l'
/ɛn.mi/
Translation
enemy
Word origin
From Latin inimicus ('hostile, an enemy'), from in- ('not') plus amicus ('friend'). The same word gives English enemy, while amicus underlies amicable and amiable.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- inimicus
- English cognates
- enemy, amicable, amiable
Grammar
Examples
l'.
You need to know your enemy before attacking.
L' .
The enemy finally retreated.
l' .
Lying is the enemy of trust.
l' , .
Better is the enemy of good, as they say.
Cet ' ' au .
That man has made many enemies at work.
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