nemesis

némesis, archienemigo

Principal enemigo de alguien o rival al que le resulta especialmente difícil vencer.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who is your main enemy or a rival you find especially difficult to beat.

• That team is our nemesis.
• She finally defeated her longtime nemesis.
• The detective faced his nemesis again.

Sinónimos: archenemy, enemy, rival

Antónimos: ally

Expresiones frecuentes: someone’s nemesis, face a nemesis, longtime nemesis

némesis

Persona que provoca la derrota definitiva o la ruina de otra, a menudo como si fuera su destino.

En inglés sencillo: Someone whose actions cause another person’s final defeat or ruin, often as if this were their fate.

• The betrayed servant became the king’s nemesis.
• His nemesis brought his rule to an end.
• The story reveals who will be the hero’s nemesis.

Sinónimos: destroyer

Expresiones frecuentes: become someone’s nemesis, tragic nemesis

personificación del defecto trágico

Personaje que representa la debilidad personal que lleva al fracaso de un héroe trágico.

En inglés sencillo: A character who represents the personal weakness that causes a tragic hero to fail.

• The nemesis represents the hero’s pride.
• In this tragedy, his nemesis gives his weakness a human face.
• The critic described the character as the hero’s nemesis.

Expresiones frecuentes: hero’s nemesis, tragic nemesis

antítesis, opuesto

Persona o personaje cuyas cualidades principales son completamente opuestas a las de otro.

En inglés sencillo: A person or character who is completely different from another in their main qualities.

• The gentle brother is the warrior’s nemesis.
• Her nemesis is generous where she is selfish.
• The novel presents two characters as each other’s nemesis.

Sinónimos: antithesis, opposite

Expresiones frecuentes: someone’s nemesis, moral nemesis