foil
11foil — [n] contrast antithesis, background, complement, counterblow, defense, guard, setting; concept 665 foil [v] circumvent, nip in the bud baffle, balk, beat, bilk, bollix*, buffalo*, check, checkmate, counter, crab, cramp, crimp, curb, dash, defeat …
12Foil — Foil. См. Фольга. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …
13foil — vb thwart, *frustrate, circumvent, balk, baffle, outwit Analogous words: discomfit, Cmbarrass, disconcert, faze, rattle: curb, check, *restrain, inhibit Contrasted words: *advance, further, forward, promote: abet, foment, *incite, instigate …
14foil — foil1 foilable, adj. /foyl/, v.t. 1. to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government. 2. to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc. n. 3. Archaic. a defeat; check;… …
15Foil — Plan porteur (mécanique des fluides) En mécanique des fluides, un plan porteur est une surface portante qui se déplace dans un fluide. Sommaire 1 Application aux navires 2 Principaux types de plans porteurs hydrodynamiques 2.1 Plan porteurs de… …
16foil — aero·foil; cinque·foil; coun·ter·foil; foil·ing; mil·foil; poly·foil; qua·tre·foil; sept·foil; sex·foil; six·foil; para·foil; foil; hy·dro·foil; mul·ti·foil; oc·to·foil; tre·foil; cinq·foil; …
17foil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 metal in a thin sheet ADJECTIVE ▪ aluminium (BrE), aluminum (AmE), gold, silver, tin ▪ kitchen (BrE) … OF FOIL …
18foil — foil1 [fɔıl] n ↑foil [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin folium leaf ] 1.) [U] metal sheets that are as thin as paper, used for wrapping food silver/aluminium/kitchen foil ▪ Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake. →↑tinfoil 2.) …
19foil — [[t]fɔ͟ɪl[/t]] foils, foiling, foiled 1) N UNCOUNT Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in. Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil. ...aluminium foil. 2) VERB If you foil someone s plan or attempt to… …
20foil — I UK [fɔɪl] / US noun Word forms foil : singular foil plural foils 1) [uncountable] very light thin sheets of metal used for wrapping things, especially food Wrap the cheese in foil to keep it moist. 2) [countable, usually singular] someone or… …