BETTER AN OPEN ENEMY THAN A FALSE FRIEND

Meaning of BETTER AN OPEN ENEMY THAN A FALSE FRIEND in English

Лучше иметь явного врага, чем лицемерного друга. Ср. Не та собака кусает, что лает, а та, что молчит да хвостом виляет

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

BETTER AN OPEN ENEMY THAN A FALSE FRIEND — * False friends are worse than open enemies Лучше хороший враг, чем плохой друг
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BETTER AN OPEN ENEMY THAN A FALSE FRIEND — Лучше хороший враг, чем плохой друг
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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FALSE — adj false (1. incorrect; 2. deceitful, treacherous; 3. as in false teeth); false clave skeleton key
Interlingua English vocab
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPEN — I. ˈōpən, esp before consonants -p ə m adjective ( opener -p(ə)nə(r) ; openest -p(ə)nə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
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FALSE — I. ˈfȯls also -lts adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English fals, faus, from Old French & Latin; Old French …
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BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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ENEMY — ˈenəmē, -mi noun ( plural enemies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Old French enemi, inimi, from …
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THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
FALSE — (superl.) Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in …
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ENEMY — (n.) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; …
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENEMY — ( n. ) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
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THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPEN — — openly , adv. — openness , n. /oh"peuhn/ , adj. 1. not closed or barred at the time, as …
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FRIEND — — friendless , adj. — friendlessness , n. /frend/ , n. 1. a person attached to another by feelings of …
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FALSE — — falsely , adv. — falseness , n. /fawls/ , adj., falser, falsest , adv. adj. 1. not true or …
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ENEMY — /en"euh mee/ , n. , pl. enemies , adj. n. 1. a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs …
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BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPEN — I. ˈō-pən, -p ə m adjective ( open·er ˈōp-nər, ˈō-pə- ; open·est ˈōp-nəst, ˈō-pə-) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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FRIEND — I. ˈfrend noun Etymology: Middle English frend, from Old English frēond; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English …
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FALSE — I. ˈfȯls adjective ( fals·er ; fals·est ) Etymology: Middle English fals, faus, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin …
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BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
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AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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-AN
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ENEMY — noun ( plural -mies ) Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Anglo-French, from Latin inimicus, from in- in- (I) + amicus …
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THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
OPEN — vi to bark on scent or view of the game. 2. open ·adj produced by an open string; as, an …
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FRIEND
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FALSE — superl not in tune. 2. false ·adv not truly; not honestly; falsely. 3. false ·adj to feign; to pretend to …
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ENEMY — adj hostile; inimical. 2. enemy ·noun one hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, …
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BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
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OPEN — [open] adj open.er ; open.est [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG offan open, OE up up] (bef. 12c) 1: having …
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FRIEND — [friend] n [ME frend, fr. OE freond; akin to OHG friunt friend, OE freon to love, freo free] (bef. 12c) …
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FALSE — [false] adj fals.er ; fals.est [ME fals, fr. OF & L; OF, fr. L falsus, fr. pp. of fallere to …
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BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
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-AN
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FALSE — false BrE AmE fɔːls fɒls fɑːls ▷ falser ˈfɔːls ə ˈfɒls ə AmE ˈfɔːls ə r ˈfɑːls ə r ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ENEMY — enem|y BrE AmE ˈen əm |i -ɪm- ▷ enem|ies iz ▶ ˌ enemy ˈ alien BrE AmE
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THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN — / ˈəʊpən; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective NOT CLOSED 1. allowing things or people to go …
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FRIEND — / frend; NAmE / noun PERSON YOU LIKE 1. a person you know well and like, and who is not …
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FALSE — / fɔːls; NAmE / adjective NOT TRUE 1. wrong; not correct or true : A whale is a fish. True …
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ENEMY — / ˈenəmi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a person who hates sb or who …
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BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
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THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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FRIEND — I. friend 1 S1 W1 /frend/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ friend , ↑ friendliness …
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FALSE — false W3 /fɔːls $ fɒːls/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: falsus , from fallere …
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ENEMY — en ‧ e ‧ my W2 /ˈenəmi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural enemies ) [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
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BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
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AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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