Folie — meaning in English

English meaning

• FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
• slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.

Senses

Folie is used for these senses in English:

• foil A very thin sheet of metal.
• slide (by extension, computing) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.

FOIL — full definition

1. noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
2. verb To prevent a plan, attempt, or plot from succeeding.
3. noun A person or thing that highlights another's qualities by contrast, especially in a story.
4. noun A thin fencing sword with a blunted tip, used in the sport of fencing.

slide — full definition

1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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