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vijand substantief | rival [rivals](competitor with the same objective) |
vijand substantief {m} | enemy [enemies](someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else) |
vijandelijk substantief | enemy [enemies](of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy) |
vijandelijkheid substantief {f} | hostility [hostilities](hostile action, especially a military action) |
vijandig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | adversarial(characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary) belligerent(hostile, eager to fight) hostile(belonging or appropriate to an enemy) inimical(hostile) pugnacious(aggressive, belligerent) |
vijandig bijwoord | truculently(with aggression) |
vijandige overname substantief {f} | hostile takeover(buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management) |
vijandige rivaliteit substantief {n} | strife(violent conflict) |
vijandigheid substantief {f} | hostility [hostilities](state of being hostile) |
vijandigheid substantief {m} | malevolence(hostile feeling and attitude) |
vijandschap substantief | enmity [enmities](hostile or unfriendly disposition) |
vijandschap substantief {f} | hostility [hostilities](state of being hostile) |
aartsvijand substantief {m} | archenemy(a principal enemy) |
aartsvijandin substantief {f} | archenemy(a principal enemy) |
de vijand van mijn vijand is mijn vriend phrase | the enemy of my enemy is my friend(it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat) |
staatsvijand substantief {m} | enemy of the state(person accused of crimes against the state.) |
zich vijandig opstellen werkwoord | bridle [bridled, bridling, bridles](to show hostility) |