foil in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for foil in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.foil¹ [Brit fɔɪl, Am fɔɪl] N arch

foil

smacco m

foil

sconfitta f

II.foil¹ [Brit fɔɪl, Am fɔɪl] VB trans

foil person

ostacolare, contrastare

foil plot

sventare

foil attempt

vanificare

foil hope

frustrare

to be foiled in one's attempt to do sth

vedere vanificato il proprio tentativo di fare qc

foiled again!

fregato di nuovo!

I.foil² [Brit fɔɪl, Am fɔɪl] N

1. foil (for wrapping):

foil, also tin foil

(carta) stagnola f

a sheet of foil

un foglio di carta stagnola

a sheet of foil before n container, wrapper

di stagnola, di alluminio

2. foil (for gilding, backing etc.):

silver, gold foil

foglia or lamina d'argento, d'oro

3. foil (contrast):

to be or act as a foil to or for

fare risaltare or mettere in rilievo

II.foil² [Brit fɔɪl, Am fɔɪl] VB trans

1. foil (cover):

foil

rivestire con lamine di metallo

2. foil rare:

foil

fare risaltare, mettere in rilievo

foil³ [Brit fɔɪl, Am fɔɪl] N SPORTS

foil

fioretto m

kitchen foil [ˌkɪtʃɪnˈfɔɪl] N

kitchen foil

carta f stagnola

aluminium foil [æljʊˌmɪnɪəmˈfɔɪl] N Brit

aluminium foil

foglio m d'alluminio (da cucina)

gold foil [ˌɡəʊldˈfɔɪl] N

gold foil → gold leaf

See also gold leaf

gold leaf <pl gold leaves> [Brit, Am ˈˌɡoʊl(d) ˈlif] N

gold leaf

foglia f d'oro

silver foil [ˌsɪlvəˈfɔɪl] N Brit

silver foil

carta f stagnola

silver foil

foglio m d'alluminio (da cucina)

foil-wrapped ADJ

foil-wrapped

avvolto in fogli di stagnola or di alluminio

cooking foil [ˈkʊkɪŋˌfɔɪl] N

cooking foil

(carta) stagnola f

aluminum foil [əˈluːmɪnəmˈfɔɪl] N Am

aluminum foil → aluminium foil

See also aluminium foil

aluminium foil [æljʊˌmɪnɪəmˈfɔɪl] N Brit

aluminium foil

foglio m d'alluminio (da cucina)

foil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foil in the English»Italian Dictionary

foil¹ [fɔɪl] N

1. foil (metal sheet):

foil

carta f d'alluminio

2. foil (sword):

foil

fioretto m

3. foil fig:

to act as a foil to sth

mettere in risalto qc

foil² [fɔɪl] VB trans (cause to fail)

foil

sventare

aluminum foil N

aluminum foil

carta f stagnola

kitchen foil N

kitchen foil

carta f stagnola

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to foil a plot

sventare un complotto

Translations for foil in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fioretto

foil

stagnola

foil

sventare

to foil

lamina d'oro

gold foil

al cartoccio

in foil

foil Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to foil a plot

sventare un complotto

to act as a foil to sth

mettere in risalto qc

foil wrap

carta f d'alluminio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The mutual inductance between foil layers is rather large, coupling factor is typically about 0.95-0.99.

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More recently, people have started writing happy wishes on small pieces of paper and wrapping them in tin foil.

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Two glass plates held this foil between them to create what was called a star field plate.

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The "shikhara" - over the sanctum - is covered with gold foil.

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His first escape attempt was foiled by an informant.

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This makes these units ideally suited for tension control applications, such as wire winding, foil, film, and tape tension control.

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She also won two team foil medals at world championships in 1958 and 1959.

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Between the two bottle layers is a thin foil liner that reflects solar energy away from the bottle.

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Foil strain gauges are used in many situations.

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Cards have various rarities, included limited foil editions of some cards.

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