foil

[Prokhorova, Elena V]

Oops!  I meant as a literary term.  

"Foil has many meanings and you do not want to give us context---Soviet
thinking still exists."  

Not even a smiley face after this judgement? :)  And I have no idea what you mean by that!

Sincerely,
Elena Prokhorova
College of William and Mary




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From: Lewis B. Sckolnick [info at rectorpress.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 12:23 PM
To: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list; Prokhorova, Elena V
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] foil

Foil has many meanings and you do not want to give us context---Soviet
thinking still exists.



On 10/13/2011 12:14 PM, Prokhorova, Elena V wrote:
> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> how would you translate "foil" into Russian?  "Антагонист" doesn't really capture the meaning.
>
> Please answer off-list to evprok at wm.edu
>
> Thank you.
>
> Elena Prokhorova
> College of William and Mary
>
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