infect, immonde, affreux « The weather was foul »« What a foul smell! »« He was in a foul mood »« I've had a really foul day at work. » [language] ordurier « I won't have you using such foul language in my house! » by fair means or foul = par n'importe quel moyen.
faute (de jeu). To commit a foul on sb. « He was sent off for fouling the goalkeeper. » to cry foul = crier à l'injustice « Tourists cry foul as euro pushes up cost of holidays. » to foul = polluer, souiller « Two oil spills near Los Angeles have fouled the ocean. » to foul up = bloquer « It is raining again this morning which will foul up traffic. » foul-mouthed = grossier « that fat, racist, foul-mouth friend of yours. » foul play = jeu irrégulier « Players were warned twice for foul play. » Meurtre « Foul play is not suspected. » foul-smelling = puant
foul-tasting = infect
foul-tempered = d'un caractère de cochon
foul-up = cafouillage « A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product. » professional foul = faute délibérée.