opponent

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el adversario
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la adversaria
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Unlike with other games, in Hearts you have to score fewer points than your opponents.A diferencia de otros juegos, en Corazones tienes que marcar menos puntos que tus adversarios.
b. el oponente
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la oponente
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
This game is unfair, because you and your opponent are not matched in skill.Este juego es injusto porque tú y tu oponente no están igualados en habilidad.
c. el opositor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la opositora
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(of policy)
Although the prime minister declared himself an opponent of their foreign policy, the two countries were still allies.Aunque el primer ministro se declaró opositor de su política exterior, los dos países siguieron siendo aliados.
d. el contrincante
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la contrincante
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
You arrived in second place in the race because there were no other opponents.Quedaste en segundo lugar en la carrera porque no había ningún otro contrincante.
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