How do you pronounce foil?

foil is pronounced as /fɔɪl/.

Vocabularios
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foil

🛡️foil (foyl)

verb

/fɔɪl/

frustrar (frustrar)

foible foist

Meaning

To prevent something (especially a plan) from succeeding.

Traducción del significado

impedir que un plan tenga éxito

impedir que un plan tenga exito

Oraciones de ejemplo

The police foiled the robbery attempt.

La policía frustró el intento de robo.

La policia frustro el intento de robo.

Expresiones de ejemplo

foil someone's plan

frustrar el plan de alguien

Synonyms

thwart, prevent, frustrate, hinder, obstruct

Antonyms

assist, support, encourage

Colocaciones

foil a plan, foil an attempt, foil a plot, foil a robbery

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