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Pronunciation / Transliteration: frus'tɾaɾ
"Logró frustrar el plan del ladrón."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To prevent something from being accomplished.
"The detective was able to foil the robbery just in time."
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A thin sheet of metal or material, often used in fencing.
"He picked up his foil and prepared for the match."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'foil' originates from the Old French 'foille', meaning 'leaf', which in turn comes from the Latin 'folium'. The term evolved to denote a thin sheet of metal used in fencing and later came to mean thwarting or preventing a plan or action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foil" is said worldwide
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Contrecarrer
Transliteration: kɔ̃.tʁə.kaʁ
"Il a réussi à contrecarrer le plan du voleur."
Vereiteln
Transliteration: fɛˈʁaɪ̯t.l̩n
"Er konnte den Plan des Verbrechers vereiteln."
Sventare
Transliteration: zvenˈtare
"È riuscito a sventare il piano del ladro."
Frustrar
Transliteration: frus'tɾaɾ
"Logró frustrar el plan del ladrón."
Frustrar
Transliteration: frus'tɾaʁ
"Ele conseguiu frustrar o plano do ladrão."
नाकाम करना
Transliteration: nākām karnā
"उसने चोर की योजना को नाकाम कर दिया।"
挫败
Transliteration: cuòbài
"他成功地挫败了小偷的计划。"
좌절시키다
Transliteration: jwa-jeol-si-ki-da
"그는 도둑의 계획을 좌절시켰다."
挫折させる
Transliteration: zaseki saseru
"彼は泥棒の計画を挫折させた。"
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