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ENGLISH
PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | PPAULO |
E-mail: | não-disponível |
Data: | 18/JAN/2011 3:33 PM |
Assunto: | Translation. |
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Pretty close and in a sense it can be, but not always; Teacher.
Be a foil to to/ for sb/sth. To emphasize the good qualities of of another person or thing, by being very different from then. "The simple stone floor is the perfect foil for the brighly coloured furnishings"
Source: Longman Dictionary English - For Advanced Learners, New Edition 5th edition-2009. |