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area antagonista

English translation: the enemy camp

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Italian term or phrase:area antagonista
English translation:the enemy camp
Entered by: Tom in London

07:51 Aug 24, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / Security
Italian term or phrase: area antagonista
"Pur non avendo matrice locale, l’area antagonista ha risentito di infiltrazioni da parte di movimenti estremisti islamici dei paesi limitrofi"

Thanks for your suggestions
Alexxx
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:30
the enemy camp
Explanation:
try this - it's a common expression

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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".
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:30
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Thanks Tom
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1the enemy camp
Tom in London
3conflict zone
meirs
3opposition territory
Mr Murray (X)
2region of hostilities
Wendy Streitparth


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
conflict zone


Explanation:
Usual term

meirs
Israel
Local time: 23:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 3
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the enemy camp


Explanation:
try this - it's a common expression

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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".

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thanks Tom
Notes to answerer
Asker: 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

Asker: Thanks Tom - I'm aware of that


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Armellini: More often than not, it's not an actual physical place. Good suggestion.
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region of hostilities


Explanation:
or possible battle zone, depending on how advanced the conflict is

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-08-24 09:35:47 GMT)
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I meant "possibly"


Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 22:30
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
opposition territory


Explanation:
Opposition territory can be used for physical political boundaries, areas/realms of policy politically and conflict boundaries.

My examples are for 'political' boundaries.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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]
Mr Murray (X)
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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