Tinfoil

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
countable, uncountable
Aluminium foil.
countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschStanniol

日本語錫箔

العربيةرقائق المعدن

6 more languages

Češtinastaniol

Ελληνικάαλουμινόχαρτο ασημόχαρτο

Suomilehtitina stannioli tinapaperi

Gàidhligsgragall

Polskicynfolia sreberko staniol

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CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

tinfoil hat tinfoil hatter tinfoiler tinfoilhattery tinful Ting

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