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feud
A long-lasting and bitter personal dispute or conflict between two people or groups.
Zwischen den beiden Politikern herrscht seit Jahren eine öffentliche Fehde.
There has been a public feud between the two politicians for years.
feud
In a historical context, a violent conflict or private war between families, clans, or nobles, often based on revenge.
Die mittelalterliche Rechtsordnung kannte die Fehde als legitimes Mittel zur Konfliktlösung.
The medieval legal system recognized the feud as a legitimate means of resolving conflicts.
The word 'Fehde' (feud) belongs more to elevated written language, or is used to describe a conflict as especially drawn-out and serious. In everyday conversation, it is rather unusual for a normal argument.
Die Presse berichtete ausführlich über die Fehde der beiden Konzerne.
The press reported extensively on the feud between the two corporations.
In the modern sense, 'Fehde' (feud) is often used with verbs such as 'führen' (to conduct/wage), 'austragen' (to carry out/fight out), or 'beilegen' (to settle). People speak of a feud 'zwischen' (between) two parties or 'mit' (with) a person.
Die beiden Familien führen seit Generationen eine erbitterte Fehde.
The two families have been waging a bitter feud for generations.
You can recognize the historical meaning from signal words such as 'Mittelalter' (Middle Ages), 'Adlige' (nobles), 'Familienclans' (family clans), or 'Blutrache' (blood revenge). In this context, it describes a private war according to old rules.
In der Ausstellung lernten wir viel über die Fehden im mittelalterlichen Deutschland.
In the exhibition, we learned a lot about feuds in medieval Germany.
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Krieg can colloquially exaggerate a fierce, long-lasting hostility between people or groups. Fehde more precisely refers to a bitter personal conflict, often involving a series of mutual attacks or acts of retaliation. Krieg fits general hostility; Fehde is more suitable when the parties repeatedly react to each other.
Seit Jahren setzen die beiden Familien ihre Fehde mit gegenseitigen Angriffen fort.
The two families have continued their feud for years with mutual attacks.
Seit dem heftigen Streit herrscht zwischen den beiden Familien offener Krieg.
The two families have been openly at war since the bitter dispute.
