prep.

1. In or into collision, entanglement, or conflict with.
2. Up against; in trouble with: ran afoul of the law.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: especially of a ship's lines etc
  Synonyms: foul, fouled

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - uretfærdigt, imod reglerne

idioms:

• afoul of    kollidere med, rage uklar med
• run afoul of    kollidere med, rage uklar med

Français (French)
adv. - emmêlé, mécontentement, en collision, en effraction

idioms:

• afoul of    se mettre qn à dos, enfreindre le (règlement), (s'attirer) le mécontentement de qn
• run afoul of    se mettre (qn) à dos, s'attirer le mécontentement de, entrer en collision (avec un bateau)

Deutsch (German)
adv. - verwickelt

idioms:

• afoul of    in Konflikt mit
• run afoul of    sich in etwas verwickeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv., -
adj. - σε μπέρδεμα, σε σύγκρουση

idioms:

• afoul of    σε μπέρδεμα με, σε σύγκρουση με
• run afoul of    μπερδεύομαι με, συγκρούομαι με

Italiano (Italian)
aggrovigliato, intricatamente

idioms:

• afoul of    in conflitto con

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em conflito com
adj. - embaraçado, emaranhado, confuso

idioms:

• afoul of    em conflito com
• run afoul of    meter-se em dificuldades com

Русский (Russian)
запутавшийся, против

idioms:

• afoul of    противодействующий чему-либо
• run afoul of    войти в конфликт с

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en colisión, enredado

idioms:

• afoul of    abordar a
• run afoul of    enredarse con, indisponerse con

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - illaluktande, motbjudande, smutsig
adj. - illaluktande, motbjudande, smutsig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
冲撞着, 纠缠着

idioms:

• afoul of    冲突, 碰撞, 与...纠缠, 同...发生冲突
• run afoul of    与...相撞, 与...冲突, 与...纠缠

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 衝撞著, 糾纏著

idioms:

• afoul of    衝突, 碰撞, 與...糾纏, 同...發生衝突
• run afoul of    與...相撞, 與...衝突, 與...糾纏

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 얽히어, 충돌하여

idioms:

• run afoul of    ~과 얽히다, 충돌하다, ~와 옥신각신 하다, 충돌하다, 저촉되다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 衝突して, もつれて

idioms:

• afoul of    よくない状態
• run afoul of    …ともつれる, 衝突する

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮מתנגש, מסתבך‬

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