FOUL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of foul – Learner’s Dictionary

foul
adjective
uk
/faʊl/
us

foul adjective (DIRTY)

foul adjective (BAD)

very bad or unpleasant:
foul weather
She's in a foul mood.
foul language/words
very rude and offensive words
foul
verb
uk
/faʊl/
us

foul verb (DIRTY)

to make something very dirty:
The beaches had been fouled by dogs.

foul verb (SPORT)

to do something that is against the rules in a sport:
He was fouled as he was about to shoot at goal.

Phrasal verbs

foul
noun [ C ]
uk
/faʊl/
us
something that someone does in a sport that is not allowed by the rules

(Definition of foul from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of foul

in Chinese (Traditional)
極其令人不快的, 惡劣的, (言語或語言)髒話連篇的,粗魯的,下流的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
极其令人不快的, 恶劣的, (言语或语言)脏话连篇的,粗鲁的,下流的…
in Spanish
asqueroso, falta, (en el béisbol)…
in Portuguese
repugnante, asqueroso, falta…
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वाईट, असभ्य, नियमबाह्य…
むかつくような, (スポーツの)反則, ~を汚す…
çok pis/kirli, kötü kokan, iğrenç…
faire un coup bas, souiller, faute [feminine]…
fastigós, terrible, falta…
vies, overtreding, een overtreding begaan (tegenover)…
மிகவும் விரும்பத்தகாதது, மோசமான பேச்சு அல்லது பிற மொழி அவதூறானது, முரட்டுத்தனமானது அல்லது அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது.…
बहुत बुरा या खराब, (भाषा का) अभद्र, अपकारक और अशिष्ट…
અત્યંત ખરાબ, બીભસ્ત, અશ્લીલ…
modbydelig, afskyelig, forseelse…
dålig, skämd, otäck…
menjijikkan, tidak menyenangkan, langgar peraturan…
faul, schmutzig, das Foul…
spille ureglementert, grise til, regelbrudd [neuter]…
خراب, ناخوشگوار, غلیظ بات…
смердючий, гидкий, нечесна гра…
грязный, вонючий, мерзкий…
చాలా అసహ్యకరమైనది, అసహ్యకరమైన మాట లేదా ఇతర భాష ప్రమాదకర, మొరటుగా లేదా ఆశ్చర్యకరంగా.…
كَريه, بَغيض, مُخالَفة رِياضِيّة…
খারাপ, অশ্লীল, খেলাধুলার নিয়মের বিরুদ্ধে…
hnusný, páchnoucí, odporný…
menjijikkan, pelanggaran, melanggar…
น่ารังเกียจ, น่าขยะแขยง, การโกง…
hôi hám, hôi thối, khó chịu…
paskudny, wstrętny, zanieczyszczać…
악취가 나는, 반칙, 파울…
disgustoso, pessimo, fallo…
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