No. 15,930 in Russian
противником
Opponent.
In a sentence
Он стал нашим главным противником в борьбе за первое место.
He became our main opponent in the fight for first place.
In this sentence, 'противником' is used to denote an adversary or competitor in a contest.
Работа противником этого плана была сильной и аргументированной.
The opposition to this plan was strong and well-argued.
Here, 'противником' refers to a figurative opponent or entity acting against a specific idea or plan.
В шахматах он оказался сильным противником.
In chess, he proved to be a strong opponent.
The term 'противником' here signifies a person opposing the speaker in a game or match.
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