āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛, āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛
thin, flexible metal sheet used for wrapping, covering, or cooking food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The baker covered the pie with foil to prevent the crust from burning.
āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ āĻļā§āĻ, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻšā§āĻĄ āĻļā§āĻ
a thin, clear sheet of material, often used for creating visual aids to be projected using an overhead projector
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company 's presentation included multiple foils to illustrate their financial growth.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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a thin, flat, or curved structure, such as a metal plate or blade, designed to react against air or water flow and generate control motion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Engineers adjusted the wing 's foil to improve aerodynamics.
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something that provides a contrast that emphasizes or enhances another's qualities
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The simple design serves as a foil to the ornate decorations.
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āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛, āĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛
a type of sword used in the sport of fencing, characterized by its flexible blade and specific rules for scoring points
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She adjusted her grip on the foil before the match began.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛-āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to foil
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to stop or hinder someone's plans or efforts
Transitive: to foil a plan
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Unexpected challenges can foil even the most well-thought-out plans.
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something stand out or become more noticeable by placing it next to something that contrasts with it
Transitive: to foil sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bright lights of the city foiled the darkness of the night sky.
āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cover or wrap something with a flexible metal sheet, typically for protection or cooking purposes
Transitive: to foil food material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef foiled the fish before placing it in the oven to retain moisture.
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