feud

Fehde, Dauerstreit

Ein lang anhaltender, erbitterter Streit zwischen Menschen oder Gruppen, die einander feindlich gegenüberstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: A long, bitter disagreement between people or groups who remain angry with each other.

• Their feud lasted years.
• The two families finally ended their feud.
• A bitter feud between the neighbours began over a fence.

So benutzt man es: feud with someone (He has a long-standing feud with his neighbour.); feud between A and B (The feud between the brothers lasted decades.); feud over something (Their feud over the land divided the village.)

Synonyme: long-running dispute, vendetta

Häufige Wendungen: family feud, bitter feud, feud between families, long feud

sich befehden, streiten

Mit jemandem lange im Streit liegen und immer wieder Auseinandersetzungen haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To remain angry with someone and argue with them over a long period.

• The brothers feuded for years.
• Their neighbours are still feuding over the boundary.
• Why do those two families always feud?

So benutzt man es: feud with someone (She feuded with her brother for decades.); feud over something (The partners feuded over control of the business.)

Synonyme: quarrel, fight

Häufige Wendungen: feud with someone, feud over something