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Traduções principais |
foil n | (silver paper used for baking) | papel alumínio loc sm |
| Karen wrapped the potatoes in foil and roasted them on the fire. |
| Karen envolveu as batatas em papel alumínio e as assou na fogueira. |
foil [sth]⇒ vtr | (stop [sb]'s plans) | frustrar vt |
| (informal) | estragar vt |
| (informal, vulgar) | foder vt |
| The bad weather foiled Tom's plans. |
| O clima ruim frustrou os planos de Tom. |
foil [sb]⇒ vtr | often passive (stop the plans of) | frustrar vt |
| Rachel was trying to sneak out, but she was foiled by her little brother. |
| Rachel estava tentando sair de fininho, mas foi frustrada pelo irmãozinho dela. |
foil n | (thin metal) | lâmina, chapa sf |
| The spaceship's equipment was wrapped in gold foil to protect it from radiation. |
| O equipamento da espaçonave estava envolto em chapa de ouro para protegê-lo da radiação. |
foil n | (fencing weapon) | florete sm |
| The fencer struck at his opponent with his foil. |
| O esgrimista atacou o oponente com o florete. |
Traduções complementares |
foil n | (literature) | coadjuvante sm, sf |
| (BR, gíria) | escada sf |
| Shaun acted as the foil to the main character in the story. |
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