| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| vocal {adj} [outspoken] [opponent, avocate, etc.] | 290 entschieden [lautstark] [Gegner, Befürworter usw.] | |
| declared {adj} [opponent, supporter, etc.] | 36 ausgesprochen [erklärt, sich offen bekennend] [Gegner, Befürworter etc.] | |
| outspoken {adj} [opponent] | 35 entschieden | |
| tricky {adj} [opponent] | 10 fintenreich [geh.] | |
Verben |
| sports to guard sb. [match opponent] | 13 jdn. decken [gegnerischen Spieler] | |
| [to use up time until the opponent weakens or loses patience] | Sitzfleisch haben [ugs.] [fig.] | |
| sports to break sb. [win a tennis game in which the opponent is serving] | jdm. das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen [Tennis] | |
| to massacre sb./sth. [coll.] [fig.] [e.g. a piece of music, a play; a sporting opponent] | jdn./etw. massakrieren [ugs.] [fig.] [z. B. ein Musikstück, Theaterstück; einen Wettkampfgegner] | |
Substantive |
| foe [literary or formal] [opponent] | 950 Gegner {m} | |
| games sports gamesmanship [way of increasing one's chances of success against an opponent by making him lose confidence] | 12 [Versuch, durch Verunsicherung des Gegners zu gewinnen, ohne gegen die Regeln zu verstoßen] | |
| aginner [Am.] [opponent, esp. of change] | 8 Gegner {m} [bes. jeder Veränderung] | |
| pol. spec. [opponent of rearmament in the FRG (1958); later an apathetic Everyman] | Ohnemichel {m} [ugs.] [hum.] [veraltend] | |
| relig. antichrist [opponent of Christianity] | Antichrist {m} [Gegner des Christentums] | |
| pushover [easily defeated opponent] [coll.] | leicht zu bequatschender Mensch {m} [ugs.] | |
2 Wörter |
| to bring sb./sth. down [opponent, government] | jdn./etw. zu Fall bringen | |
| sports to take sb. out [coll.] [badly foul an opponent] | jdn. übel foulen | |
| pol. straw man [set-up opponent] | Scheingegner {m} | |
4 Wörter |
| to get the drop on sb. [Am.] [able to shoot an opponent first] | mit einer Waffe schneller sein als jd. | |