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foul British & World English

offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty

foul something up or foul up in foul British & World English

make a mistake with or spoil something

foul-up British & World English

a problem caused by a stupid mistake

cry foul in cry British & World English

protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice

foul ball British & World English

a ball struck so that it falls outside the lines drawn from home plate down to the first and third bases

foul line British & World English

either of the straight lines extending from home plate down to the first and third bases and marking the limit of the playing area, within which a hit is deemed to be fair

foul play British & World English

unfair play in a game or sport

foul tip British & World English

a pitched ball that tips off the bat and travels directly to the catcher’s hands. Unlike a foul ball, a foul tip can be a batter’s third strike

foul brood British & World English

a fatal bacterial disease of larval honeybees

foul mouth British & World English

a tendency to use bad language

foul hawse in hawse British & World English

a situation in which an anchored ship’s port and starboard cables are crossed

foul-mouthed British & World English

using or characterized by a great deal of bad language

personal foul British & World English

a rule violation involving illegal contact, as (in basketball) touching a player who is in the act of shooting

foul one's own nest in foul British & World English

do something damaging or harmful to oneself or one’s own interests

run foul or chiefly North American afoul of in run British & World English

collide or become entangled with (an obstacle or another vessel)

technical foul British & World English

a foul which does not involve contact between opponents

professional foul British & World English

(especially in soccer) a deliberate foul to deny an opponent an advantageous position

foul with in foul British & World English

clogged or choked with

foul oneself in foul British & World English

(of a person) defecate involuntarily

by fair means or foul in fair1 British & World English

using whatever means are necessary

foul English-French

faute f

foul English-German

abscheulich

foul English-Italian

cattivo

foul1 English-Spanish

nauseabundo

foul2 English-Spanish

falta, faul

foul3 English-Spanish

contaminar

foul-up English-French

cafouillage m

foul-up English-Italian

pasticcio m

foul play English-Spanish

they suspect foul play

foul-mouthed English-French

grossier/-ière

foul-mouthed English-German

unanständig

foul-smelling English-German

übel riechend

foul up English-Italian

mandare in malora

to taste foul in foul English-French

avoir un goût infect

they suspect foul play in foul play English-Spanish

sospechan que se trata de un crimen

to be in a foul mood in foul English-French

être d'une humeur massacrante

to have a foul temper in foul English-French

avoir un sale caractère


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