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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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 adversary n → Widersacher(in) m(f); (in contest) → Gegner(in) m(f) 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He promptly sent for the Adversary of Souls and demanded his freedom, explaining that he was entirely orthodox, and had always led a pious and holy life. For instance, in the case already mentioned; they never desire to know what claim or title my adversary has to my cow; but whether the said cow were red or black; her horns long or short; whether the field I graze her in be round or square; whether she was milked at home or abroad; what diseases she is subject to, and the like; after which they consult precedents, adjourn the cause from time to time, and in ten, twenty, or thirty years, come to an issue. The first object of tactics is to close with the adversary on terms of the greatest possible advantage; yet no hard-and-fast rules can be drawn from experience, for this capital reason, amongst others - that the quality of the adversary is a variable element in the problem. |
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