foil in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foil¹ [Am fɔɪl, Brit fɔɪl] VB trans

foil plan/attempt:

foil

frustrar

foiled again! hum

¡otro intento frustrado!

foil² [Am fɔɪl, Brit fɔɪl] N

1.1. foil U (metal sheet):

foil

lámina f de metal

1.2. foil U FOOD:

kitchen foil

papel m de aluminio

kitchen foil

papel m de plata

kitchen foil

papel m Spain Albal ®

2. foil C (contrast):

to be a foil for/to sth/sb the perfect foil for pork

el complemento ideal para la carne de cerdo

the black background was a good foil to their bright costumes

el fondo negro hacía resaltar el brillante colorido de los trajes

they are the perfect foil for each other

se complementan perfectamente

foil³ [Am fɔɪl, Brit fɔɪl] N SPORTS

1. foil C (sword):

foil

florete m

2. foil U (event):

foil

esgrima f

aluminum foil, aluminium foil Brit N

aluminum foil

papel m de aluminio

aluminum foil

papel m de plata

aluminum foil

papel m Albal ® Spain

silver foil N U

1. silver foil Brit FOOD:

silver foil

papel m de aluminio

silver foil

papel m de plata

2. silver foil → silver paper

See also silver paper

silver paper N inf

1. silver paper (wrapping):

silver paper

papel m de plata

silver paper

papel m plateado

silver paper

papel m de estaño

2. silver paper Brit:

silver paper

papel m metalizado

kitchen foil N U

kitchen foil

papel m de aluminio

kitchen foil

papel m Spain albal ®

cooking foil N U

cooking foil

papel m de aluminio

cooking foil

papel m Albal Spain

cooking foil

papel m Chil Alusafoil ®

Translations for foil in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

florete

foil

papel de plata (para cocina)

aluminum foil Am

papel de plata (para cocina)

aluminium foil Brit

papel de aluminio

aluminum foil Am

papel de aluminio

aluminium foil Brit

foil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foil¹ [fɔɪl] N

1. foil (metal paper):

foil

papel m de aluminio

2. foil (sword):

foil

florete m

3. foil fig:

to act as a foil to sth

servir de contraste con algo

foil² [fɔɪl] VB trans

foil

frustrar

gold foil N no pl

gold foil

lámina f de oro

tin foil N

tin foil

papel m de aluminio

silver foil N

silver foil

papel m de plata

aluminium foil N

aluminium foil

papel m de plata

kitchen foil N

kitchen foil

papel m de aluminio

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to foil a plot

hacer fracasar una conspiración

Translations for foil in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

florete

foil

barrenar (planes)

to foil

foil Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to act as a foil to sth

servir de contraste con algo

to foil a plot

hacer fracasar una conspiración

foil wrap

papel m de aluminio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He strongly opposes them and all their mischief comes to public notice and foils their plans.

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She joined the show in 1988 and quickly became a popular comic 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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More recently, people have started writing happy wishes on small pieces of paper and wrapping them in tin foil.

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Anodizing the foil creates pores in the foil a micrometer deep and 60 nanometers wide.

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

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The holes were then typically covered with paper or foil.

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

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