0 sb who competes or fights against you -- adversaire [ masculine-feminine ]
1 sb who disagrees with sb or sth -- adversaire [ masculine-feminine ]
a fierce opponent of illegal immigration un féroce opposant à / adversaire de l’immigration clandestine
2 a person who opposes -- adversaire
an opponent of the government
I do not wish to draw any direct parallels, but it seems to me that he should not be too quick to celebrate his victory over his opponents.
This is a war that we must win, because our opponent does not understand the meaning of such words as treaty, agreement, compromise, dialogue or peace.
You should always measure yourself against your opponent.
There he comes up against a tough opponent who, despite having been proven guilty of taking drugs several times, still has not been banned.