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    Foil phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'foil'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of foil: /foʊɪl/
    • Modern IPA representation of foil: /fɒɪl/

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    List of meaning for foil

    to stop something bad from occurring

    foil(noun)

    a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal

    "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"

    foil, enhancer(noun)

    anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

    "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"

    hydrofoil, foil(noun)

    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

    "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"

    foil, transparency(noun)

    picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

    foil(verb)

    a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

    foil(verb)

    enhance by contrast

    "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"

    thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk(verb)

    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

    foil(verb)

    cover or back with foil

    "foil mirrors"

    to prevent from achieving a goal

    in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans

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    foil in sentence

    1. The children used bright paper and shiny tin foil to create their projects in art class.

    2. Willis has lined the walls of his apartment with aluminum foil so that aliens won’t be able to penetrate his subconscious and defile his brain.

    3. The neighborhood watch program has helped the police department foil many crimes.

    4. Working together, the countries hope to foil future terrorist attacks.

    5. The wolf waited outside of the farmhouse hoping to snatch some chickens, but the observant farmer was able to foil his plan.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term foil

    Were it not for our efforts to spearhead the sanctions and foil Iran's nuclear program, Iran would have already had nuclear weapons long ago.

    – Benjamin Netanyahu

    We've really gone for it in a major way but I'm absolutely certain that's the right approach, these boats now foil out of the water. There's very little in the water. It's about aerodynamics, it's about control systems, hydraulic systems and the automotive industry obviously lead the way.

    – Ben Ainslie

    For the first time in my career, making the press a foil is good politics in a Democratic primary, and that is going to have long-standing consequences for the business of journalism.

    – Dan Pfeiffer

    Mr. Clarridge has incomplete knowledge of the daily, not weekly briefings, that Dr. Carson receives on important national security matters from former military and state department officials. He is coming to the end of a long career of serving our country, mr. Clarridge's input to Dr. Carson is appreciated but he is clearly not one of Dr. Carson's top advisors. For The New York Times to take advantage of an elderly gentleman and use him as their foil in this story is an affront to good journalistic practices.

    – Doug Watts

    The announcement has caused instability in the aluminum market, leading to cost increases, aluminum foil has increased over 50 percent, and common alloy sheet has increased more than 9 percent over the same time period.

    – Fox News

    The creation of different groups ... is the last conspiracy of the invaders for continuation of the American proxy war in Afghanistan, god willing, the Afghan Muslim people will, through their strengthening of unity, foil this conspiracy.

    – Mullah Mansour

    I spent time with Elvis Presley and watched Elvis Presley self-destruct, elvis Presley was a good guy, a Southern gentleman, a little nave, but Elvis Presley started to lose it — Elvis Presley got locked into that cocoon, the comfort of the posse, the aluminum foil on the windows and no sun. I told Elvis Presley, ‘ It’s not your kind of song, ’ but it meant a lot to Elvis Presley.

    – Paul Anka

    D.O.I. is right, employees are supposed to use their government email for government work. That’s always been the protocol and we remind City Hall and agency staff of that frequently. We consider personal email and documents in someone’s personal possession subject to FOIL when they relate to government business.

    – Eric Phillips

    Rahm has to say these (critical) things about Rauner. This is a perfect foil for him, rahm knows without someone applying discipline in Springfield (the state capital), which will eventually work its way back to straightening out the city of Chicago, the city will be at risk.

    – Chris Robling

    Curse you Sonic! Not only do you foil my plans but you foil my speeches too. I work hard on them!

    – Ivo Robotnik (Eggman)

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