Engelsk navneord: foil | |||
1. | foil (om genstand) a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The photographic film was wrapped in foil. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sheet metal | ||
Mere specifikke termer | aluminium foil, aluminum foil, chaff, gold foil, tin foil, tin foil, tinfoil | ||
2. | foil (om erkendelse) anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Pretty girls like plain friends as foils. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | enhancer | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | attention | ||
3. | foil (om genstand) 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 | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The fins of a fish act as hydrofoils. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hydrofoil | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | device | ||
4. | foil (om genstand) picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | transparency | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | icon, ikon, image, picture | ||
Mere specifikke termer | lantern slide, overhead, slide, viewgraph | ||
5. | foil (om genstand) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fencing sword | ||
Overordnet emneområde | fencing | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: foil | |||
1. | foil (om tilstand) enhance by contrast | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | contrast, counterpoint | ||
2. | foil (om adfærd) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge. Foil your opponent. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | baffle, bilk, cross, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
Mere specifikke termer | dash, disappoint, let down, ruin, short-circuit | ||
3. | foil (om relation) cover or back with foil | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Foil mirrors. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cover | ||