foley

See also: Foley

English

Etymology

From the surname Foley, itself from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”).

The meanings related to sound effects are named after sound effects pioneer Jack Foley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

foley (countable and uncountable, plural foleys)

1. (uncountable, US) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
2. (countable, US) A foley artist.
3. (medicine, colloquial) A Foley catheter.

Derived terms

• foley session

Translations

creation of sound effects

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Esperanto: kreado de sonefektoj, sonefektofarado French: bruitage (fr) m German: Geräuschemachen n, Foley m Hindi: please add this translation if you can Japanese: 擬音 (ja) Polish: realizacja dźwięku f Portuguese: sonoplastia (pt) f Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: efectos de sala / foley / sonoros m pl Swedish: tramp (sv) n, foley

a foley artist — see foley artist

Anagrams

• Foyle, foyle