foul

[US]/faʊl/
[UK]/faʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. masama; madumi; lumalabag sa mga panuntunan
vt. padumiin; lumabag sa mga panuntunan; hadlangan
vi. lumabag sa mga panuntunan; mapulupot
n. paglabag sa mga panuntunan; pagkapulupot
adv. sa paraang lumalabag sa mga panuntunan, hindi tama
Word Forms
Past Tensefouled
Past Participlefouled
Pluralfouls
Superlativefoulest
Comparativefouler
Third Person Singularfouls
Present Participlefouling

Phrases & Collocations

foul play

paglalaro nang may pandaraya

foul language

marumi ang pananalita

foul smell

masamang amoy

foul mood

masamang kalooban

foul weather

masamang panahon

foul water

maruming tubig

technical foul

teknikal na foul

foul line

linya ng foul

foul ball

foul ball

foul air

masamang hangin

foul territory

teritoryong foul

foul shot

hindi patas na tira

personal foul

personal na foul

Real-world Examples

And so there it sat, growing more foul and powerful by the day.

At doon ito nakaupo, lumalaki nang mas masama at mas makapangyarihan araw-araw.

Source: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Original Movie

To bait me with this foul derision?

Para ako'y painitin sa hamak na panunuya na ito?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

We could also say mess up, foul up or screw up.

Maaari din nating sabihin na magkamali, magpalabo o magulo.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

Officials say his family suspects foul play.

Sinabi ng mga opisyal na pinaghihinalaan ng kanyang pamilya ang masamang balak.

Source: NPR News March 2013 Compilation

We opened the windows to let out the foul air.

Binuksan namin ang mga bintana upang palayain ang masamang hangin.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

But the DNA data fouled up this hypothesis.

Ngunit ang datos ng DNA ay nagpabago sa hipotesis na ito.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

But foul play has another common meaning today.

Ngunit ang masamang balak ay may isa pang karaniwang kahulugan ngayon.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

Yesterday you seemed certain it was foul play.

Noong kahapon, tila sigurado ka na ito ay masamang balak.

Source: Ozark.

This is where they fall foul.

Dito sila nagkakamali.

Source: 6 Minute English

So what do you think that means? Party foul.

Kaya ano sa tingin mo ang ibig sabihin nito? Party foul.

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

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