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Meanings of foe in English

Portuguese
inimigo
Catalan
oponent
Spanish
contrario

Man who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

      inimigo
      Portuguese
      inimigo

      An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

            inimigo
            Russian
            foe
            Spanish
            foe
            Catalan
            foe

            Unit of energy.

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                  Usage of foe in English
                  1
                  Cold War foe who was voted back to power in late 2006.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  On the 7th of January the General opened fire upon the foe.
                  David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
                  3
                  The Britons thrust their glaives deep in the breasts of the foe.
                  Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
                  4
                  There is but one way; we must fight the foe in Wessex.
                  Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale o...
                  5
                  Later, the appearance of the red shirt struck terror to the foe.
                  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
                  6
                  What better time to announce ambitious plans to tackle its greatest foe?
                  The South African
                  7
                  Washington blamed long-time foe Iran for the incidents but Tehran denies responsibility.
                  Reuters
                  8
                  Down the little valley fled the foe, the conquerors in mad pursuit.
                  Nedra
                  9
                  The foe threatens to advance; let the guards keep their eyes open.
                  Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinth...
                  10
                  No one use that blade, at least not against a common foe.
                  Worldwinder
                  11
                  Ferdinand in his eagerness threw himself into the midst of the foe.
                  Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
                  12
                  But little did these simple Frenchmen understand the fury of the foe.
                  This Country of Ours
                  13
                  The greatest team of all time met an equal foe and survived.
                  The Irish Times
                  14
                  And it's not enough to use the Swords against the right foe.
                  Skin Game
                  15
                  This was the way in which they had always driven the foe.
                  The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
                  16
                  He pressed on upon the foe; he drove it through a body.
                  What's Bred in the Bone
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                  Translations for foe
                  Portuguese
                  inimigoopositor
                  Russian
                  foe
                  Foe through the time
                  Foe across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common
                  Ireland
                  Less common