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)

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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

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