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Significats de foiled en anglès

Disappointingly unsuccessful.

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Ús de foiled en anglès
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When their plan was foiled by Public Security, they all committed suicide.
Evil and the Mask
2
The Chian turned pale and trembled; his vengeance was braved and foiled.
Pausanias, the Spartan; The Haunted and the Haunters / An Unfini...
3
He was foiled of his combat; and he had lost the prize.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590b
4
Legal attempts to reduce the amounts it must pay have been foiled.
The Guardian
5
The strategy of General Joffre which foiled him is praised throughout France.
The Audacious War
6
He has been foiled in his attempt to carry off the girl.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
7
And it were pleasant to see these villains foiled in their desires.
A Boy's Ride
8
The plot was foiled and al-Kassar was arrested along with two others.
Reuters
9
You have seen me foiled; I mean you shall see me victorious.
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
10
And Captain Burghe was left to bite his nails in foiled malignity.
Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
11
Her settlers were not the men to be so daunted and foiled.
The Boy Patriot
12
But in all my conjectures, I had to confess myself utterly foiled.
Wilfrid Cumbermede
13
He pitted himself against Colonel Pickering, whom he sometimes foiled in argument.
An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 17...
14
Anyone hoping to nip across on a bike will be foiled, too.
The Guardian
15
At last Smithers went away foiled, and met Parkson by the entrance.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
16
The rest was the feeling that Tish's superior acumen had foiled him.
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