ennemi
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French enemi, anemi, from earlier inimi, inimic, from Latin inimīcus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɛn.mi/, (elevated[1]) /ɛ.nə.mi/ ~ /e.nə.mi/, (obsolete) /ɑ̃.nə.mi/, /a.nə.mi/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
editennemi (feminine ennemie, masculine plural ennemis, feminine plural ennemies)
- enemy
- feu ennemi ― enemy fire
Noun
editennemi m (plural ennemis, feminine ennemie)
- enemy
- Antonym: ami
- 2010, Marc Grillaud, La legende du Bouclier de Brennus, p. 146
- [Les ibères] trouvèrent, en nos personnes, un peuple apprêté à les accepter comme leurs souverains. Cette particularité permit, à notre peuple, de ne point être traité en tant qu’ennemi.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.
- The better is the enemy of the good.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ “ennemi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editOld French
editNoun
editennemi oblique singular, m (oblique plural ennemis, nominative singular ennemis, nominative plural ennemi)
- Alternative form of anemi
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