FOIL

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Acronym of first outer inner last or similar.

From Middle English foyle, from Middle French fueille, from Old French fueille (“plant leaf”), from Late Latin folia, the plural of folium, mistaken as a singular feminine. The literary sense is from the practice of backing a gem with metal foil to make it shine more brilliantly. Doublet of folio and folium, distantly also with phyllo and phyllon.

From Middle English foilen (“spoil a scent trail by crossing it”), from Old French fouler (“tread on, trample”), ultimately from Latin fullō (“to trample, full”).

From French foulis.

From mnemonic acronym FOIL (“First Outside Inside Last”).

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161 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: նրբաթիթեղ (nrbatʻitʻeġ) — thin sheet of metal
• Armenian: փայլաթիթեղ (pʻaylatʻitʻeġ) — thin sheet of metal
• Armenian: ֆոլգա (folga) — thin sheet of metal
• Assamese: ৰাংপতা (raṅpota) — thin sheet of metal
• Belarusian: фо́льга (fólʹha) — thin sheet of metal
• Bulgarian: фо́лио (fólio) — thin sheet of metal
• Bulgarian: станио́л (staniól) — thin sheet of metal
• Catalan: full — thin sheet of metal
• Chinese Mandarin: 箔 (bó) — thin sheet of metal
• Czech: fólie — thin sheet of metal
• Danish: folie — thin sheet of metal
• Dutch: folie — thin sheet of metal
• Finnish: folio — thin sheet of metal
• Finnish: ohkolevy — thin sheet of metal
• French: feuille de métal — thin sheet of metal
• Georgian: ფოლგა (polga) — thin sheet of metal
• German: Folie — thin sheet of metal
• Greek: έλασμα (élasma) — thin sheet of metal
• Indonesian: kertas logam — thin sheet of metal
• Italian: lamina — thin sheet of metal
• Italian: lamella — thin sheet of metal
• Japanese: ホイル (hoiru) — thin sheet of metal
• Japanese: フォイル (foiru) — thin sheet of metal
• Japanese: 金属裏張り (kinzoku urabari) — thin sheet of metal
• Japanese: 箔 (haku) — thin sheet of metal
• Korean: 포일 (poil) — thin sheet of metal
• Latin: bractea — thin sheet of metal
• Lithuanian: folija — thin sheet of metal
• Māori: raukonu — thin sheet of metal
• Middle English: foyle — thin sheet of metal
• Norwegian Bokmål: folie — thin sheet of metal
• Norwegian Nynorsk: folie — thin sheet of metal
• Persian: فویل (fuyl) — thin sheet of metal
• Polish: folia — thin sheet of metal
• Portuguese: folha — thin sheet of metal
• Romanian: foiță — thin sheet of metal
• Russian: фольга́ (folʹgá) — thin sheet of metal
• Russian: станио́ль (staniólʹ) — thin sheet of metal
• Spanish: lámina de metal — thin sheet of metal
• Spanish: folio — thin sheet of metal
• Swedish: folie — thin sheet of metal
• Turkish: folyo — thin sheet of metal
• Ukrainian: фо́льга (fólʹha) — thin sheet of metal
• Armenian: ֆոլգա (folga) — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Bulgarian: вара́к (varák) — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Bulgarian: станио́л (staniól) — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Catalan: paper d'alumini — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Danish: folie — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Dutch: Aluminiumfolie — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Finnish: folio — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• French: papier d'aluminium — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• French: alu — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• German: Aluminiumfolie — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Greek: αλουμινόχαρτο (alouminócharto) — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Indonesian: kerajang — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Indonesian: kertas aluminium — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Italian: carta stagnola — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Kapampangan: palara — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Lithuanian: folija — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Malay: kerajang — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Norwegian Bokmål: folie — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Norwegian Nynorsk: folie — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Polish: folia — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Portuguese: papel-alumínio — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Russian: фольга́ (folʹgá) — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Spanish: papel de aluminio — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Swedish: aluminiumfolie — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Tagalog: palara — thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food
• Bulgarian: рапи́ра (rapíra) — type of sword used in fencing
• Catalan: floret — type of sword used in fencing
• Chinese Mandarin: 花劍 /花剑 (huājiàn) — type of sword used in fencing
• Czech: fleret — type of sword used in fencing
• Danish: fleuret — type of sword used in fencing
• Dutch: floret — type of sword used in fencing
• Esperanto: skerma glavo — type of sword used in fencing
• Finnish: floretti — type of sword used in fencing
• French: fleuret — type of sword used in fencing
• German: Florett — type of sword used in fencing
