Pelear / luchar

bobjenkins

August 25, 2009, 02:45 AM

Hola, ¿Son sinónimos?

Muchas gracias

poli

August 25, 2009, 05:32 AM

They can be, but there is a slight difference in a figurative sense.
For instance: there if a fight against corruption/ hay(o existe) una
lucha contra la corrupción. (this indicates a general fight against corruption)
Una pelea contra corrupción is more indicative of a person's personal
fight against corruption.
La lucha contra cáncer-- science's fight or war on cancer
Una pelea contra cáncer -- a personal battle against cancer

Bob, this is the way it sounds to me, but lets wait to see if native speakers can confirm this.

chileno

August 25, 2009, 09:16 AM

Poli:

You are correct.

Also this link will help to clear any doubts...

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=lucha

EmpanadaRica

August 25, 2009, 10:32 AM

Interesting distinction! :) :thumbsup:

Out of curiosity, how could one best translate a feud, a vendetta or a (personal) crusade? :confused:

poli

August 25, 2009, 10:57 AM

Interesting distinction! :) :thumbsup:

Out of curiosity, how could one best translate a feud, a vendetta or a (personal) crusade? :confused:
To my knowledge feud and vendetta translates as vendeta. A personal
crusade might be una obseción personal.---there's probably a better
term.

AngelicaDeAlquezar

August 25, 2009, 12:22 PM

Some proposals:

Feud: disputa, desavenencia
Vendetta: venganza, desquite
Personal crusade: lucha/campaña/causa personal

EmpanadaRica

August 25, 2009, 01:02 PM

¡Muy bien! :thumbsup: :D

¡Gracias Poli y Angelica! :) :thumbsup: