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Meanings of tin foil in English

Portuguese
papel laminado
Spanish
hoja aluminio
Wikidata

Foil made of aluminum.

papel laminado
Catalan
paper d'alumini

Foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead.

paper d'alumini
Synonyms
Examples for "tinfoil"
Examples for "tinfoil"
1
Remove your tinfoil cap, citizen - though I understand why you're jittery.
Wired
2
Several tinfoil takeaway containers with sauces of various kinds dried into them.
Slow decay
3
The house overflowed with casseroles and bakery wrapped in tinfoil and plastic.
Bones to Ashes
4
Their collector was merely a sheet of tinfoil attached to the craft.
Wired
5
She had a tinfoil crown on her head that kept falling off.
The Girls
Usage of tin foil in English
1
Trim the paper and tin foil to leave only a 2cm overhang.
The Guardian
2
Cover with tin foil and place in the centre of the oven.
The Irish Times
3
Cover pan with tin foil and let the meat rest for 10 minutes.
Radio NZ
4
Cover with tin foil and place in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
The South African
5
Cover the dish with tin foil and bake for 40 minutes.
The South African
6
Method Crust: Prepare a tray with tin foil and spray with cooking spray.
The South African
7
Small rectangular blocks weighing less than four ounces and wrapped in tin foil.
The Complete Book of Cheese
8
Cover the pan tightly with tin foil and place back in the oven.
The South African
9
My first trial consisted in the use of florist's tin foil.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
10
Grease the tin foil with butter before placing the fish in the pan.
The South African
11
Tips Place the mixture in the tin foil and fold the sheet length-wise.
Climbing Magazine
12
There's a little real tin foil around, it's mostly used for cheese wrappings.
The new yorker
13
Absolutely no deception. He peeled off the tin foil and drew the cork.
And Then There Were None
14
We used tin foil and an old cardboard box with a few stickers.
The Guardian
15
Pure tin foil is golden in color; aluminum is light, shiny & crinkly.
The new yorker
16
Soft Gruyère cream cheese, arrives in America in perfect condition in tin foil packets.
The Complete Book of Cheese
Translations for tin foil