foul

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

Translation

adj. rossz; szennyes; szabályok megsértése
vt. szennyesre tenni; szabályok megsértése; akadályozni
vi. szabályok megsértése; beleakadni
n. szabályok megsértése; beleakadás
adv. szabályok megsértő módon, megfelelően
Word Forms
Past Tensefouled
Past Participlefouled
Pluralfouls
Superlativefoulest
Comparativefouler
Third Person Singularfouls
Present Participlefouling

Phrases & Collocations

foul play

botrányos játék

foul language

botrányos nyelvhasználat

foul smell

rossz szag

foul mood

rossz hangulat

foul weather

rossz időjárás

foul water

rossz víz

technical foul

technikai botrány

foul line

botrányos vonal

foul ball

hibás ütés

foul air

rossz levegő

foul territory

nemes terület

foul shot

rossz lövés

personal foul

személyes botrány

Real-world Examples

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

Source: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Original Movie

To bait me with this foul derision?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

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

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

Officials say his family suspects foul play.

Source: NPR News March 2013 Compilation

We opened the windows to let out the foul air.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

But the DNA data fouled up this hypothesis.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

But foul play has another common meaning today.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

Yesterday you seemed certain it was foul play.

Source: Ozark.

This is where they fall foul.

Source: 6 Minute English

So what do you think that means? Party foul.

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

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