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Significados de foiled em inglês

Disappointingly unsuccessful.

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Uso de foiled em inglês
1
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
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And it were pleasant to see these villains foiled in their desires.
A Boy's Ride
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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
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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
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The rest was the feeling that Tish's superior acumen had foiled him.
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