enemy

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BrE /ˈenəmi/ AmE /ˈenəmi/

noun en → es

1 OPPONENT [singular] A2

a person or group that you hate and are fighting against

enemigo, adversario

  • an enemy of somebody/something

Collocations enemy soldier · enemy country

  • He was captured by the enemy.

    Fue capturado por el enemigo.

2 ANTAGONIST [singular] B1

a person or group that you are competing against and trying to defeat in a game, sport, etc.

rival, adversario

  • an enemy of somebody/something

Collocations enemy team · enemy player

  • Our biggest enemy in the competition is Team B.

    Nuestro mayor rival en la competencia es el equipo B.

3 HOSTILE [singular] B2

a person or group that you consider to be unfriendly and dangerous, especially because they have different beliefs from yours

enemigo, adversario

  • an enemy of something

Collocations enemy ideology · enemy propaganda

  • They see us as their enemy.

    Nos ven como su enemigo.