foe
an enemy (Feind)
TRANSLATION
Feind, Gegner
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Older female elephants have a 'social memory', they signal whether an outsider is a friend or FOE to the rest of the herd ..."
("Why elephants don't forget" - BBC News - Sci-Tech - May 2002)
("Why elephants don't forget" - BBC News - Sci-Tech - May 2002)
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foe
Etymology: Middle English fo, from Old English fAh, from fAh, adjective, hostile; akin to Old High German gifEh - hostile
Date: before 12th century
1 : one who has personal enmity for another
2 : an enemy in war
3 : one who opposes on principle 'a foe of needless expenditures'
(Merriam-Webster)
Note these useful phrases:
foe image = das Feindbild
an inveterate foe = ein hartnäckiger Gegner
Synonyms : ENEMY, ADVERSARY, OPPONENT
foe
Etymology: Middle English fo, from Old English fAh, from fAh, adjective, hostile; akin to Old High German gifEh - hostile
Date: before 12th century
1 : one who has personal enmity for another
2 : an enemy in war
3 : one who opposes on principle 'a foe of needless expenditures'
(Merriam-Webster)
Note these useful phrases:
foe image = das Feindbild
an inveterate foe = ein hartnäckiger Gegner
Synonyms : ENEMY, ADVERSARY, OPPONENT
