враг

English translation: enemy, adversary

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Russian term or phrase:враг
English translation:enemy, adversary
Entered by: mk_lab

10:20 Jul 9, 2002
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: враг
Она мне больше не подруга а враг
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enemy, adversary
Explanation:
enemy
adversary = противник, враг; соперник
enemy
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mk_lab
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Local time: 12:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +16enemy, adversary
mk_lab
4 +2foe
Yelena.
4foe, enemy
Ravindra Godbole


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +16
enemy, adversary


Explanation:
enemy
adversary = противник, враг; соперник
enemy

mk_lab
Ukraine
Local time: 12:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yelena.
13 mins

agree  Yuri Dubrov
13 mins

agree  Jack Doughty: "Enemy" is best, being the direct opposite of "friend", which is used in the same sentence.
20 mins

agree  Michael Tovbin: with Jack
50 mins

agree  GaryG: Agree, esp. w/Jack: while one would not often translate the "milder" "protivnik" as "enemy" (vs. "opponent" or "adversary") in personal relations "enemy" is the only correct choice
58 mins

agree  Victor Yatsishin
1 hr

agree  protolmach
2 hrs

agree  Jolanta Schimenti
2 hrs

agree  Oleg Pashuk (X): strange question...
3 hrs

agree  Ludwig Chekhovtsov
9 hrs

agree  Milana_R: enemy
14 hrs

agree  AYP
15 hrs

agree  Palmyra: enemy
1 day 38 mins

agree  nattash
1 day 10 hrs

agree  tunturi
1 day 21 hrs

agree  Himan
5 days
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
foe


Explanation:
foe
LITERARY

Another synonym

Yelena.
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  diana bb: ...and antagonist.
3 mins
  -> thank you

neutral  Michael Tovbin: foe is not used much except in the expression "friend or foe". Unsuitable for this.
38 mins
  -> I agree. I just gave another synonym with a different stylistc colouring!

agree  Milana_R: I find this a good example of how "she is not a friend, but rather a foe" could be used in this particular context
1 day 21 hrs
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2 days 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
foe, enemy


Explanation:
oxford dictionary

Ravindra Godbole
India
Local time: 15:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in MarathiMarathi, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
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