enemy

enemy
1. noun
(lit. or fig.) Feind, der (of, to Gen.)

make an enemy of somebody — sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Feind machen

be one's own worst enemy — sich (Dat.) selbst im Wege stehen

2. adjective
feindlich

destroyed by enemy action — durch Feindeinwirkung zerstört

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['enəmi]
plural - enemies; noun
1) (a person who hates or wishes to harm one: She is so good and kind that she has no enemies.) der Feind
2) ((also noun plural) troops, forces, a nation etc opposed to oneself in war etc: He's one of the enemy; The enemy was/were encamped on the hillside; (also adjective) enemy forces.) der Feind
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en·emy
[ˈenəmi]
I. n Feind(in) m(f)
to be in the hands of the \enemy in die Hände des Feindes geraten sein
an \enemy to reform Reformgegner(in) m(f)
\enemy of the state Staatsfeind(in) m(f)
II. n modifier MIL feindlich
\enemy action Feindeinwirkung f
\enemy country Feindesland nt geh
\enemy desertion Fahnenflucht des Feindes
to be in \enemy hands in den Händen des Feindes sein
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['enəmɪ]
1. n (lit, fig)
Feind(in) m(f)

to make enemies — sich (dat) Feinde machen or schaffen

to make an enemy of sb — sich (dat) jdn zum Feind(e) machen

he is his own worst enemy — er schadet sich (dat) selbst am meisten

2. adj attr
feindlich; position, advance, morale des Feindes

destroyed by enemy action — vom Feind or durch Feindeinwirkung (form) zerstört

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enemy [ˈenəmı]
A s
1. MIL Feind m (auch weitS. feindliches Heer etc):
the enemy was (oder were) driven back
2. Gegner m, Feind m (beide:
of, to gen):
be one’s own enemy sich selbst schaden oder im Wege stehen;
make an enemy of sb sich jemanden zum Feind machen;
make many enemies sich viele Feinde machen;
the article made him many enemies mit dem Artikel machte er sich viele Feinde;
an enemy to reform ein Reformgegner
3. BIBEL
a) the Enemy, the old enemy der böse Feind, der Teufel
b) the enemy der Tod
B adj feindlich, Feindes…, Feind…:
enemy action Feind-, Kriegseinwirkung f;
enemy agent feindlicher Agent;
enemy country Feindesland n;
enemy property Feindvermögen n; academic.ru/1680/alien">alien B 1
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1. noun
(lit. or fig.) Feind, der (of, to Gen.)

make an enemy of somebody — sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Feind machen

be one's own worst enemy — sich (Dat.) selbst im Wege stehen

2. adjective
feindlich

destroyed by enemy action — durch Feindeinwirkung zerstört

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n.
Feind -e m.
Gegner - m.

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