to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.
az: pozmaq, alt-üst etmək
ru: срывать планы
foil2 [foil] noun
1 extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: The sandwiches were wrapped in silver foil.
az: folqa, zərvərəq
ru: фольга
2 a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.
az: əks, zidd
ru: контраст
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foil3 [foil] noun
a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.
az: rapira
ru: рапира
English-Azerbaijani dictionary