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Meanings of foul in English

Russian
фол
Portuguese
falta
Spanish
foul
Catalan
falta
Wikidata

Unfair act by a player in association football.

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фол
Wikidata

Especially of a ship's lines etc.

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Wikidata

Nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, and more generally that something is wrong or difficult.

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Portuguese
entupir
Catalan
empantanegar-se

Become or cause to become obstructed.

entupir
Usage of foul in English
1
Otherwise it could fall foul of fair trade and state aid rules.
The Guardian
2
He played 35 minutes Friday night despite a stretch in foul trouble.
Reuters
3
Senior guard Devonte' Graham added 16 points while dealing with foul trouble.
Reuters
4
Police said there was no sign of forced entry or foul play.
Reuters
5
However, the Phoenix police say there were no signs of foul play.
Ebony
6
First of all, the foul on Hulk was outside the penalty area.
Reuters
7
However, the opposition has cried foul, denouncing the validity of the results.
The South African
8
However, then Motley inexplicably pushed off Allen and received a technical foul.
Reuters
9
However, he hid his foul temper until his secretary left the office.
A vote of confidence
10
Photograph: Alamy This has made India run foul of the WTO rules.
The Guardian
11
However, gardaí have yet to determine if foul play was a factor.
The Irish Times
12
Ski swore, using a particularly foul phrase he'd learned in the Army.
Tough customer: a novel
13
A reader contacted us recently after falling foul of Bank of Ireland.
The Irish Times
14
FanDuel's proposed merger with rival Drafting's fell foul of regulators last year.
Reuters
15
But your mind is loaded with foul ideas; I detest your spirit.
Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)
16
James got into foul trouble early and played a season-low 20 minutes.
Reuters
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Foul through the time
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United States of America
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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