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Meanings of foiling in English

Portuguese
frustração
Catalan
frustació
Spanish
frustración

An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts.

        frustração
        Usage of foiling in English
        1
        A French naval frigate seized 11 buccaneers on Wednesday, foiling another attack.
        Reuters
        2
        A foiling AC72 may quickly overtake one sailing on its twin hulls.
        Reuters
        3
        A French naval frigate seized 11 gunmen on Wednesday, foiling yet another attack.
        Reuters
        4
        Perhaps the story of his role in foiling Severan Hydt's plan had circulated.
        Carte Blanche
        5
        From within his shack Koppy witnessed the foiling of his plans.
        The Return of Blue Pete
        6
        The next event will be raced in AC75 class fully foiling monohull yachts.
        Radio NZ
        7
        Is the unseen, mysterious guardian of this mist-covered region foiling us?
        A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
        8
        Team New Zealand are due to launch their second-generation foiling monohull in early November.
        Radio NZ
        9
        The next America's Cup will be raced in foiling monohulls.
        Radio NZ
        10
        We've been obsessed with foiling the influence of smoking Salesmen.
        The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
        11
        Dougal bent his head and concentrated on foiling the lock.
        Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
        12
        Team New Zealand believes no other syndicate can match it's new pedal powered foiling system.
        Radio NZ
        13
        We have studied foiling under the best masters in the Bowery and Sixth Avenue theatres.
        The Claim Jumpers: A Romance
        14
        A man has been seriously injured while foiling a post office robbery in north Dublin.
        The Irish Times
        15
        SAPS Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale praised the investigation officers for foiling another major criminal plot.
        The South African
        16
        Gardaí have arrested seven people after foiling a cash in transit robbery in Co Kildare.
        The Irish Times
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        Foiling through the time