1 noun thin metal sheetscragall masc1 c m uhe wrapped it in foilchuir sé scragall thart air2 noun contrasthe made a good foil to his colleagued'fheil sé féin agus a chomhghleacaí go maith dá chéile toisc a dhifriúla a bhí siadit's an ideal foil to pastatá sé fíorbhlasta nuair a itear le pasta é3 noun in fencingpionsa maol c m u4 verb thwart TRANSITIVEstop verb c m ustop a chur le c m ushe foiled the thiefchuir sí stop leis an ngadaíhe was foiled in his attempt to climb the mountaintheip air san iarracht a rinne sé an sliabh a dhreapadh
