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Old August 25, 2009, 02:45 AM
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Hola, ¿Son sinónimos?

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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.
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Poli:

You are correct.

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

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/t...asp?spen=lucha
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Interesting distinction!

Out of curiosity, how could one best translate a feud, a vendetta or a (personal) crusade?
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Interesting distinction!

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

Feud: disputa, desavenencia
Vendetta: venganza, desquite
Personal crusade: lucha/campaña/causa personal
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¡Muy bien!

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