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foul

/faʊl/ /faʊl/
  1. 1
    faul yapmak Sports

    To do something to another player that is against the rules of a sport.

    • He was sent off for fouling the goalkeeper.
      Kaleciye faul yaptığı için oyundan atıldı.
    • She was fouled just outside the penalty area.
      Ceza sahasının hemen dışında ona faul yapıldı.
  2. 2
    kirletmek, pisletmek

    To make a place dirty, especially with waste from animals or with oil.

    • Owners who let a dog foul the pavement can be fined.
      Köpeğinin kaldırımı pisletmesine izin veren sahiplere ceza kesilebilir.
    • Oil from the ship fouled the beaches for miles.
      Gemiden sızan petrol kilometrelerce kumsalı kirletti.
  3. 3
    (pervaneye, makineye) dolanmak, (bir yere) takılmak

    To become caught or twisted in something, so that it cannot move or work properly.

    • A fishing net fouled the boat's propeller.
      Bir balık ağı teknenin pervanesine dolandı.
    • The anchor chain fouled on the rocks.
      Çapa zinciri kayalara takıldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base foul
/faʊl/
Past fouled
/faʊld/
Participle fouled
/faʊld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edfoul → fouled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. fouled /faʊld/

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Collocations

foul a playerbe fouledfoul the pavementfoul a propellerfoul upfoul your own nest

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