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tinfoil en · NOUN

Etymology

From tin + foil.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
  2. (countable, informal, uncountable) Aluminium foil.

Forms

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tinfoils Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tinfoil hat · tinfoily

Relateds

tin can

Translations (33)

es papel de plata (tinfoil) · el αλουμινόχαρτο (tinfoil) · da sølvpapir (tinfoil) · fo súllpappír (tinfoil) · fi lehtitina (tinfoil) · es papel de estaño (tinfoil) · is álpappír (tinfoil) · pl staniol (tinfoil) · da stanniol (tinfoil) · mk станиол (tinfoil) · ko 석박 (tinfoil) · ru станиоль (tinfoil) · fr papier d’aluminium (tinfoil) · pl cynfolia (tinfoil) · fr papier d'étain (tinfoil) · fo silvurpappír (tinfoil) · cmn 錫箔 /锡箔 (tinfoil) · fi tinafolio (tinfoil) · sv stanniol (tinfoil) · es papel metálico m albal (tinfoil) · gd sgragall (tinfoil) · es papel aluminio (tinfoil) · de Alufolie (tinfoil) · yi זילבערפּאַפּיר (tinfoil) · es papel albal (tinfoil) · pt papel-alumínio (tinfoil) · vi giấy bạc (tinfoil) · yue 錫紙 /锡纸 (tinfoil) · es papel estaño (tinfoil) · cs staniol (tinfoil) · fi stannioli (tinfoil) · ja 錫箔 (tinfoil) · tl palara (tinfoil)

tinfoil en · VERB

Etymology

From tin + foil.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cover in tinfoil.

Forms

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tinfoiling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tinfoils Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
tinfoiled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tinfoiled Tense=Past lexicographic