adversary (redirected from adversaries)

ad·ver·sar·y  (dvr-sr)

n. pl. ad·ver·sar·ies

1. An opponent; an enemy.

2. Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

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[Middle English adversarie, from Latin adversrius, enemy, from adversus, against; see adverse.]

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adversary [ˈædvəsərɪ]

n pl -saries

1. a person or group that is hostile to someone; enemy

2. an opposing contestant in a game or sport

adj

the US term for adversarial [2]

[from Latin adversārius, from adversus against. See adverse]

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Adversary 

1. An adversary as easily wiped out as writing on a chalkboard —Elyse Sommer
2. Being in the same room with the two men was like dropping in on a reunion of Capulets and Montagues —P. G. Wodehouse
3. A dead enemy is as good as a cold friend —German proverb
4. Fill me with strength against those who … like water held in the hands would spill me —Louis MacNeice

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

adversary - someone who offers opposition         antagonist, opposer, resister, opponent individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist - a person who fights duels foe, foeman, enemy, opposition - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" Luddite - any opponent of technological progress withstander - an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation"

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adversary

noun opponent, rival, opposer, enemy, competitor, foe, contestant, antagonist His political adversaries were creating trouble for him.
friend, partner, ally, colleague, associate, supporter, helper, collaborator, accomplice, confederate, co-worker, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal)

Translations

adversary [ˈædvəsərɪ] N → adversario/a m/f, contrario/a m/f

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adversary [ˈædvə^rsəri] n → adversaire mf

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adversary

n → Widersacher(in) m(f); (in contest) → Gegner(in) m(f)

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adversary [ˈædvəs/ərɪ] n → avversario/a, antagonista m/f

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adversary

n adversary [ˈӕdvəsəri]

an opponent; an enemy his adversary in the chess match. opponent, vyand خَصْم противник protivník, soupeř modstander; modpart; fjende der/die Gegner(in) αντίπαλος adversario vastane حریف؛ دشمن vastustaja adversaire יָרִיב, אוֹיֵב विरोधी neprijatelj ellenfél lawan, musuh andstæðingur; óvinur avversario 敵 적, 적대자 priešininkas pretinieks; ienaidnieks seteru tegenstander motstander, motpart, fiende przeciwnik adversário adversar противник protivník nasprotnik protivnik (protivnica) motståndare, fiende คู่ต่อสู้; คู่ปรปักษ์ rakip, hasım, düşman 對手；敵手 (су)противник; суперник حریف ، مخالف đối thủ 对手；敌手

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adversary → خَصْم protivník modstander Gegner αντίπαλος adversario vastustaja adversaire protivnik avversario 敵対者 적수 tegenstander motstander przeciwnik adversário противник motståndare คู่ต่อสู้ rakip đối thủ 敌手