. gold (metal):

gold

or m

£1, 000 in gold

1 000 livres sterling en or

to strike gold

découvrir un filon

to strike gold (become rich)

trouver le filon inf

to strike gold athlete:

obtenir la médaille d'or

to strike gold attr jewellery, cutlery, tooth

en or

to strike gold coin, medal, ingot, wire

d'or

to strike gold ore, deposit, alloy

d'or

2. gold (colour):

gold

or m

gold

couleur f or

3. gold → gold medal

II.gold [Brit ɡəʊld, Am ɡoʊld] ADV

to go gold inf MUS

être disque d'or

III.gold [Brit ɡəʊld, Am ɡoʊld]

to be as good as gold

être sage comme une image

to have a heart of gold

avoir un cœur d'or

to be worth one's weight in gold

valoir son pesant d'or

See also gold medal

gold medal N

gold medal

médaille f d'or

gold foil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gold foil in the English»French Dictionary

gold foil N no pl, no indef art

gold foil

papier m doré

Translations for gold foil 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

I.gold [gəʊld, Am goʊld] N

1. gold no pl, no indef art (metal or colour):

gold

or m

2. gold no pl, no indef art (golden object):

gold

objet m en or

Phrases:

to have a heart of gold

avoir un cœur en or

II.gold [gəʊld, Am goʊld] ADJ

1. gold (made of gold):

gold ring, tooth, watch

en or

gold medal, record, coin

d'or

2. gold <more gold, most gold> (colour):

gold

doré(e)

gold

or inv

Phrases:

not all that glitters is gold prov

tout ce qui brille n'est pas d'or

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He then used a brush and powdered gold foil made into paint to colour much of the minute detail.

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The fronts feature a player action photo over a glossy black background and gold foil name.

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In dentistry, gold foil, used as a material to restore teeth, is measured in grains.

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In this way, aluminium is used to create an inexpensive gold foil that actually contains no gold, and many other bright metallic colours.

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The outer one was decorated with inscribed gold foil.

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Beards were drawn with ink, cloths and armour painted in bright colors and gold foil applied in places.

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Originally the bronze flame structure was covered with 35 kg of gold foil.

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Es which were deposited electrolytically on a thin gold foil.

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Then 24 carat gold foil is applied with heat and pressure - mechanical gilding - to produce a permanent diffusion bond.

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The bars were also repackaged in a new bright gold foil type wrap.

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