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"foil" in Spanish
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"foil" in Spanish
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to foil(also: to drill, to violate)
to foil(also: to disappoint, to scotch, to thwart, to stymie)
Have we already forgotten the London underground, Germany, Holland, Spain and the dozens of foiled terrorist attempts?
¿Acaso ya hemos olvidado el metro de Londres, Alemania, los Países Bajos, España y las docenas de intentos terroristas frustrados?
The target of this foiled attack was police officers in what is the latest in a series of attempts to murder serving officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
El objetivo de este atentado frustrado eran oficiales de policía del último de una serie de intentos de asesinar a funcionarios del cuerpo de policía de Irlanda del Norte.
By foiling the activities of ‘Women on Waves’ which aims to provide information, the Portuguese Government has not given evidence of having taken this House’s resolution seriously.
Al frustrar las actividades de «Women on Waves», cuya finalidad es facilitar información, el Gobierno portugués no ha dado pruebas de haberse tomado en serio la resolución de esta Cámara.
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This text acts as a foil to the creation of European macro-regions.
Este texto actúa como contraste con la creación de macrorregiones europeas.
Mafia organisations, however, are investigating new routes in order to foil security operations.
Sin embargo, las redes mafiosas buscan nuevas rutas para burlar las operaciones de control.
the black background was a good foil to their bright costumes
el fondo negro hacía resaltar el brillante colorido de los trajes
they are the perfect foil for each other
se complementan perfectamente
the perfect foil for pork
el complemento ideal para la carne de cerdo
aluminum foil insulation
aluminio para aislamiento
red mullet cooked in foil
salmonetes en papillote
Remove the aluminium foil and mash the flesh of the seasoned pumpkin with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil to obtain a smooth purée.
Retirar el aluminio y triturar la pulpa de calabaza añadiendo un hilo muy fino de aceite de oliva extra virgen, para obtener un puré delicado.
Clear steps are being taken here to foil and preclude attempts by central administrations to misappropriate funds for their own purposes.
Ahora se opone con claridad algo y se acaba por fin con el intento de las administraciones centrales de emplear abusivamente los créditos para sus fines.
In our opinion, in order to foil the policy of the fait accompli, the maintenance of complete sectors of production without GMOs must be guaranteed.
En nuestra opinión, para que fracase la política del hecho consumado, hay que asegurar que se mantengan cadenas de producción completas sin OGM.
It is estimated that tens of thousands of tonnes of illegally imported municipal waste, foil, scrap, used tyres and batteries regularly find their way to Poland.
Se calcula que decenas de miles de toneladas de residuos municipales, láminas de aluminio, desechos, neumáticos usados y pilas ilegalmente importadas se dirigen regularmente hacia Polonia.
Beautiful red flowers, character faces, expressive touches and striped prints are embellished with elaborate cotton embroidery and sequins combined with flashes of silver and red foil.
Hermosas flores, rostros de personajes, toques expresivos y diseños a rayas se embellecen con elaborados bordados de algodón y lentejuelas, combinados con destellos de láminas plateadas y rojas.
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