• Greek: ελαφρύ ξίφος ξιφασκίας (elafrý xífos xifaskías) — type of sword used in fencing
• Hungarian: tőr — type of sword used in fencing
• Indonesian: floret — type of sword used in fencing
• Indonesian: pedang anggar — type of sword used in fencing
• Irish: pionsa maol — type of sword used in fencing
• Italian: fioretto — type of sword used in fencing
• Japanese: フルーレ (furūre) — type of sword used in fencing
• Korean: 플뢰레 (peulloere) — type of sword used in fencing
• Latin: rudis — type of sword used in fencing
• Lithuanian: rapyra — type of sword used in fencing
• Macedonian: флоре́т (florét) — type of sword used in fencing
• Manx: cliwe crammanagh — type of sword used in fencing
• Polish: floret — type of sword used in fencing
• Portuguese: florete — type of sword used in fencing
• Romanian: floretă — type of sword used in fencing
• Russian: рапи́ра (rapíra) — type of sword used in fencing
• Spanish: florete — type of sword used in fencing
• Swedish: florett — type of sword used in fencing
• Turkish: flöre — type of sword used in fencing
• Welsh: ffwyl — type of sword used in fencing
• Danish: folie — thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant
• Finnish: folio — thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant
• Hindi: डाक (ḍāk) — thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant
• Indonesian: perada — thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant
• Lithuanian: folija — thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant
• Malay: perada — thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant
• Catalan: comparsa — character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
• Dutch: contrastfiguur — character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
• French: faire-valoir — character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
• German: Kontrastfigur — character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
• Indonesian: tokoh kontras — character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
• Italian: spalla — character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
• Spanish: florete — character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character
• Danish: baggrund — anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something
• Spanish: complemento — anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something
• Bulgarian: следа́ (sledá) — track of an animal
• Bulgarian: диря́ (dirjá) — track of an animal
• Danish: fært — track of an animal
• Danish: spor — track of an animal
• Bulgarian: опако́вам (opakóvam) — cover with foil
• Bulgarian: обви́вам (obvívam) — cover with foil
• Bulgarian: обви́я (obvíja) — cover with foil
• Finnish: kelmuttaa — cover with foil
• Arabic: فَشَّلَ (faššala) — prevent from being accomplished
• Arabic: أحبط (ahbata) — prevent from being accomplished
• Arabic: أفشل (afshala) — prevent from being accomplished
• Armenian: խափանել (xapʻanel) — prevent from being accomplished
• Armenian: առաջն առնել (aṙaǰn aṙnel) — prevent from being accomplished
• Bulgarian: потъ́пквам (potǎ́pkvam) — prevent from being accomplished
• Bulgarian: потъ́пча (potǎ́pča) — prevent from being accomplished
• Chinese Mandarin: 阻止 (zǔzhǐ) — prevent from being accomplished
• Danish: forhindre — prevent from being accomplished
• Danish: forpurre — prevent from being accomplished
• Dutch: verijdelen — prevent from being accomplished
• Dutch: afweren — prevent from being accomplished
• Dutch: frustreren — prevent from being accomplished
• Dutch: verhinderen — prevent from being accomplished
• Finnish: estää — prevent from being accomplished
• Finnish: pilata suunnitelma — prevent from being accomplished
• French: déjouer — prevent from being accomplished
• French: contrecarrer — prevent from being accomplished
• German: hintertreiben — prevent from being accomplished
• Greek: ματαιώνω (mataióno) — prevent from being accomplished
• Hebrew: מנע (maná) — prevent from being accomplished
• Hungarian: meghiúsít — prevent from being accomplished
• Indonesian: kerjang — prevent from being accomplished
• Italian: sventare — prevent from being accomplished
• Macedonian: спре́чи (spréči) — prevent from being accomplished
• Māori: whakahēhē — prevent from being accomplished
• Polish: udaremniać — prevent from being accomplished
• Polish: udaremnić — prevent from being accomplished
• Portuguese: frustrar — prevent from being accomplished
• Russian: предотвраща́ть (predotvraščátʹ) — prevent from being accomplished
• Russian: предотврати́ть (predotvratítʹ) — prevent from being accomplished
• Spanish: frustrar — prevent from being accomplished
• Spanish: abortar — prevent from being accomplished
• Swedish: omintetgöra — prevent from being accomplished
• Swedish: kullkasta — prevent from being accomplished
• Thai: ทําลาย (tamlaai) — prevent from being accomplished
• Bulgarian: разкри́вам ско́би (razkrívam skóbi) — to expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials
• Bulgarian: разкри́я ско́би (razkríja skóbi) — to expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials
• Dutch: uitwerken — to expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials
• Finnish: kertoa auki — to expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials