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The German definition of frenemy (or frienemy), namely that of a "pretend friend", that you found appears to be how many Germans interpret this English portmanteau.
One German blogger even started a blog around this definition!
However, English speakers may also use it to refer to "... someone who really is your friend but is also a rival" (Wikipedia).
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If you take the definition given in the english wikipedia
Science […] is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
then the word science can be directly translated to Wissenschaft.
If you take a smaller definition, also given in wikipedia
It is often treated ...
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Yes, Wissenschaft comprises the humanities as well as the sciences. There is no exact equivalent to the term science in German; Wissenschaft is subdivided into overlapping fields such as Naturwissenschaften, Lebenswissenschaften, Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Geisteswissenschaften.
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This contraction of "friend" and "enemy" is only rarely found in contemporary German media, but it may be the starting point of a new loanword that will eventually make its way into common usage over time:
Vielleicht lernen ja alle Beteiligten etwas daraus. Etwa, dass auf Dauer Kompromissbereitschaft unter geschäftlichen Frenemys wertvoll ist - Frenemy, ...
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US-Deutsche würde funktionieren. Amerika ist größer als die USA. :)
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Derer kann be used instead of derjenigen (genitive of diejenigen) in sentences like
Die Zahl derer, die stackexchange benutzen, könnte größer sein.
Die Zahl derjenigen, die stackexchange benutzen, könnte größer sein.
Die Zahl derer mit einem stackexchange-Account könnte größer sein.
Die Zahl derjenigen mit einem stackexchange-Account ...
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For derer, Wiktionary gives only one example, from an AFP news story. Duden lists many more examples but they all (apparently) are made-up, with no surrounding context that could help to understand usage better. On the plus side, the Duden editors attempt to illuminate when derer is correct and when deren should be used instead.
And Digitales Wörterbuch der ...
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