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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries敵対者
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tekitaisha
"彼は強力な敵対者を打ち負かした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
"He faced a formidable adversary in the chess championship."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'adversarie', from Old French 'adversaire', and directly from Latin 'adversarius' meaning 'opponent, rival', from 'adversus' (turned against).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adversary" is said worldwide
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adversaire
Transliteration: adversaire
"Il a vaincu son redoutable adversaire."
Gegner
Transliteration: Gegner
"Er hat seinen starken Gegner besiegt."
avversario
Transliteration: avversario
"Ha sconfitto il suo temibile avversario."
adversario
Transliteration: adversario
"Derrotó a su formidable adversario."
adversário
Transliteration: adversário
"Ele derrotou o seu formidável adversário."
प्रतिद्वंदी
Transliteration: pratidvandvi
"उसने अपने प्रबल प्रतिद्वंदी को हरा दिया।"
对手
Transliteration: duìshǒu
"他战胜了强大的对手。"
상대방
Transliteration: sangdaebang
"그는 강력한 상대방을 물리쳤다."
敵対者
Transliteration: tekitaisha
"彼は強力な敵対者を打ち負かした。"
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