Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
area antagonista
English translation:
the enemy camp
Italian term
area antagonista
Thanks for your suggestions
| 4 +1 | the enemy camp |
Tom in London
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| 3 | conflict zone |
meirs
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| 3 | opposition territory |
Mr Murray (X)
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| 2 | region of hostilities |
Wendy Streitparth
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Aug 31, 2010 07:55: Tom in London Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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the enemy camp
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Note added at 37 mins (2010-08-24 08:29:04 GMT)
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"the enemy camp" has a wide field of application. It is not restricted to military contexts. A politician might refer to the opposing party as "the enemy camp". A man fighting with his wife's family might refer to them as "the enemy camp".
| Thanks for your suggestion Tom. I was thinking along the lines of "enemy faction" or even "militant faction" myself. "area antagonista" has normally very precise political connotations in Italian and refers to left-wing militant groups |
| Thanks Tom - I'm aware of that |
conflict zone
Germany
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
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region of hostilities
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-08-24 09:35:47 GMT)
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I meant "possibly"
opposition territory
My examples are for 'political' boundaries.
In the most recent by-election, in the heart of <b>opposition territory</b>, the Pakatan candidate won by only 65 votes. [web source]
The <b>opposition's territory</b> is fundamentally the middle-class neighborhoods, which are less strategic in that they are removed from key activity and not ... [web source]
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