Hostiles Meaning in English

word · lemma: hostile

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التعريف

'Hostiles' refers to people or groups who are unfriendly or threatening, especially enemies in a military or conflict situation.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used in military or conflict contexts to describe enemy forces or individuals. Less common in everyday language. Can sometimes refer more broadly to unfriendly people, but the military meaning is strongest. 'Hostiles' is always plural.

• Spanish: enemigos (militares) - hostiles (personas hostiles)
• Portuguese (BR): inimigos (militares) - hostis (pessoas hostis)
• Portuguese (PT): inimigos (militares) - hostis (pessoas hostis)
• Chinese (Simplified): 敌对分子 - 敌人 (军事)
• Chinese (Traditional): 敵對分子 - 敵人 (軍事)
• Hindi: दुश्मन (सैन्य) - शत्रु (शत्रुतापूर्ण लोग)
• Arabic: أعداء (عسكري) - أشخاص عدائيون
• Bengali: শত্রুরা - বিদ্বেষীরা
• Russian: противники - враждебные силы
• Japanese: 敵 - 敵対者
• Vietnamese: kẻ thù - lực lượng thù địch
• Korean: 적군 - 적 (적대자)
• Turkish: düşmanlar - düşman güçler
• Urdu: دشمن - مخالفین
• Indonesian: musuh - pihak musuh

جمل نموذجية

The soldiers spotted several hostiles near the camp.

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We need to be careful; hostiles could be hiding in the area.

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The team escaped after a fight with the hostiles.

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Before moving forward, the commander ordered the area to be cleared of any hostiles.

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You can tell from their faces that those guys are hostiles—let's keep our distance.

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We've lost radio contact; the hostiles may have jammed our signals.

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