Englisch

Detailed Synonyms for foil in Englisch

foil:

foil [the ~] Nomen

  1. the foil
    the foil
    • foil [the ~] Nomen
  2. the foil
    the foil; the sword
  3. the foil
    the fencing-sword; the foil
  4. the foil
    – a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button 1
    the foil
    – a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button 1
    • foil [the ~] Nomen
  5. the foil
    – a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal 1
    the foil
    – a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal 1
    • foil [the ~] Nomen
      • the photographic film was wrapped in foil1
  6. the foil
    – picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector 1
    the foil; the transparency
    – picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector 1
  7. the foil
    – a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through 1
    the foil; the hydrofoil
    – a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through 1
    • foil [the ~] Nomen
    • hydrofoil [the ~] Nomen
      • the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils1
  8. the foil
    – anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities 1
    the foil; the enhancer
    – anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities 1
    • foil [the ~] Nomen
      • pretty girls like plain friends as foils1
    • enhancer [the ~] Nomen

to foil Verb (foils, foiled, foiling)

  1. to foil
    to parry; to ward off; to foil; field
    • parry Verb (parries, parried, parrying)
    • ward off Verb (wards off, warded off, warding off)
    • foil Verb (foils, foiled, foiling)
    • field Verb
  2. to foil
    – cover or back with foil 1
    to foil
    – cover or back with foil 1
    • foil Verb (foils, foiled, foiling)
      • foil mirrors1
  3. to foil
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    to cross; to spoil; to foil; queer; to thwart; to baffle; to frustrate; bilk; scotch
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    • cross Verb (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • spoil Verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • foil Verb (foils, foiled, foiling)
      • foil your opponent1
    • queer Verb
    • thwart Verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • baffle Verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • frustrate Verb (frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
      • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge1
    • bilk Verb
    • scotch Verb
  4. to foil
    – enhance by contrast 1
    to foil
    – enhance by contrast 1
    • foil Verb (foils, foiled, foiling)
      • In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background1

Konjugationen für foil:

present
  1. foil
  2. foil
  3. foils
  4. foil
  5. foil
  6. foil
simple past
  1. foiled
  2. foiled
  3. foiled
  4. foiled
  5. foiled
  6. foiled
present perfect
  1. have foiled
  2. have foiled
  3. has foiled
  4. have foiled
  5. have foiled
  6. have foiled
past continuous
  1. was foiling
  2. were foiling
  3. was foiling
  4. were foiling
  5. were foiling
  6. were foiling
future
  1. shall foil
  2. will foil
  3. will foil
  4. shall foil
  5. will foil
  6. will foil
continuous present
  1. am foiling
  2. are foiling
  3. is foiling
  4. are foiling
  5. are foiling
  6. are foiling
subjunctive
  1. be foiled
  2. be foiled
  3. be foiled
  4. be foiled
  5. be foiled
  6. be foiled
diverse
  1. foil!
  2. let's foil!
  3. foiled
  4. foiling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Verwandte Wörter für "foil":

  • foiling, foils

Alternate Synonyms for "foil":


Verwandte Definitionen für "foil":

  1. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button1
  2. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal1
    • the photographic film was wrapped in foil1
  3. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector1
  4. a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through1
  5. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities1
    • pretty girls like plain friends as foils1
  6. cover or back with foil1
    • foil mirrors1
  7. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of1
    • foil your opponent1
  8. enhance by contrast1
    • In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background1

Related Synonyms for foil