aluminum foil
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1.1
- noun
- /əˈluːmənəm fɔɪl/
- US
:
papel de aluminio
- I keep it in the fridge wrapped in aluminum foil, but I decided against it.
- aluminum foil wrap
- aluminum foil or plastic
Oh, put two clips in a pipe and some balls and aluminum foil.
- Oh, put two clips in a pipe and some balls and aluminum foil.
- I'm going to use aluminum foil.
- The door, the wooden door that had a stain on it was then covered in sheets of aluminium foil to keep that stain smelling.
Examples
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So pack some Saran wrap or aluminum foil so you can waterproof your food.
Blog text (33) -
Samples were stored in glass vials wrapped in aluminum foil and analyzed straight away.
Academic text (2018) -
First of all, this piece of aluminium foil is too small.
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Do you have any aluminum foil?
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You wrap this stuff up in aluminum foil.
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The box is wrapped in aluminum foil and is kept warm for nine hours.
Academic text (1994) -
My mother never buys aluminum foil or plastic wrap.
Academic text (1998) -
I just put some of the aluminum foil in there so the sauce doesn't leak.
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Peggy scoots over to the table and hands me something wrapped in aluminum foil.
Fiction book (2000) -
To keep the food fresh, wrap it in aluminum foil before storing it.
Synonyms
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2.8
A very thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover food
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1.8
A thin sheet of metal, often made of tin, that you use to wrap food
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1.0
A thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover food
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'aluminum' (a metal) with 'foil' (a very thin metal sheet): together they denote thin sheets of aluminum used for wrapping or covering. This is a literal, compositional compound found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Aluminum foil names a very thin sheet of aluminum called a foil, a shiny metal you can fold like paper and use as a 'wrapper'. That's why the phrase means the shiny metal wrap used to cover, cook, and store food.