foil - English-Italian Dictionary

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foil 1 /fɔɪl/ noun lamina f di metallo

foil 2 transitive verb (thwart) frustrare

foil 3 noun (sword) fioretto m

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Italian:

foil	(hydrofoil)	aliscafo nm
foil	(transparency)	diapositiva nf
foil	(sword) fioretto	spada nf
foil	(to contrast)	mettere in rilievo per contrasto v
foil		foglia nf
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
aluminum foil		US	carta stagnola, carta argentata
copper foil			lamina di rame
gold foil	n	(sheet of gold)	foglia d'oro, foglia oro, lamina d'oro, carta dorata nf
Note: also can mean paper with a shiny gold-covered surface, not really gold
He is so rich, he gave her a present wrapped in gold foil.
I preziosi regali erano impacchettati in carta dorata.
gold-foil			di foglia d'oro
metal foil			lamina di metallo
tin foil			stagnola nf
tin-foil			di stagnola

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