foil

/fɔɪl/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
foils
past
foiled
past participle
foiled
gerund
foiling

Meaning

  1. frustrar (un plan)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

thwart

Near-total synonyms for stopping someone's plan; largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa foil?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Police ___ the robbery attempt.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a foil?

verb

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